The Princess and the Frog: Multiple Choice Grammar Test (Level B1)

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young princess who happened to be out walking (1) _______ some woods. Suddenly she (2) _______ a frog in a pond. A little distance (3) _______ she also noticed a large and magnificent castle. At that moment the frog (4) _______ to the young woman. She was quite astonished, not (5) _______ accustomed to (6) _______ animals speak.
Anyway, every day she went to the same small pool of water (7) _______ to her new frog-friend. Gradually, after many months, Esmeralda, for that was her name, discovered that she (8) _______ in love with the frog.
One day, during one of their regular chats, the frog asked the beautiful princess for a kiss. (9) _______ her disgust at the thought, she (10) _______ down to do as he asked. At that moment he (11) _______ suddenly into the most handsome prince Esmeralda (12) _______ . It turned out that a witch (13) _______ a spell on him and taken his castle where she now lived.
(14) _______ been released from the spell, the prince went up to the castle and killed the witch. He then came back to Esmeralda whom he soon married, and they lived (15) _______ ever after.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | through | about | across | around |
2 | is seeing | saw | has seen | sees |
3 | through | above | away | apart |
4 | was speaking | was spoken | spoke | speaks |
5 | to being | being | been | to be |
6 | hearing | hear | heard | being heard |
7 | being talked | to talk | talking | to be talking |
8 | fell | have fallen | has fallen | had fallen |
9 | Being hidden | Being hiding | Hidden | Hiding |
10 | bent | bend | was bent | bends |
11 | transform | was transformed | was transforming | transforming |
12 | ever sees | ever saw | had ever seen | ever seen |
13 | has cast | had cast | cast | was cast |
14 | Has | Had | Having | To have |
15 | happier | happiness | happy | happily |
1.A; 2.B; 3.C; 4.C; 5.B; 6.A; 7.B; 8.D; 9.D; 10.A; 11.B; 12.C; 13.B; 14.C; 15.D