Multiple choice

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank (viii).

Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully.

Nature (i) _____ an inexhaustible source of sweetness and beauty. All the sweetness and beauty (ii) ________ by man is only a poor imitation of nature’s original beauty. Nature offers (iii) _____ all the sweetness and glory of form, colour, sound and sight etc. What can be (iv) _____ than the soft petals of a newly (v) ______ rose? No music made by man (vi) ______ as soothing as the gentle (vii) ____ of a sparkling stream (viii) ______ through a landscape.

  1. flowing

  2. will have been flowing

  3. flows

  4. that is flowing
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'stream (viii) ______ through a landscape' uses a present participle to modify 'stream'. 'Flowing' correctly describes the ongoing action. 'Will have been flowing' is future perfect continuous, 'flows' would create a second main verb, and 'that is flowing' is wordy.

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