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Worksheets10-11 Use of English State Exam (1)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Have you ever felt like jumping out of a plane? Plenty of people have, but (a) most of them did it after parachutes had been invented. THANKFUL
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Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480s. He had over 100 (a) that illustrated his theories on flight.
DRAW
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He designed a parachute in the 1480s, though he didn’t try it out. Another (a) , Faust Vrande, jumped using a similar design in 1617.
INVENT
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In 1783, Sebastien Lenormand invented a parachute, which he demonstrated by jumping from a tree, but it was only four meters high. A few years later, having refined his design, he made a (a) jump from a taller tower.
SUCCESS
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In 1785, Jean Pierre Blanchard used a dog to test his parachute. The dog was fine, and so was Blanchard when he used the parachute in 1793 to escape a balloon accident. These early parachutes didn’t catch on because there weren’t any flying machines around to make them (a) useful.
REAL
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The invention of airplanes has made parachutes important. Since then, their (a) has been proved many times.
EFFECTIVE
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Do you know the story behind the invention of video games? Here is the story of the (a) video game.
ONE
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If you (a) this article in 2020, you probably imagine video games as we know them now. Nowadays we are used to online games full of colour and action.
READ
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However, the story about the invention of video games dates back to the 1940s The invention patent (a) : “The cathode ray tube amusement.”
(CALL)
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It was very primitive by today’s standards but has given the inspiration for many video games created (a) .
LATE
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My grandma often comes to us to babysit my sister, Ann. Yesterday she was tired , but she (a) to upset Ann and agreed to play ball in the backyard after supper.
(NOT WANT)
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After 5 minutes, she (a) down on a patio chair and said, “Grandma is too old for this.”
(SIT)
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Ann came over, put her arm around Grandma’s neck and said, “Grandma, I wish you (a) newer.”
BE
