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enAcne: Multiple Choice Grammar Test
Acne was probably the scourge of (1) _______ very Roman teenager, so the Romans tried (2) _______ a cure. Crocodile meat was effective at getting rid of spots, even freckles, when (3) _______ with cyprus oil.
If the pimples persisted, the Romans suggested (4) _______ a bath with oil and sour cheese (5) _______ the pimples. Leek leaves could get rid of pimples when rubbed on the skin. (6) _______ , the juice of myrrh, when mixed with cassia and honey, was said to be effective at relieving (7) _______ the Romans referred to (8) _______ virus.
If all of that failed to rid one’s face of acne, the court physician of Theodosius, a Roman emperor in the fourth century, told his patients to wipe their faces with a cloth while (9) _______ a falling star. For unspecified reasons, this was said to cause the pimples (10) _______ the face.
by Michael Van Duisen
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1 | near | nearly | nearer | nearest |
| 2 | to come up with | coming up with | came up with | to coming up for |
| 3 | were combined | was combined | combining | combined |
| 4 | being taken | to taking | taking | to take |
| 5 | being removed | to be removed | to remove | removing |
| 6 | Lengthly | Later | Last | Lastly |
| 7 | why | which | that | what |
| 8 | such as | like | as though | as |
| 9 | watching | being watched | watched | to watch |
| 10 | to fall off | falling off | fell off | to be fallen off |
1.A; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C; 5.C; 6.D; 7.D; 8.D; 9.A; 10.A
Acne was probably the scourge of 1 nearly every Roman teenager, so the Romans tried 2 to come up with a cure. Crocodile meat was effective at getting rid of spots, even freckles, when 3 combined with cyprus oil.
If the pimples persisted, the Romans suggested 4 taking a bath with oil and sour cheese 5 to remove the pimples. Leek leaves could get rid of pimples when rubbed on the skin. 6 Lastly, the juice of myrrh, when mixed with cassia and honey, was said to be effective at relieving 7 what the Romans referred to 8 as virus.
If all of that failed to rid one’s face of acne, the court physician of Theodosius, a Roman emperor in the fourth century, told his patients to wipe their faces with a cloth while 9 watching a falling star. For unspecified reasons, this was said to cause the pimples 10 to fall off the face.
by Michael Van Duisen
