Question

Read the text. decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space (23-30). you have 13 minutes to do this task (8 points). once professor higgins (23) in the morning and told that his aunt had been taken to the hospital. as he had (24) to her at once, he drove to school, went into the classroom and wrote on the chalkboard: "professor higgins is classroom, and one of them came (25) to have his classes today". there were several boys in the (26) and erased letter "c". he wanted (27) everybody (28) but the teacher disliked such jokes. he took the duster and cleaned (29) letter "l". the boys came running to look at the (30) nobody to be blamed but themselves! 23. a) had called b) was called c) was calling d) called 24. a) to stay b) to go c) to leave d) to move 25. a) unable b) unwilling c) going d) ready 26. a) away b) of c) up d) to 27. a) make b) making c) to make d) made 28. a) laugh b) cry c) think d) leave 29. a) up b) away c) through d) from 30. a) sentence b) recipe c) drawing d) desk

Answer 1

Once professor Higgins (23) was called in the morning and told that his aunt had been taken to the hospital. As he had (24) to go to her at once, he drove  to school, went into the classroom and wrote on the chalkboard:  "Professor Higgins is (25) unable to have his classes today". There were several boys in the classroom, and one of them came (26) up and erased letter "c". He wanted (27) to make everybody (28) laugh But the teacher disliked such jokes. He took the duster and cleaned (29) away letter "l". The boys came running to look at the (30) sentence Nobody to be blamed but themselves!