Exercise:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of four words (A, B, C, and D) which correspond to each space.

You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of words given.

There are 3 ways of putting your chosen word into the correct location:

1- Type the word directly into the empty space.

2 - Type the letter which corresponds to the chosen word into the empty space. 

3 - Click on the chosen word first and then click on the chosen empty space. The word will appear in the chosen empty space.

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.

(You have been given a timer.)

Example:

I don't agree ........WITH.......him.

A) ABOUT  B) OVER  C) WITH  D) UNDER

Silk

Silk is a thin, but (1)____________ fibre that silkworms produce, and it can be woven into a very soft and smooth cloth. It
was invented in Ancient China, and played an important (2)____________ in their culture and economy for thousands of
years. Legend has it that the (3)____________ for making silk cloth was first invented by the wife of the Yellow Emperor,
Leizu, about five thousand years ago. The (4)____________ for silk first came to Leizu while she was having tea in the
imperial gardens, and a silkworm fell into her tea and produced a long string that was both strong and soft. Leizu then
discovered how to (5)____________ the silk fibres into a thread, and she also invented the silk loom that wove the
threads into a soft cloth. Soon Leizu had a forest of mulberry trees for the silkworms to feed on, and taught the rest of
China how to (6)____________ silk. (7)____________ made of silk were extremely valuable in Ancient China, because
wearing silk was an important way of showing how rich you were. Silk even (8)____________ as money during some
Ancient Chinese dynasties.

The Tribune

(1)
A
solid
B
strong
C
firm
D
rigid
(2)
A
role
B
effect
C
place
D
share

(3)
A
sale
B
use
C
motion
D
method

(4)
A
cause
B
thought
C
idea
D
point

(5)
A
involve
B
contribute
C
engage
D
combine

(6)
A
do
B
provide
C
make
D
give

(7)
A
Items
B
Property
C
Belongings
D
Pieces

(8)
A
set
B
had
C
put
D
served