One memorable competition was when inventors Stuart Penny and Gianni Tozzi ___ the lnculpable Mou5etrap forward for the judges’ cons îderation.
left
laid
put
placed
15
The pair have always viewed their invention as a philosophical exercise and acknowledge that it's unlikely to ___ commercial success.
appreciate
meet
enjoy
welcome
15
The idea was that users would ___ the trap before leaving home.
fix
fasten
attach
set
15
If a mouse ___ to approach the trap, a transmitter would send a signal to the user’s phone
chanced
arose
happened
occurred
15
If a mouse happened to approach the trap, a transmitter would send a signal to the user’s phone, askin them to make a tough decision: should the trap be activated or should he mouse be ___ off and allowed to go free?
let
made
called
held
15
Doing ___ with the mousetrap for àn award was Rachel Wingfield’s hi-tech duvet, which she had hoped might spell the end of traditional alarm clocks.
battle
contest
struggle
combat
15
Doing battlewith the mousetrap for àn award was Rachel Wingfield’s hi-tech duvet, which she had hoped might ___the end of traditional alarm clocks.
compose
dictate
spell
write
15
At a time ofthe user’s choosing, tiny electric currents could be sent through electro-luminescent cords woven intq the duvet. The resulting glow was ___ to simulate the natural dawn, easing the sleeper into their day.
supposed
suggested
pretended
assumed
15
At a time ofthe user’s choosing, tiny electric currents could be sent through electro-luminescent cords woven intq the duvet. The resulting glow was supposed to simulate the natural dawn, ___ the sleeper into their day.
easing
relieving
aiding
smoothing
15
The London Underground ___ HAS its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world’s first underground passenger rai(way, which opened in 1863.
HAS
15
On it5 first day, it carried ___ impressive 38,000 passengers, after which, its importance to the city was never in any doubt.
AN
15
On it's first day, it carried an impressive 38,000 passengers, after which, its importance to the city was never ___ any doubt.
IN
15
The first tunnels were built using the so-called ‘cut-and-cover’method, whereby shallow trenches were cut along the ground before ___ covered with a supporting roof.
BEING
15
It wasn’t ___ 1890 that the first deep tunnels opened, whose circular shape gave rise to the nickname 'the Tube', which still endures today.
UNTIL
15
It wasn’t until 1890 that the first deep tunnels opened, whose circular shape gave ___ to the nickname ’the Tube, which still endures today.
RISE
15
The early Underground was a serious health hazard, thanks ___ the fumes generated by steam-powered locomotives coursing through gas-lit tunnels,
