Question

Mid-afternoon while (1) ____ (give) my report to Mrs.Biggs, I (2) ____ (hear) a loud thumping (3) ____ (come) from the direction of her storeroom. “What (4) ____ (be) all that noise downstairs?” I asked. “Probably a rat. I do not hear anything,” she replied. I (5) ____ (run) downstairs and (6) ____ (open) the storeroom door. There was Mr. Biggs (7) ____ (look) very dusty; he wanted to know why Mrs.Biggs (8) ____ (shut) him up for hours. He had gone into the storeroom in search of a walking stick and Mrs.Biggs, (9) ____ (see) the door open, had (10) ____ (bolt) it.

Answer 1

• giving
• heard
• coming
• is
• ran
• opened
• looking
• had shut
• having seen
• bolted

Answer 2

1. The correct answer is “giving”.

2. The correct answer is “heard”.

3. The correct answer is “coming”.

4. The correct answer is “is”.

5. The correct answer is “ran”.

6. The correct answer is “opened”.

7. The correct answer is “looking”.

8. The correct answer is “had shut”.

9. The correct answer is “having seen”.

10. The correct answer is “bolted”.

Mid-afternoon while (1) giving (give) my report to Mrs.Biggs, I (2) heard (hear) a loud thumping (3) coming (come) from the direction of her storeroom. “What (4) is (be) all that noise downstairs?” I asked. “Probably a rat. I do not hear anything,” she replied. I (5) ran (run) downstairs and (6) opened (open) the storeroom door. There was Mr. Biggs (7) looking (look) very dusty; he wanted to know why Mrs.Biggs (8) had shut (shut) him up for hours. He had gone into the storeroom in search of a walking stick and Mrs.Biggs, (9) having seen (see) the door open, had (10) bolted (bolt) it.

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