GRAMMAR [TENSES) The Present Tenses
1. My brothers slices of pizza each so far
Care eating
Bhave eaten
Dhave been eating
2. It's six months sincet a holiday
A have
Chaven't had
B have had
Dhave been having
3. You must be exhausted - you
for two hours now
Care running
Bhave nun
D have been running
4. Our teacher
that you're the cleverest boy
in the class
A thinks
C is thinking
B has thought
D has been thinking
5. The economic situation in this country ...worse every day.
A it gets
Cis getting
B has got
D has been getting
6. My aunt... to Paris ten times - and she's saving up to go again.
A has been
C has gone
B is going
D goes
7. The critic
your soup right now, chef, so we'll soon see what she thinks.
A tastes
Cis tasting
B has tasted
D has been tasting

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

How did the different childhood homes of doris lessing could have impacted her storytelling?