"It was a dark, BLUSTERY afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea. a) snowy b) clear and sunny c) strong winds
C) with strong winds
"In happier times, London would never have bothered with such FEEBLE prey." A) silly B) weak and without strength or power C) strong and powerful
B) weak and without strength or power
For ten years now it had been hiding from them, SKULKING in a damp, mountainous western district that the Guild of Historians said had once been the island of Britain. A) Move without been seen B) Loud and obnoxious C) carefree movement
A) Move without been seen
"Soon the city was lumbering in pursuit, a moving mountain of metal that rose in seven tiers like the layers of a wedding cake, the lower levels WREATHED in engine smoke,..." A) to colour B) to get wet C) surround or cover something
C) surround or cover something
"The door at the far end of the gallery slammed open and Chudleigh Pomeroy came storming in, his TOUPEE askew and his round face red with indignation." A) mustache B) body part C) artificial hair
C) artificial hair
"The door at the far end of the gallery slammed open and Chudleigh Pomeroy came storming in , his toupee askew and his round face red with INDIGNATION." A) happiness B) angered about a something C) feeling unsure
B) angered about a something
"It looked tiny now, dwarfed by the VASTNESS of London." A) small and cramped B) emptiness C) enormousness
C) enormousness
"Thaddeus Valentine was Tom's hero: a former scavenger who had risen to become London's most famous ARCHEOLOGIST..." A) a person who studies space B) a person who studies human history through excavation C) a person who studies animals
B) a person who studies human history through excavation
"Dog had AMBLED over to sniff at the hem of Tom's tunic." A) ran quickly B) move to a rhythm C) walk or move at a slow and relaxed pace
C) walk or move at a slow and relaxed pace
