The paper-eater
Gap-fill exercise with a reading text. Read the text, and fill in the gaps in the exercise
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Did you ever hear about the man
eats paper? This is a true story
took place in Australia from
I heard. It's the story of a man
suffers from some sort of disease
makes him
crave
cellulose,
is the material paper is made of.
He used to eat newspapers,
was all he could get, until his wife decided that it would be better if she made paper for him (so he wouldn't have to eat the ink
covers newspapers, you know). She didn't want to be known as the woman
husband was obliged to eat
inky
newspapers because he had no kind person to make
newsprint
for him.
His wife is a woman
loves a joke, so she makes him paper
has all sorts of exotic flavours. So, now he only eats the paper
his wife makes and only eats ordinary newspapers
he is travelling, for instance
he is in New York.
He likes to visit New York, because it is
the newspapers are the thickest. He is happiest on Sunday,
he is in New York, because that is
the newspapers are really thick. Thick newspapers, for him, are like a banquet at an excellent restaurant.
Exercise created by Lilliam Hurst
on 11.02.01
using Hot Potatoes Software
created by Martin Holmes
...with a nod and wink for Joy Kundig