Narcissus: Multiple Choice Grammar Test
Young Greek boy Narcissus (1) _________in a forest one day did not notice the nymph Echo nearby. Echo (2) _________followed him through the woods, (3) _________to address him but afraid to speak first. Hearing footsteps Narcissus (4) _________ : «Who’s there?». Echo answered: «Who’s there? » And so it went, until finally Echo showed herself and rushed (5) _________the lovely youth. (6) _________away from the nymph and Narcissus left Echo (7) _________ . So she spent the rest of her life in lonely glens, (8) _________from the love she never knew, (9) _________ only her voice remained.
Eventually having become thirsty Narcissus went to drink from a stream. As he saw his reflection, he fell in love with it, not knowing that it was (10) _________ . As he bent down to kiss it, it seemed (11) _________and he was heartbroken.
He grew (12) _________but he wouldn’t touch the water for fear of damaging his reflection, so he eventually died (13) _________thirst and self-love, staring at his own reflection. The narcissus flower grew where he died.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | being hunted | hunted | was hunting | hunting |
2 | silently | silent | silence | silencing |
3 | desire | desires | desired | desiring |
4 | was shouting | shouts | shouted | shouting |
5 | embraced | to be embraced | to embrace | embracing |
6 | Having run | Run | Ran | To run |
7 | heartbreak | heartbreaking | heartbroke | heartbroken |
8 | to suffer | suffering | suffered | was suffering |
9 | until | if | unlrss | as well as |
10 | he | his | him | himself |
11 | to run away | running away | ran away | had run away |
12 | more thirsty | thirstier | much thirsty | even thirsty |
13 | to | on | with | of |
1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C; 5.C; 6.A; 7.D; 8.B; 9.A; 10.C; 11.A; 12.B; 13.D