Multiple choice

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

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. will murmur

  2. murmuring

  3. murmured

  4. have murmured
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'the gentle (vii) ____ of a sparkling stream' - 'murmuring' is a gerund acting as a noun to describe the sound. 'Will murmur' is future, 'murmured' is past tense, and 'have murmured' is present perfect - none fit as a noun.

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