Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Ancient Egyptians had grown crops in the delta of the Nile River for hundreds of years after the river waters flooded and then receded every year.

had grown crops in the delta of the Nile River for hundreds of years after the river waters flooded and then receded

have grown crops in the delta of the Nile River for hundreds of years after the river waters flood and then recede

grew crops in the delta of the Nile River for hundreds of years after the river waters flooded and then receded

for hundreds of years grew crops in the delta of the Nile River after the river waters having flooded it and then receded

have been growing crops in the delta of the Nile River for hundreds of years the river waters flooded and then receded