English grade 9 filling gap test 01

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English Grade 9 - Filling Gap Test 01

Questions

1 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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 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 people were astonished to learn

that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(2)

A until

B above

C over

D across

3 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(3)

A reminded

B held

C had

D knew

4 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(4)

A although

B but

C because

D however

5 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(5)

A while

B when

C during

D that

6 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(6)

A the

B this

C a

D one

7 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(7)

A papers

B money

C letters

D notes

8 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(8)

A number

B count

C guess

D make

9 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(9)

A said

B spoke

C mentioned

D told

10 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 people were astonished to learn that Mr.Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact, (6) _ 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 neighbors (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"

(10)

A pay

B spend

C afford

D give