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Test 4 Grammar & Vocabulary

Task Two: Multiple Choice Gap Fill (10 minutes) Questions 1-10
Complete the following article by choosing the most suitable word from each of the 4
possible options.

For over a century we have been enjoying our favourite ice-creams

in cones, cleverly ___Example___ wafers that are as tasty as the
ice-cream itself. But have you ever ___1___ about how they were
invented? In 1904, in St Louis, Missouri, the biggest ___2___ of the
summer was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This was a sort of
fair which ___3___ place in that city. Ice-creams were invented here
- almost completely by chance.
Charles Menches was a shopkeeper who sold ice-cream in dishes the ___4___ every other
ice-cream man did. One hot day at the fair he attracted so many thirsty customers that he
___5___ out of dishes. He had half a days work ahead of him and no dishes to ___6___ his
ice-cream on. What should he do?

Suddenly he spotted his friend Ernest Hamwi working at his stall ___7___. Ernest was selling
something called zalabia, a Middle Eastern sweet which ___8___ of a crisp, wafer-like pastry.
Give me as much of that as you can spare! cried Menches. He rolled up the zalabia and
scooped his ice-cream on top. This is how the ice-cream cone was born and from this day
___9___ ice-creams and their cones have been ___10___.
EXAMPLE:

composed

The correct answer is D.

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formed

moulded

shaped

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Test 4 Grammar & Vocabulary

Questions for Task Two:

1.

imagined

B thought

supposed

considered

2.

point

B instance

time

event

3.

gave

B found

made

took

4.

way

B manner

method

style

5.

lost

B ran

came

finished

6.

serve

B cater

give

administer

7.

closely

B nearly

nearby

around

8.

includes

B composes

consists

contains

9.

further

B onwards

after

later

10.

inseparable

B undivided

unattached

disconnected

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Test 4 Grammar & Vocabulary ANSWER SHEET

TEST 4: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ANSWER SHEET

Candidate Number:
E

I
Centre Code

Candidate Code

Task Two: Multiple Choice Gap Fill Questions 1-10

Question

Your Answer

Question

Your Answer

Example

9
D

10

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