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Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in the same small town and house, never married or traveled, and had no friends. Despite working in a local factory for over forty years, his coworkers knew very little about him. When he died last month, neighbors were surprised to discover that he had secretly saved hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years and died a millionaire.

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English - Filling Gap 01 and 2 - 2 1

Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in the same small town and house, never married or traveled, and had no friends. Despite working in a local factory for over forty years, his coworkers knew very little about him. When he died last month, neighbors were surprised to discover that he had secretly saved hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years and died a millionaire.

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English - Filling Gap 01

Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England. He never left the
house (1)_______ he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no
friends. He worked in a local factory for (2)_______ forty years but even the people working
with him for years (3)_______ very little about him. He wore the same old clothes year in
year out, and (4)________ he shopped regularly at the local store he bought only the most
basic foodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week to the next. So (5)_______
he died last month neighbors and local p_______ millionaire. He had no bank account, no
money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards and boxes in his house
there were hundreds and thousands of bank (7)_______ and coins. It took police over two
weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to (8)_______ all the money.
"We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his money over the years", one of his
neighbours (9)________ "In fact we used to feel sorry for him, we thought he was a poor old
man unable to (l0)_______ anything better for himself"

(1)________________ A. which B. where C. who D. what

(2)________________ A. until B. above C. over D. across

(3)________________ A. reminded B. held C. had D. knew

(4)________________ A. although B. but C. because D. however

(5)________________ A. while B. when C. during D. that

(6)________________ A. the B. this C. a D. one

(7)________________ A. papers B. money C. letters D. notes

(8)________________ A. number B. count C. guess D. make

(9)________________ A. said B. spoke C. mentioned D. told

(10)________________ A. pay B. spend C. afford D. give


English - Filling Gap 2

1. When I was a boy, children always objected to (1)_______ school uniform but teachers
were (2)_______ it because they said all of us looked (3)_______. Otherwise, they said,
children would complete with (4)_______ and the poorer children would be unhappy
because people would see straight away (5)_______ . In recent years, however, many
schools have (6)_______ the idea of making children (7)_______ uniform but, funnily
enough, now that children can wear (8)_______ they like, they have adopted (9)_______
When some journalists visited a (10)_______ they found that all the boys and girls were
dressed (11)_______ jeans. One girl said she w0uld rather (12)_______ wear a coat instead
of a jersey because (13)_______ wants to look different (14)_______ the other children in
the class. Parents (15)_______ not be as happy about this as children, but they
(16)_______ to be, because this new kind of uniform is (17)_______ the children like, not
something (18)_______ to wear, and it is also (19)_______ than school uniforms
(20)_______.

(1) A. wearing B. dressing C. wear D. dress


(2) A. keen in B. keen on C. eager an D. eager on
(3) A. like B. to be like C. alike D. to be alike
(4) A. each other B. another C. themselves D. their
selves
(5) A. what poors they are B. what poors they were C. how poor they are D. how poor
they were
(6) A. left over B. taken off C. put off D. given up
(7)A. to wear B. wear C. wearing D. what they
wear
(8) A. that B. which C. what D. as
(9) A. an own uniform B. a uniform of their own C. a proper uniform D. a uniform
of his own
(10) A. London school B. London's school C. school of London D. school at
London
(11) A. on B. by C. in D. which
(12) A. to die than B. to die that C. die that D. die than
(13) A. anyone B. no one C. none D. someone
(14) A. than B. that C. from D. to
(15) A. must B. can C. could D. may
(16) A. ought B. should C. had D. would
(17) A. a one what B. a one that C. one what D. one that
(18) A. it had been forced to them B. they have been forced C. they have been forcing
D. it has been forcing them
(19) A. much more cheaper B. much more C. much cheap
D. more cheaper cheaper
(20) A. used to be B. use to be C. are used to be
D. are usually being

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