Question

When I visited New York , I ...(1) to a baseball match with one of my neighbours. New York Yankees ...(2) Boston Red Socks. Nobody ...(3) Boston could ...(4). I believe I ...(5) this game for the rest of my life. Even my neighbour, who goes to every Yankees game, said he ...never ...(6) anything like that. Boston ...(7) 3 home runs in the 1st inning and everyone ...(8) they ...(9). But when only two minutes ...(10) Yankees won. I ...(11) nothing better than seeing a baseball match at the Yankees stadium.  a) has gone, b) went, c) was going, d) gone a) were playing, b) have been playing, c) had been playing, d) play a) was thought, b) had thought, c) thought, d) is thinking a) lose, b) to lose, c) lost, d) had lost a) remembers, b) will remember, c) have remembered, d) is to remember a) has ...seen, b) has ...been seen, c) had ...been seen, d) had ...seen a) has to make, b) had made, c) made, d) has made a) was sure, b) is sure, c) has been sure, d) will be sure a) will win, b) would win, c) win, d) won a) are left, b) were left, c) had been left, d) left a) am convinced, b) convinced, c) was convinced, d) have been convinced

Answer 1

When I visited New York, I went to a baseball match with one of my neighbors. New York Yankees were playing against Boston Red Sox. Nobody in Boston could have thought they would lose. I believe I will remember this game for the rest of my life. Even my neighbor, who goes to every Yankees game, said he had never seen anything like that. Boston hit 3 home runs in the 1st inning and everyone thought they would win. But when only two minutes were left, Yankees won. I am convinced there is nothing better than seeing a baseball match at the Yankees stadium.

Let's analyze the options for each numbered blank:

1) a) has gone, b) went, c) was going, d) gone

The correct answer for this blank is "went" because it describes a past action of visiting New York. The past tense of the verb "go" is "went."

2) a) were playing, b) have been playing, c) had been playing, d) play

The correct answer for this blank is "were playing" because it describes the ongoing action of the baseball match at the time of the visit. The past continuous tense "were playing" is used to indicate an action that was happening in the past.

3) a) was thought, b) had thought, c) thought, d) is thinking

The correct answer for this blank is "thought" because it refers to the past belief or opinion that nobody in Boston could have had. The simple past tense "thought" is used to describe an action or state in the past.

4) a) lose, b) to lose, c) lost, d) had lost

The correct answer for this blank is "lose" because it describes the possibility of Boston losing the baseball match. The base form "lose" is used to express a general statement or possibility.

5) a) remembers, b) will remember, c) have remembered, d) is to remember

The correct answer for this blank is "will remember" because it expresses a future belief or expectation about remembering the game. The future tense "will remember" is used to talk about future actions or states.

6) a) has ... seen, b) has ... been seen, c) had ... been seen, d) had ... seen

The correct answer for this blank is "has ... seen" because it describes the neighbor's past experience of seeing something like that. The present perfect tense "has seen" is used to talk about past experiences or actions that have a connection to the present.

7) a) has to make, b) had made, c) made, d) has made

The correct answer for this blank is "made" because it describes the action of Boston hitting 3 home runs in the 1st inning. The simple past tense "made" is used to describe an action completed in the past.

8) a) was sure, b) is sure, c) has been sure, d) will be sure

The correct answer for this blank is "was sure" because it describes the belief or certainty that everyone had at the time of the baseball match. The past tense "was sure" is used to talk about a belief or state in the past.

9) a) will win, b) would win, c) win, d) won

The correct answer for this blank is "would win" because it describes the belief or expectation about Boston winning the match. The past conditional tense "would win" is used to express a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past.

10) a) are left, b) were left, c) had been left, d) left

The correct answer for this blank is "left" because it describes the time when the Yankees won the match. The simple past tense "left" is used to describe an action completed in the past.

11) a) am convinced, b) convinced, c) was convinced, d) have been convinced

The correct answer for this blank is "am convinced" because it expresses the present belief or conviction about there being nothing better than seeing a baseball match at the Yankees stadium. The present tense "am convinced" is used to talk about present beliefs or states.