Writing for the 11th grade
I. Choose the correct answer.
In
1873, a
grocery salesman named Joel Cheek became interested in coffee and came up with his own uniqueblend. Realizing that he (1)a fine brew, he decided to sell it. One of the South's(2)hotels, the Maxwell House, liked his coffee and began to serve it to guests; hence the nameMaxwell House Coffee. In 1907, on returning from a bear hunt in (3)Mississippi, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was a guest of the Ladies Hermitage Association at Andrew (4)homestead in
Nashville,
Tennessee. He was served a cup of Maxwell House Coffee. Upon being offered a refill, he remarked on the excellent quality of the coffee and uttered the famous line, "Delightful. This coffee is good to (5)drop." Apparently when Roosevelt (6) people listened.

1A createdB has crea
tedC had createdD was creating
2A goodBbestC betterD the best
3A —BaCtheDan,4A
JacksonB JacksonsC Jacksons'D Jackson's

5A lastB latestC the lastD the latest
6A talkedB had tal
kedC had been talkingD would talk
II. Choose the correct answer.
Big Ben is probably the
UK's most famous clock and one of
London's (7)known landmarks,sitting on the bank of (8)Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popularboth with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to referto the entire clock tower, (9) use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact strictly speaking thename Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However you define it, Big Ben is massive.The tower is
316 foot
high. (10)of the four faces of the clock is
23 foot
square and the figures areeach
4 foot
tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it (11)aboutduring the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben". Another possibility

1 She WENT to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.

2. My father usually LIKES his steak well-done.

3. The dog ATE its toy last night.

4. The policeman TALKED to the burglar yesterday.

5. DID you HAVE a test last week?

6. I often see her mother but she never SPEAKS to me.

7. The gentleman SPOKE to his servant 2 hours ago.

8. The kangaroo always CARRIES its baby.

9. My friend TALKS a lot every day.

10. The man DROVE to the supermarket last weekend.

11. My brothers LEFT for England last week.

12. My sisters LEAVES for England every year in June.

13. I don't like that man because he often LAUGHS at me.

14. Her sister never SMOKES.

15. The cat usually LEAVES its basket when it is hungry.

1. His desk is .AT.. the window. (in, at)

2. The lamp is .OVER. the table. (under, over)

3. There are a lot of cars .IN.. the streets nowadays. (on, in)

4. There are no chestnut treesIN FRONT OF ... the house. (on, under, in front of)

5. You can find your photo .AMONG.. the pages of this book. ( among, between)

6. Max is not ..AT. home. He is .AT.. college now. He'll be here IN... an hour. (in, on, at, to)

7. There is a big round table .IN THE MIDDLE OF.. the room. (under, between, in the middle of)

8. There are a lot of good sportsmen .AMONG.. the students of our group. ( through, among)

9. I can't see the film. You are .IN FRONT OF.. the TV! (in front of, opposite)

10. Look! There is a kite OVER... that high tree! ( under, over, behind)

11. Cows are sacred animals in India. They can lie .ACROSS. the roads and stop the traffic. (along,

across)

12. Please take all these dirty plates OFF... the table and put them INTO ... the sink. ( into, off, to)

13. The Earth moves ..ROUND. the Sun. (at, round)

14. They often visit their grandparents .ON.. weekends. ( at, on, in)

15.IN 1558 Giovanni della Cosa wrote a book "Etiquette”. (on, at, in)

16. I usually get up early IN... the morning, but ..IN. Sundays I like to sleep a lot. ( at, on, in)

17. I'll help you IN... a moment! (on, in, at)

18. My mum wakes up AT... half past six. ( in, on, at)

19. Taras Shevchenko was born ..ON. 9th of March, 1814 and died .IN.. 1861. (at, in, on)

20. We come home from tennis club .AT.. five o'clock IN... the afternoon. (on, in, at)​