Reading Test (Part 2: Cloze Test, Bournville, Cadbury Town)

It's the name of a (9) ___________ which was built especially for workers at the Cadbury's chocolate factory.

• factory

• capital

• village

• park

George and Richard Cadbury took (10) ___________ the cocoa and chocolate business from their father in 1861.

• up

• over

• down

• across

A few years later, they decided to (11) ___________ the factory out of the centre of Birmingham, a city in the middle of England...

• replace

• change

• build

• move

...to a new location where they could (12) ___________ their business.

• expand

• start

• grow

• increase

Here, the air was much cleaner than in the city centre, and the Cadbury brothers thought it would be a much healthier place for their (13) ___________ to work.

• teams

• payroll

• companies

• employees

'Ville', the French word for town, was used because at the time, people thought French chocolate was of the highest (14) ___________ ever.

• value

• excellence

• quality

• quantity

The new factory was opened in 1879. Close to it, they built a village where the factory workers could (15) ___________ in.

• inhabit

• live

• stay

• lodge

In the factory, workers were given a fair (16) ___________ , a pension and access to medical treatment.

• income

• money

• payment

• wage

The village was also (17) ___________ to provide the best possible conditions for workers too.

• designed

• programmed

• planned

• intended

The houses, although traditional in style, had (18) ___________ interiors with indoor bathrooms and large gardens.

• vintage

• modern

• new

• ancient