Question

БЛОК 3 7-8 класс Лексика и грамматика Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. The Airport man Yesterday Ahmed left his home for the first time in eleven years. But his home is a very unusual one – he has (1) _____ the last eleven years living in an international airport. Ahmed had no family in his own country, so eleven years ago he set off to search (2) _____ his sister who lived in Scotland. He hadn’t heard from her for (3) _____, but he had an old address. He never (4) _____ Scotland, however, because while he was (5) _____ for a connecting flight, all his documents (6) _____ stolen and he had to ask for new ones. (7) _____ he had nowhere to go, he stayed in the airport. After a (8) _____ weeks, he was still there. He became (9) _____ as “Sir George” and all the airport staff liked him. Eleven years (10) _____ his documents arrived and he was free to go. But he no longer wanted to!

Answer 1

1 spent
2 for
3 ages/years
4 visited
5 waiting
6 were
7 because/as
8 few
9 known
10 after/later

Answer 2

Lexical and Grammatical Exercise

1. Choose the correct word for each space:

The Airport man Yesterday Ahmed left his home for the first time in eleven years. But his home is a very unusual one – he has (1) spent the last eleven years living in an international airport. Ahmed had no family in his own country, so eleven years ago he set off to search (2) for his sister who lived in Scotland. He hadn’t heard from her for (3) years, but he had an old address. He never (4) reached Scotland, however, because while he was (5) waiting for a connecting flight, all his documents (6) were stolen and he had to ask for new ones. (7) Since he had nowhere to go, he stayed in the airport. After a (8) few weeks, he was still there. He became (9) known as “Sir George” and all the airport staff liked him. Eleven years (10) later, his documents arrived and he was free to go. But he no longer wanted to!

Explanation:

1. The correct word for the first space is "spent" because it indicates that Ahmed has lived in the airport for the past eleven years. 2. The correct word for the second space is "for" because Ahmed set off to search for his sister. 3. The correct word for the third space is "years" because it indicates the duration of time since Ahmed heard from his sister. 4. The correct word for the fourth space is "reached" because it implies that Ahmed never arrived in Scotland. 5. The correct word for the fifth space is "waiting" because it describes Ahmed's activity while at the airport. 6. The correct word for the sixth space is "were" because it indicates that Ahmed's documents were stolen in the past. 7. The correct word for the seventh space is "Since" because it indicates the reason why Ahmed stayed in the airport. 8. The correct word for the eighth space is "few" because it indicates a small number of weeks. 9. The correct word for the ninth space is "known" because it describes Ahmed's reputation as "Sir George." 10. The correct word for the tenth space is "later" because it indicates the time when Ahmed's documents arrived.

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