Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Verbs Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews     Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.           The world's most famous clock, Big Ben, ___1___ ( stand ) next to the Houses of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the name of the bell which ___2___ ( chime ) every hour. The bell ___3___ ( name ) after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who ___4___ ( give ) the task of ___5___ ( haul ) the bell up the clock tower. The clock has four faces and ___6___ ( keep ) accurate time. It can ___7___ ( adjust ) by the removal or addition of coins on a tray ___8___ ( attach ) to the clock's pendulum. One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light ___9___ ( shine ) above the belfry at night, it ___10___ ( mean ) that the House of Commons is still in session.         Sponsored Links     Answers           1. stands   2. chimes   3. was named   4. was given   5. hauling   6. keeps   7. be adjusted   8. attached   9. shines   10. means           The world's most famous clock, Big Ben, stands next to the Houses of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock has four faces and keeps accurate time. It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock's pendulum. One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light shines above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.                     001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037    038    039    040    041    042    043    044    045    046    047    048    049    050    051    052    053    054    055    056    057    058    059    060    061    062    063    064    065    066    067    068    069    070    071    072    073    074    075    076    077    078    079    080    081    082    083    084    085    086    087    088    089    090    091    092    093    094    095    096    097    098    099   100    101    102    103    104    105    106    107    108    109    110    111    112    113    114    115    116    117    118    119    120    121    122    123    124    125    126    127    128    129    130    131    132    133    134    135    136    137    138    139    140   Sponsored Links         American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays