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Writing for the 11th grade
I. Choose the correct answer.
In
1873, a
grocery salesman named Joel Cheek became interested in coffee and came up with his own uniqueblend. Realizing that he (1)__________a fine brew, he decided to sell it. One of the South's(2)__________hotels, the Maxwell House, liked his coffee and began to serve it to guests; hence the nameMaxwell House Coffee. In 1907, on returning from a bear hunt in (3)__________Mississippi, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was a guest of the Ladies Hermitage Association at Andrew (4)__________homestead in
Nashville,
Tennessee. He was served a cup of Maxwell House Coffee. Upon being offered a refill, he remarked on the excellent quality of the coffee and uttered the famous line, "Delightful. This coffee is good to (5)__________drop." Apparently when Roosevelt (6) ________people listened.

1A createdB has crea
tedC had createdD was creating
2A goodBbestC betterD the best
3A —BaCtheDan,4A
JacksonB JacksonsC Jacksons'D Jackson's

5A lastB latestC the lastD the latest
6A talkedB had tal
kedC had been talkingD would talk
II. Choose the correct answer.
Big Ben is probably the
UK's most famous clock and one of
London's (7)__________known landmarks,sitting on the bank of (8)__________Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popularboth with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to referto the entire clock tower, (9)______ use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact strictly speaking thename Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However you define it, Big Ben is massive.The tower is
316 foot
high. (10)__________of the four faces of the clock is
23 foot
square and the figures areeach
4 foot
tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it (11)________aboutduring the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben". Another possibility