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WorksheetsBewley's Oriental Cafés
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bewley's (be) ... an old Irish tea house chain.
a)
was
b)
is
c)
has been
2.
The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés (begin) ... in 1835 when Charles Bewley (import) ... over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin.
a)
began/imported
b)
has begun/has imported
c)
has begun/had imported
d)
begun/imported
3.
It (not / look) ... like a great deal today, but back then it (be) ... a coup: no man before (dare) ... to import tea directly into Ireland.
a)
didn't look/was/dared
b)
didn't look/was/had dared
c)
doesn't look/was/had dared
d)
doesn't look/is/dared
4.
Bewley's initiative (put) ... an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 (force) ... the Irish to import their tea from London.
a)
put/forced
b)
putted/forced
c)
put/had forced
d)
put/forces
5.
amuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) … a tea merchant.
a)
becomes
b)
became
c)
becomed
d)
was becoming
6.
Like his father, he (import) ... tea into Ireland.
a)
imported
b)
was importing
c)
was being imported
d)
had been imported
7.
The Irish (like) … the idea of not having to import old tea from London.
a)
liked
b)
had liked
c)
were liking
8.
A tea expert (notice) ... that even the poorest Irish people (buy) ... only the finest tea.
a)
noticed/bought
b)
noticed/was buying
c)
was noticing/bought
9.
By the end of the 19th century a tea culture (develop) ... in Ireland.
a)
develops
b)
developed
c)
had developed
10.
In 1894 Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) ... to stimulate the market for a product that (be) ... rather unknown that far: coffee.
a)
wanted/was
b)
had wanted/had been
c)
wanted/had been
11.
In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) ... to run coffee making demonstrations.
a)
begins
b)
began
c)
begun
12.
His wife (bake) ... scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find out) ... that their idea (be) ... extremely popular among customers.
a)
baked/found out/was
b)
was baking/found/was
c)
baked/had found/was
13.
That (mark) ... the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Café.
a)
marked
b)
had marked
c)
was marking
d)
had been marked
14.
In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) ... another Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927, on which he (spend) ... nearly 60,000 pounds.
a)
opened/had spend
b)
opened/had spent
c)
opened/was spending
d)
had opened/spent
15.
Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass (provide) ... a very special oriental flair.
a)
provides
b)
provide
c)
are providing
d)
have been providing
16.
During World War II Bewley's (must restrict) ... the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers (switch) ... to coffee.
a)
must restricted/switched
b)
had to restrict/switched
c)
were to restrict/switch
17.
Today, Bewley's (be) ... Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas.
a)
is
b)
was
c)
has been
18.
It (create) ... a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it (open) ... cafés in book stores and Dublin Airport.
a)
created/opened
b)
had created/had opened
c)
has created/has opened
19.
Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) ... Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards.
a)
won
b)
were winning
c)
have won
d)
wins
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