CHAPTER 12 – TEXT COMPLETION

Fill in each blank with a suitable word

On the 9th of January, Dr. Lanyon received a letter from
Dr. Henry Jekyll. In the letter, Dr. Jekyll asked Dr. Lanyon
to (1) him. Dr. Lanyon drove straight to Dr. Jekyll’s house.
(2) locksmith who was waiting in Dr. Jekyll’s house took
(3) hour to open the door to Dr. Jekyll’s study. Dr. Lanyon
opened (4) cupboard door, took out the drawer and
returned with it (5) Cavendish Square.
At about midnight, a small man knocked (6) Dr.
Lanyon’s door. When the man saw the drawer (7) its
contents, he was relieved. He mixed some of (8) red liquid
and one of the powders, drank the (9) and changed into
Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Lanyon’s mind was (10) with terror at what
he saw.
CHAPTER 12 – DETECT THE ERRORS
Underline the error and write the correct answer underneath the error.
1. Dr. Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon did
not see eye to eye, that is they
did not agree on historical
questions.
2. Dr. Jekyll instructed Dr. Lanyon
to open the wardrobe door.
3. Dr. Lanyon took out the third
drawer from the top.
4. Dr. Lanyon was back in
Cavendish Square before one
o’clock.
5. The bottle in the drawer was
about half full of a green liquid.
6. Upon seeing a doctor, the
small man made greater
haste to enter Dr. Lanyon’s
house.
7. The small man’s jacket
reached almost to his ankles.
8. He asked Dr. Lanyon for a
measuring tape.
9. When he drank the mixture,
his face became suddenly
red.
10. Dr. Lanyon’s mind was filled
with wonder at what he saw.
TEXT COMPLETION - Answers
1. help/save 6. on
2. A 7. and
3. an 8. the
4. the 9. mixture
5. to 10.filled
back
DETECT THE ERRORS - Answers
1. historical – 6. doctor –
scientific policeman
2. wardrobe – study 7. ankles – knees
3. third – fourth 8. measuring-tape –
4. one – twelve measuring-glass
5. green – red 9. red – black
10. wonder - terror