gapfilling exercise- elementary

GAP-FILLING EXERCISE: Elementary
Listen and fill in each blank with the word
you hear.
1.
Don was traveling (1)_ the country, and one
day he was in a (2)_ in a small town. Lunch was
(3)_ from twelve-thirty to one-thirty. Don went
out for a (4)_ in the morning but he (5)_ to put
on his watch. He walked for a long time. And then
he saw a young man in the street, so he said to
him. “Excuse me, can you please tell me the
time?”
The young man looked at his (6)_ and then
answered, “it’s twelve o’clock.”
Don wasn’t happy when he heard this, and
said, “isn’t it later than that?”. He was (7)_
and he wanted his lunch.
“no,” the young man answered. “it never gets
(8)_ than twelve o’clock in out town.”
Don was surprised and said, “that’s (9)_ .
what do you mean?”
“well,” the young man answered, “whenever it
becomes twelve o’clock, we always start from the
(10)_ again –one o’clock, two o’clock…”
2.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis have one (1)_ .his name is
Bobby. And it was his (2)_ a few days ago.
Last Sunday Mrs. Davis’s old father came to
(3)_ her and her husband, and he (4)_ Bobby a
nice (5)_ train.
When he gave it to Bobby he said, “I’m

sorry, Bobby, but I (6)_ your birthday last
Tuesday, so I didn’t give you this (7)_ then”
“oh, that doesn’t (8)_ Grandpa,” Bobby
answered “thank you very much.”
“And how old are you now, Bobby?” his
grandfather asked Bobby knew the (9)_ to that
question. “I’m five. Grandpa,” he said.
“That’s good,” the old man said. “You’re a
big boy now, Bobby,”
“Yes, I am, Grandpa,” Bobby answered.
“And what are you going to be when you’re
older?” his (10)_ said. Bobby knew the answered
to that one too. “I’m going to be six, Grandpa,”
he answered.
3.
Jimmy started (1)_ when he was three years
old, and when he was five he was already very
(2)_ at it. He painted many beautiful and
interesting (3)_ and people (4)_ a lot of money
for them. They said, “this boy’s going to be (5)_
when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to
sell these picture for a lot of more money.”
Jimmy’s picture were (6)_ from other
people’s, because he nerve painted on all of
(7)_. He painted on half of it, and the other
half was always (8)_.
“that’s very (9)_,” everybody said. “Nobody
else does that!”
One day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s
picture and then said to him, “Please tell me

this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the (10)_ half
of you picture, but not on the top half?”
“Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my
brushes don’t reach very high.”
3.
One day Mr. Parker said to (1)_ I haven’t
seen my (2)_ Davis for a long time, and he’s
living in a new (3)_ now. I’m going to (4)_
there and see him this afternoon.”
He took his brother’s (5)_,got into his car
and stared out. He drove for a long time, but he
didn’t find the house so he stopped and asked
(6)_ to help him.
“Go straight along this road for two mile,”
the man said, “then (7)_left, and then take the
second road on the right.”
Mr. Parker went (8)_ along to road and turned
left after two miles, but then he got(9)_ again.
He drover for another mile, and at last he saw a
road on his right and stopped. A woman was coming
(10)_ him, so he said to her, “Excuse me, is this
second road on the right?”