Question

D Write Put in the simple present or the present progressive tenses. CHOMP CHAMP! 1you sit) Are you sitting comfortably? Good! 2(hope) ... you 3 (study) ... this text carefully because I 4(have)... news for you. The Guinness Book of Records 5(not include)... records for eating any more. People who 6(try)... to swallow 47 hard boiled eggs in half a minute will have to do it for pleasure and not to get into the record book. 'We 7(regard)... these records as unhealthy,' said the book's editor, Mr Donald McFarlan. However, one record-holder will remain. He is Michel Lotito of Grenoble ('Monsieur Mangetout'). Since 1966, he has chomped his way through 10 bicycles, 7 TV sets and a light aircraft. He's likely to remain world champ, unless you (want) ... to challenge him, of course!

Answer 1

D Write Put in the simple present or the present progressive tenses.

CHOMP CHAMP!

1 Are you sitting comfortably? Good! I 2 (hope) you 3 (study) this text carefully because I 4 (have) news for you. The Guinness Book of Records 5 (is not including) records for eating any more. People who 6 (are trying) to swallow 47 hard boiled eggs in half a minute will have to do it for pleasure and not to get into the record book. 'We 7 (regard) these records as unhealthy,' said the book's editor, Mr Donald McFarlan. However, one record-holder will remain. He is Michel Lotito of Grenoble ('Monsieur Mangetout'). Since 1966, he has chomped his way through 10 bicycles, 7 TV sets and a light aircraft. He's likely to remain world champ, unless you (want) to challenge him, of course!

Answer 2

Sure, here's the passage with the verbs filled in using the simple present or present progressive tenses:

CHOMP CHAMP! Are you sitting (1. sit) comfortably? Good! I hope (2. hope) you are studying (3. study) this text carefully because I have (4. have) news for you. The Guinness Book of Records does not include (5. not include) records for eating any more. People who are trying (6. try) to swallow 47 hard boiled eggs in half a minute will have to do it for pleasure and not to get into the record book. 'We regard (7. regard) these records as unhealthy,' said the book's editor, Mr. Donald McFarlan. However, one record-holder will remain. He is Michel Lotito of Grenoble ('Monsieur Mangetout'). Since 1966, he has chomped (8. chomp) his way through 10 bicycles, 7 TV sets, and a light aircraft. He's likely to remain world champ unless you want (9. want) to challenge him, of course!