Question

Grammar 1 Read the text and choose the correct words. Rachel 'has been / was interested in photography for years, but she didn't became / hasn't become a member of the school photography club until her dad has bought / bought her a really nice camera last Christmas. Since then, Rachel “got / has been getting lessons and advice at the club, and she has learned / learned a lot about photography. Next month, Rachel wants to enter a junior national photography competition, so she b's been taking / took photos every day this week after school - and she didn't do / hasn't been doing her homework! Rachel has got lots of great photos now, but she hasn't been deciding / hasn't decided which one to enter in the competition.

Answer 1

1 Read the text and choose the correct words.

Rachel was interested in photography for years, but she didn't become a member of the school photography club until her dad bought her a really nice camera last Christmas. Since then, Rachel has been getting lessons and advice at the club, and she has learned a lot about photography.

Next month, Rachel wants to enter a junior national photography competition, so she has been taking photos every day this week after school - and she hasn't been doing her homework! Rachel has got lots of great photos now, but she hasn't decided which one to enter in the competition.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the given text, we need to choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Let's analyze each sentence and choose the appropriate options:

1. Rachel has been interested in photography for years, but she didn't become a member of the school photography club until her dad bought her a really nice camera last Christmas. - Here, we use "has been" to indicate that Rachel's interest in photography started in the past and continues to the present. We use "didn't become" to indicate that she became a member of the club in the past, and we use "bought" to describe the action of Rachel's dad purchasing the camera.

2. Since then, Rachel has been getting lessons and advice at the club, and she has learned a lot about photography. - We use "has been getting" to indicate an ongoing action of Rachel receiving lessons and advice at the club. We use "has learned" to indicate that she has acquired knowledge about photography.

3. Next month, Rachel wants to enter a junior national photography competition, so she has been taking photos every day this week after school - and she hasn't been doing her homework! - Here, we use "has been taking" to describe the ongoing action of Rachel capturing photos every day this week. We use "hasn't been doing" to indicate that she hasn't been doing her homework as a result of focusing on photography.

4. Rachel has got lots of great photos now, but she hasn't decided which one to enter in the competition. - We use "hasn't decided" to indicate that Rachel hasn't made a decision yet regarding which photo to enter in the competition.

In summary, the correct options to complete the sentences are:

1. Rachel has been interested in photography for years, but she didn't become a member of the school photography club until her dad bought her a really nice camera last Christmas. 2. Since then, Rachel has been getting lessons and advice at the club, and she has learned a lot about photography. 3. Next month, Rachel wants to enter a junior national photography competition, so she has been taking photos every day this week after school - and she hasn't been doing her homework! 4. Rachel has got lots of great photos now, but she hasn't decided which one to enter in the competition.