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Revision Set 1: Tenses+Idioms: choose the correct option that fits the story.
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1Once upon a time, there lived a king who ruled over a small kingdom in India. His name was Nandavarman. His kingdom [blank_start]was[blank_end] prosperous and his subjects [blank_start]were[blank_end] happy.
- Ais
- Bwas
- Chas been
- Dwere
- Eare
- Fhad been
2However, the neighbouring kingdoms around his territory were larger and more aggressive. They always used to [blank_start]attack[blank_end] his borders and [blank_start]trouble[blank_end] the villagers.
- Aattacking
- Battacked
- Cattack
- Dtroubled
- Etrouble
- Ftroubling
3So far, Nandavarman [blank_start]had been able to[blank_end] repel all the attacks successfully. But the battles [blank_start]were becoming[blank_end] more difficult.
- Ahad been able to
- Bwas able to
- Ccould be able to
- Dare becoming
- Ebecame
- Fwere becoming
4So Nandavarman [blank_start]thought[blank_end] to himself: "How can I [blank_start]ensure[blank_end] that my kingdom and my people are safe from this constant threat?"
- Athought
- Bthinks
- Cis thinking
- Densure
- Eensured
- Fbe ensured
5After a lot of thinking, he [blank_start]came up[blank_end] with a plan. He [blank_start]sent[blank_end] messengers to the three kingdoms neighbouring him.
- Awas came up
- Bcame up
- Chas come up
- Dsent
- Ehad sent
- Fwas sending
6The message he sent was: "Dear fellow kings! I [blank_start]respect[blank_end] you as my brothers. Why then do we keep fighting? Let us [blank_start]bury the hatchet[blank_end] and finish all enmity between our kingdoms. To resolve any problems regarding our border territories, I suggest the following solution:
- Awas respecting
- Bam respecting
- Crespect
- Dkill two birds with one stone
- Ebury the hatchet
- Fbe fair-weather friends
7Let us hold a competition with three separate events. Each kingdom [blank_start]will send[blank_end] their representatives to participate in these events, so there will be four participants in each event. Whoever [blank_start]wins[blank_end] the total event series will be considered superior to all the other kingdoms, and will receive tribute from the other kingdoms.
- Awill send
- Bsends
- Chas sent
- Dhas won
- Ewins
- Fwill be winning
8The first event will be a military competition, where each kingdom [blank_start]will send[blank_end] an archer to prove his skill. The second event will be a debate competition, where each kingdom will send a learned scholar who will [blank_start]try to get one over on[blank_end] the other kingdoms' scholars.
- Awill send
- Bsends
- Cwill have sent
- Dsee eye to eye with
- Eadd insult to injury for
- Ftry to get one over on
9The final event will be a cooking competition, where skilled cooks from all our kingdoms will try to [blank_start]bowl the judges over[blank_end] with their wonderful recipes. Please [blank_start]accept[blank_end] this request. If we agree to this, then we can peacefully resolve our differences and save a lot of bloodshed."
- Abowl the judges over
- Bcook the books
- Cjump from the frying pan into the fire
- Dbe accepting
- Eaccept
- Faccepted
10Now, from among Nandavarman's neighbours, the northern kingdom was very well-known for its expert archers; the southern kingdom was famous for its renowned scholars; and the eastern kingdom [blank_start]was reputed[blank_end] to have the best cooks in that region. So, each of the neighbouring kings [blank_start]felt[blank_end] that they could win the challenge, and did not want to miss this opportunity to earn additional wealth without any battle or other efforts. So they quickly accepted the offer and agreed to send their representatives.
- Awas reputed
- Breputed
- Chad been reputed
- Dwas feeling
- Efelt
- Ffeeling
Informationen
- Beschreibung
- Fills in the blanks with the correct sentence that fits the story.
- Autor
- Saurabh Singanapalli
- Sprache
- English
- Aufrufe
- 90
- Schlagwörter
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