Use of English Vocabulary Test E
Question 1 |
(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)
The Best Stone In The World
In 1769, George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory, manufacturing artificial stone in southeast London on a __(1)__ at Pedlar’s Acre, south __(2)__ the river.
A | territory |
B | place |
C | ground |
D | plot |
Question 2 |
In 1769, George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory, manufacturing artificial stone in southeast London on a __(1)__ at Pedlar’s Acre, south __(2)__ the river.
A | to |
B | of |
C | from |
D | than |
Question 3 |
The family were __(3)__ running a successful factory in the south-west of England.
A | already |
B | just |
C | yet |
D | however |
Question 4 |
Within a year of moving __(4)__the capital, George Coade died, leaving his wife and daughter to __(5)__ on the business.
A | at |
B | in |
C | to |
D | on |
Question 5 |
Within a year of moving __(4)__the capital, George Coade died, leaving his wife and daughter to __(5)__ on the business.
A | go |
B | carry |
C | get |
D | run |
Question 6 |
The Coade Stone they perfected __(6)__ to become the most permanent stone ever made.
A | claimed |
B | had |
C | was |
D | would |
Question 7 |
The product developed by the factory’s former __(7)__, Richard Holt, was a kind of baked clay.
A | landlord |
B | possessor |
C | owner |
D | tenant |
Question 8 |
The two women __(8)__ with his recipe, and __(9)__ in creating a new kind of stone which was almost a hundred per cent weather-proof.
A | experimented |
B | tried |
C | experienced |
D | tested |
Question 9 |
The two women __(8)__ with his recipe, and __(9)__ in creating a new kind of stone which was almost a hundred per cent weather-proof.
A | managed |
B | succeeded |
C | achieved |
D | completed |
Question 10 |
The advantage of Coade Stone is that while natural stone slowly breaks down and erodes away, Coade Stone seems to be __(10)__ to survive in all weather conditions for many years.
A | capable |
B | possible |
C | able |
D | good |
Question 11 |
The National Gallery, the Royal Opera House and Buckingham Palace __(11)__ display their original ornaments made of Coade Stone.
A | still |
B | only |
C | just |
D | yet |
Question 12 |
__(12)__ mother and daughter were clever businesswomen.
A | Either |
B | Also |
C | Each |
D | Both |
Question 13 |
They __(13)__ only the top artists of the day to model their stone into statues and other ornaments.
A | employed |
B | worked |
C | staffed |
D | teamed |
Question 14 |
After the deaths of Eleanor Coade and her daughter, the factory survived for twenty years but in 1840, it __(14)__ closed.
A | lastly |
B | at last |
C | in the end |
D | finally |
Question 15 |
With it went the Coade Stone recipe which was __(15)__, and has never been rediscovered.
A | missing |
B | disappeared |
C | lost |
D | left |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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