Infamous Bell: Multiple Choice Grammar Test
An infamous bell (1) __________ to Adolf Hitler could ring again after the town council in a small German village voted (2) __________ it.The local council in Herxheim am Berg, a town of about 700 people (3) __________ of Heidelberg, in southwest Germany, voted 10-3 Monday night to reject requests to remove the massive (4) __________ bronze bell at Kirche St. Jakobus, or the Church of St. Jacob. The bell bears a swastika and the inscription"Everything for the Fatherland — Adolf Hitler." After (5) __________ in the church tower with little notice for decades, the bell has been the object of intense debate for almost a year after the (6) __________ organist complained about it. The town's mayor resigned in September after he gave a TV interview in which he quoted a local woman as (7)_________ Hitler should be remembered for "the things he achieved.”The mayor said (8) __________ out of context, but the damage was done. The new mayor proposed (9) _________ a plaque (10) _________ to put the bell in its historical context, but the Central Council of Jews in Germany remained (11) __________ opposed.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | dedication | dedicating | were dedicated | dedicated |
2 | not being dismantled | not dismantling | not to dismantle | not to be dismantled |
3 | the northern | northern | north | the north |
4 | 83d—year-old | 83-year-olds | 83-year-old | 83-years-old |
5 | being hung | having hung | having hang | having to hung |
6 | churches’ | church's | church' | churches |
7 | saying | said | to say | being said |
8 | he’ d been taken | he’ d take | he’ d taken | he’ d been taking |
9 | erecting | to erect | erected | having erected |
10 | to intend | Intention | intending | intended |
11 | most fierce | more fierce | fierce | fiercely |
1.D; 2.C; 3.C; 4.C; 5.B; 6.B; 7.A; 8.A; 9.A; 10.D; 11.D