Bewley's Oriental Cafs Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

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Bewley's (be) an old Irish tea house chain.

The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafs (begin) in 1835 when Charles Bewley(import) over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. 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.

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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.

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coffee.

Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) a tea merchant. Like his father, he (import) tea into Ireland. The Irish (like) the idea of not having to import old tea from London. A tea expert (notice) that even the poorest Irish people (buy) only the finest tea. By the end of the 19th century a tea culture (develop) in Ireland. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) to stimulate the market for a product that (be) rather unknown that far: In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) to run coffee making demonstrations.

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His wife (bake) scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find out) that their idea (be) extremely popular among customers. That (mark) the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Caf.

In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) another Bewley's Oriental Caf in 1927, on which he (spend) nearly 60,000 Pound. Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass (provide) a very special oriental talent. Today, Bewley's (be) Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas.

It (create) a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it (open) cafs in book stores and Dublin Airport. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards.

Quiz on Prepositions Instructions: For each question, choose the single best answer. 1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road. a. in b. on c. at 2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes. a. in b. on c. at 3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home. a. on b. in c. at 4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum. a. with b. by c. from 5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone. a. on b. in c. at 6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home. a. from b. At

c. Until 7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets. a. In b. At c. From 8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me. a. For b. With c. To 9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now. a. to b. for c. in 10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole? a. About b. To c. Of 11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather. a. After b. To c. about 12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning. a. since b. for c. until 13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years. a. since b. for c. until 14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train. a. by b. at c. with 15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television. a. with b. in c. on 16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so. a. to b. in c. at 17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital. a. of b. at c. in 18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories. a. from b. of c. in 19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there. a. in b. by c. at 20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning. a. since b. for c. until

Pronouns Test I. PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Fill in the correct personal pronouns. 1. She is very handsome. I envy _____. 2. They are not reliable. He doubts ______. 3. I taught her. ________ learned it from ______. 4. We asked for his advice. ______ advised ______ not to come. 5. He dislikes her, and ______ hates ______; its evident. 6. You should be there on time. I want _____ to come on time. 7. She is English; _____ gave me lessons in English. 8. They are our friends. We invited _____ to the party. 9. It was him who wrote this letter. I recognized _____ by _____ handwriting. 10. Did you see the snake? Yes, I saw _____ and _____ saw _____. 11. Wheres Tom? Thats _____ over there. 12. Wheres my map? I left _____ on the desk. 13. Look at that bird. _____ always comes to my window. 14. What time is _____? _____ is four. 15. Who is that? _____s me. 16. Hi, it is so nice to see _____ again. 17. _____ doesnt matter. 18. _____ is not a boy, _____ is a girl. 19. You object to our visiting _____, dont you? 20. You are not guilty of _____, are you? II. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the correct possessive pronouns. 1. This book belongs to me. This is _____ book. 2. Whose book is that? It is not _____. 3. The cat ate _____ food. 4. She took out _____ purse and gave it to me. 5. A friend of _____ gave me that toy. 6. This is their car. That car is _____ too. 7. May I introduce to you one of _____ colleagues?

8. Has anyone here lost _____ books? 9. Every season is beautiful in _____ own way. 10. They would like a house of _____ own. 11. Ill try _____ best, I promise. 12. Each country has _____ own customs. 13. He is going to be late. Would you mind _____ coming a bit later? 14. Lend me _____ pen, Ive lost _____. 15. They like it. Its a favourite habit of _____. III. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the correct demonstrative pronoun. 1. What is _____? 2. _____s how he does it. 3. They talked about _____ and _____. 4. _____ is his book, isnt it? 5. _____s why they accepted his proposal. 6. _____ is Ann speaking. 7. After _____ they decided not to come. 8. _____ will do. 9. Ill take _____ books. 10. Hes been waiting _____ three weeks. 11. She went to _____ doctor and _____, no result. 12. _____ rooms are better than _____. 13. Im tired out. _____s why Im going home early. 14. George likes Mary, but she doesnt like him. _____s what annoys him. 15. The engine starts and the light goes on. _____s when you press the button. 16. The book _____ I spoke of belonged to me. 17. _____ was the biggest mistake in his life. 18. What is all _____? 19. _____ is what I think. 20. _____ will help her to come in time.

IV. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the correct interrogative pronouns. 1. _____ is speaking? 2. _____ children are they? 3. _____ were you talking to? 4. _____ do you mean? 5. _____ did you receive it from? 6. _____ book did you take? 7. _____ one do you prefer? 8. _____ employees took their vacation in May? 9. _____ do you take me for? 10. _____ is the news today? 11. _____ is she like? 12. _____ of the boys do you like best? 13. _____ money is that? 14. _____ are the people she is speaking with? 15. _____ is it made of? 16. _____ car was stolen? 17. _____ is the French for dog? 18. _____ daughter are you? 19. _____ did you say? 20. _____ are these toys? V. REFLEXIVE-EMPHATIC PRONOUNS Fill in the correct reflexive-emphatic pronouns. 1. What will you do with _____ this morning? 2. They were whispering among _____. 3. We should seldom speak of _____. 4. I drive the car _____. 5. Did you see the manager _____? 6. I often walk by _____.

7. The cat that walks by _____. 8. The house _____ is not worth much. 9. He has the habit of talking to _____. 10. He cut _____. 11. She told me the news _____. 12. The machine works by _____. 13. He examined _____ in the mirror. 14. They are making fools of _____. 15. She stretched _____ out on the sofa. 16. Behave _____! 17. She lives by _____. 18. Help _____ to coffee. 19. Make _____ at home! 20. He _____ conducted the interview. VI. RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS Fill in the correct reciprocal pronouns. 1. Love _____ _____. 2. They chattered to _____ _____ about fashion. 3. They were looking for _____ _____. 4. Why do you deceive _____ _____? 5. They dislike _____ _____. 6. The two reports contradict _____ _____. 7. They pretended not to notice _____ _____. 8. They are devoted to _____ _____. 9. We missed _____ _____ while being on holiday. 10. They get on well with _____ _____. 11. They greeted _____ _____ with kisses. 12. We all know _____ _____. 13. They ignored _____ _____ for some time. 14. They are afraid of _____ _____.

15. Are they in love with _____ _____? 16. They fight with _____ _____. 17. Help _____ _____ in learning English. 18. They are ideally suited to _____ _____. VII. RELATIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the correct relative pronouns. 1. The man _____ was here is a doctor. 2. Take the book _____ is on the table. 3. With _____ are you talking? 4. The boy _____ is reading a book is my son. 5. _____ eats must pay. 6. The night _____ we went to the theatre was very warm. 7. He doesnt know the people _____ live next door. 8. I have books _____ I must read. 9. We had a river in _____ we could swim. 10. I have some letters _____ I must write. 11. He was the first man _____ reached the top. 12. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship _____ has been built on the Clyde. 13. The last person _____ leaves the room must turn out the lights. 14. Here are some accounts _____ you must check. 15. Show me _____ you have in your hand. VIII. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Fill in the correct indefinite pronouns. 1. Theres _____ milk in that jug. 2. She wanted _____ stamps but there werent _____. 3. They cant have _____ more strawberries; I want _____ to make jam. 4. There is _____ ice-cream left. 5. Did she tell you _____? 6. There is hardly _____ milk left. 7. She wont lend you _____ money.

8. I havent seen _____ yet. 9. There is _____ wrong with this car. 10. This has _____ to do with me. 11. You have money and I have _____. 12. The child refused to let _____ feed her. 13. They didnt make _____ mistakes. 14. The event was marked by _____. 15. Your health comes before _____. 16. Am I supposed to take _____ she washes up?

Adjectives: Fill in the missing words into the gaps.

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