5.
Volunteers ________ games and activities with disadvantaged children while they ________ for the center.- C. have played - are working
Explanation: "Volunteers have played" is present perfect (talking about past experience) and "are working" is present continuous (describing what they are doing now).
6.
While I ________ the floor, Mrs. Parker began cooking.Explanation: This is a past continuous structure, as we are describing an action that was in progress when another action occurred.
7.
When Jack ________ me, I ________ a letter.Explanation: "When Jack phoned" is simple past, and the action "I was writing a letter" is past continuous, describing the action in progress when Jack phoned.
8.
I ________ my report when you entered the hall.Explanation: The past continuous ("was writing") is used to describe an action that was happening when another event ("entered the hall") occurred.
9.
She ________ this exercise yesterday at 8 o'clock.Explanation: Past continuous ("was writing") is appropriate here to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past (yesterday at 8 o'clock).
10.
She ________ some cakes yesterday at 2 p.m.Explanation: This one should be C. has made since it refers to a recent event or completed action that has a relevance to the present (though past simple could be acceptable in some contexts).
11.
I do not have enough money ________ this book.Explanation: "To buy" is the correct infinitive form after "enough money."
12.
It is no use ________ to school if you ________ ready.Explanation: The correct form is "going" (gerund after "no use") and "are not ready" (present continuous to express a current state).
13.
They spent all day ________ and ________.Explanation: "Swimming" and "sunbathing" are the correct gerunds used here to describe the activities they did all day.
14.
We regret ________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.Explanation: "Regret to inform" is a standard phrase used to announce bad news or information.
15.
Why don't you try ________ the key anti-clockwise?Explanation: "Try turning" is the correct structure, as we use the gerund after "try" when talking about experimenting with an action.
16.
We don't allow ________ in the classrooms.Explanation: After "allow," the correct structure is "someone to do something," so "students to smoke" is the right choice.
17.
Why don't you do what you're told, instead of ________ such a song and dance about it?Explanation: "Making a song and dance" is a fixed expression that means to complain or make a big deal about something.
18.
I rashly posted the parcel without ________ it.Explanation: "Without weighing" is the correct form since the verb "weigh" is needed in the gerund form after "without."
19.
How can you waste all that money on ________?Explanation: "Gambling" is the gerund form needed after "on" to describe the action of spending money.
20.
I'm sorry I haven't got any money ________ you. Why don't you try ________ Peter?Explanation: "Lending" (to give money) and "asking" (to request money from someone) are the correct verb forms.
21.
After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary ________ him.Explanation: "To marry" is the infinitive form needed after "ask" to express a request.
22.
He told me ________ early.Explanation: "To try to come" is the correct infinitive structure after "told me."
23.
You ________ a lot since the last time I saw you.Explanation: Present perfect ("have changed") is used to show a change that has occurred from the past to the present.
24.
He ________ more concerned about his social status since he started working there.Explanation: "Has become" is present perfect, indicating a change that started in the past and continues to the present.
25.
Travel ________ into a huge industry in the last few decades.Explanation: "Has become" is present perfect, showing the ongoing development of the travel industry over time.
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