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1. 1.

   Select the correct option to complete the following statements:

   a. The fact that Alexander the Great had to five money to an Athenian who was robbed while traveling to Olympia shows that

   1. the Greeks took the games quite seriously.
   2. Alexander hated criminals.
   3. travellers to Olympia were rewarded.
   4. Alexander wanted his people to be entertained.

   b. The Olympic Games were discontinued because

   1. people became unhealthy.
   2. they had constructed a new stadium.
   3. people lost interest in sports.
   4. the original site for the Olympics was destroyed.

   c. The Olympic motto lays emphasis on

   1. acquiring first position.
   2. reaching the top in life.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense and present continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets. 

   1. My mother often  __________ me to school in the morning on her way to work. (drop)
   2. We __________ hard but this sum is really difficult to solve. (try)
   3. The beautiful house where my grandparents live ____________ of five huge bedrooms. (consist)
   4. My friend Parth is absent today because he ________ fever. (have)
   5. I _________ I will go home right now. ( think)
   6. The teacher has left the classroom so the children _________ . (scream)
   7. Priya ___________ hard for exams because she wants to do well. (study)