Being a Kid: Multiple Choice Grammar Test

Who said that being a kid (1) _______ easy? Being a kid with no additional source of income aside from the daily allowance that your parents give you is no (2) _______ matter. Because of the (3) _______ prices in our lives today, people have been looking for opportunities to make money. Making ends (4) _______ is simply not enough. It's always wise to save up for that rainy day or for that cool-looking video game that you (5) _______ your eye on ever since its release on the market.
The availability of jobs at 14 (6) _______ . Most companies hesitate (7) _______ 14 year olds since there are certain qualifications for each job that is available. There are also less working hours since a 14 year old (8) _______ to go to school for (9) _______ part of the day.
Regardless of that, nowadays the most popular option for a kid who wants to earn a little extra is to sign up for a form filling job otherwise (10) _______ as paid survey filling. This type of job normally takes up only a little of the kid’s time and effort since the surveys are designed for this age group. Also, signing up for this job requires no investment or sign-up fees.
All the kid has to do is to fill up a survey form. It's as simple as that.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | was | has been | to be | had been |
2 | laughing | laughed | laughter | a laughing |
3 | raise | rising | rise | rose |
4 | to meet | meet | meeting | being met |
5 | are having | have had | have | had |
6 | is limiting | limited | is limited | limits |
7 | to hiring | to be hired | hiring | to hire |
8 | expected | is expecting | is expected | expects |
9 | the most | most | the many | more |
10 | known | is known | knowing | knows |
1.A; 2.A; 3.B; 4.B; 5.B; 6.C; 7.D; 8.C; 9.B; 10.A