Part B
Task 1
Read the text about the Great Fire of London. Fill in the gaps using the words in brackets in the correct form. Do not change the text. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London in 1666 (0) lasted (LAST) for almost five days; it destroyed one (1) ______________________________________ (THREE) of the city and made about 100,000 people homeless.
The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, an area of warehouses full of flammable goods. The fire spread very (2) ______________________________________ (QUICK) because there (3) ______________________________________ (BE) a strong wind blowing.
Londoners tried to save their (4) ______________________________________ (VALUE) belongings and ran from the fire to the river Thames or outside the city walls. There was no fire brigade then, so Londoners pulled down houses to make a gap between buildings to stop the fire from (5) ______________________________________ (SPREAD).
But this strategy was not successful; the fire only died down when the wind dropped. In (6) ______________________________________ (CELEBRATE) of the city’s rebuilding, a monument was set up near the place where the fire began. Even in archaeological discoveries that (7) ______________________________________ (MAKE) in the area in the past few years one can still find signs of the Great Fire.
Rebuilding the city, the Londoners created new streets with (8) ______________________________________ (PAVE) and some of the old streets (9) ______________________________________ (WIDEN). One
Londoner then said proudly that the city was the (10) ______________________________________ (MODERN) in the world. This is a title that many Londoners would like to think their city still has today.
Task 2
Read the text about London Bridge. Complete the gaps with a suitable word starting with the given letter. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
The bridge that crossed an ocean
How (0) did London Bridge come to be a top tourist (1) a_______________________________ in Arizona, second only to the Grand Canyon? Was it the (2) r_______________________________ of a trick (3) p_______________________________ on an American businessman or was it a fantastic deal? London Bridge in England marks the spot (4) w_______________________________ the city of London began. It was strategically the (5) b_______________________________ point on the river for a bridge. This is what led the Romans to build a settlement there.
There have been several London Bridges in the city’s (6) h_______________________________. The 12th century “Old London Bridge” was the first to be made of stone.
In the 19th century, a new London Bridge was (7) b_______________________________ but it was soon too narrow and was also sinking slowly into the river.
Ivan Luckin, a journalist, came up with the idea of selling the old bridge. People thought Luckin was crazy, but it (8) w_______________________________ not be the first time someone had bought a building and rebuilt it elsewhere.
By chance, an American businessman, Robert P. McCulloch, was in London at the time and thought London Bridge would be a spectacular landmark for his (9) n_____________ founded city at Lake Havasu in Arizona. So he decided to buy the bridge, take it to pieces, ship it to America and rebuild it.
People say that Mr McCulloch was tricked into the deal because the London Council let (10) h_______________________________ believe he had bought the Tower Bridge. But a photo of McCulloch on London Bridge with Tower Bridge in the background proves he knew what he was doing.
Today his London Bridge draws millions of visitors from all over the world, which is proof of McCulloch’s visionary business instinct.
Task 1
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London in 1666 (0) lasted (LAST) for almost five days; it destroyed one (1) third (THREE) of the city and made about 100,000 people homeless.
The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, an area of warehouses full of flammable goods. The fire spread very (2) quickly (QUICK) because there (3) was (BE) a strong wind blowing.
Londoners tried to save their (4) valuable/valued (VALUE) belongings and ran from the fire to the river Thames or outside the city walls. There was no fire brigade then, so Londoners pulled down houses to make a gap between buildings to stop the fire from (5) spreading (SPREAD). But this strategy was not successful; the fire only died down when the wind dropped. In (6) celebration (CELEBRATE) of the city’s rebuilding, a monument was set up near the place where the fire began. Even in archaeological discoveries that (7) have been made (MAKE) in the area in the past few years one can still find signs of the Great Fire.
Rebuilding the city, the Londoners created new streets with (8) pavement(s)/paving (PAVE) and some of the old streets (9) were widened (WIDEN). One Londoner then said proudly that the city was the (10) most modern (MODERN) in the world. This is a title that many Londoners would like to think their city still has today.
Task 2
The bridge that crossed an ocean
How (0) did London Bridge come to be a top tourist (1) attraction in Arizona, second only to the Grand Canyon? Was it the (2) result of a trick (3) played on an American businessman or was it a fantastic deal? London Bridge in England marks the spot (4) where the city of London began. It was strategically the (5) best point on the river for a bridge. This is what led the Romans to build a settlement there.
There have been several London Bridges in the city’s (6) history. The 12th century “Old London Bridge” was the first to be made of stone.
In the 19th century, a new London Bridge was (7) built but it was soon too narrow and was also sinking slowly into the river.
Ivan Luckin, a journalist, came up with the idea of selling the old bridge. People thought Luckin was crazy, but it (8) would not be the first time someone had bought a building and rebuilt it elsewhere.
By chance, an American businessman, Robert P. McCulloch, was in London at the time and thought London Bridge would be a spectacular landmark for his (9) newly founded city at Lake Havasu in Arizona. So he decided to buy the bridge, take it to pieces, ship it to America and rebuild it.
People say that Mr McCulloch was tricked into the deal because the London Council let (10) him believe he had bought the Tower Bridge. But a photo of McCulloch on London Bridge with Tower Bridge in the background proves he knew what he was doing.
Today his London Bridge draws millions of visitors from all over the world, which is proof of McCulloch’s visionary business instinct.