(2) Choose the correct answer from a , b , c or 1. the properties. c. Were d. Unless a. If b. Should (r.re agio - - 2. He is a \( \qquad \) boy. a. ten year-old b. ten year old c. ten-year-old d. ten-years- old 3. He was punished \( \qquad \) he had made a serious mistake. d. that's why a. because b. so c. due to 4. Can you tell me the reason \( \qquad \) you broke the school rules? (r. F (1) a. for b. of c. why 5. Without \( \qquad \) your parents, you will lose more. d. at a. obeyed b. disobey c. obeying 6. \( \qquad \) up next to the sea, Amira learned to swim when she was very young. a. Growing b. Grow c. She grew 7. Picking up her pen, Samira \( \qquad \) to write a letter to her friend in Italy. a. start b. had started c. started d. starting 8. \( \qquad \) al along the street, my sister and I saw a famous athlete! a. To walk b. Walk c. Walked d. Walking 9. Driving into town, we saw that the streets were full of people their shopping. a. do b. did c. had done d. doing 10. Tarek fell over, \( \qquad \) over a table at the same time. a. knocking b. knock c. knocked d. to knock 11. He was punished \( \qquad \) the mistake he had made. a. that's because b. because c. due to d. a \& b 12. He was punished \( \qquad \) he had made a big mistake. a. that's because b. because c. due to d. a \& b 13. The equipment of the classrooms \( \qquad \) been delivered. a. is b. has c. are d. have

Below are the answers with brief explanations: 1. (The sentence is incomplete, but the intended conditional inversion appears to be “Should the properties …”)   Answer: b. Should 2. He is a ______ boy.   Correct Answer: c. ten‐year‐old   Explanation: When used as an adjective before a noun, compound adjectives must be hyphenated (“ten‐year‐old”). 3. He was punished ______ he had made a serious mistake.   Correct Answer: a. because   Explanation: “Because” introduces the reason for the punishment. 4. Can you tell me the reason ______ you broke the school rules?   Correct Answer: c. why   Explanation: “Tell me why” is the correct way to ask for an explanation. 5. Without ______ your parents, you will lose more.   Correct Answer: c. obeying   Explanation: “Without obeying” is the proper gerund phrase in this context. 6. ______ up next to the sea, Amira learned to swim when she was very young.   Correct Answer: a. Growing   Explanation: “Growing up next to the sea” (the full idiom) explains her background. 7. Picking up her pen, Samira ______ to write a letter to her friend in Italy.   Correct Answer: c. started   Explanation: The simple past “started” correctly follows the participial phrase. 8. ______ along the street, my sister and I saw a famous athlete!   Correct Answer: d. Walking   Explanation: “Walking along the street” is the correct participial phrase. 9. Driving into town, we saw that the streets were full of people ______ their shopping.   Correct Answer: d. doing   Explanation: “Doing their shopping” uses the present participle to indicate an ongoing activity. 10. Tarek fell over, ______ over a table at the same time.   Correct Answer: a. knocking   Explanation: “Knocking over a table” is a participial phrase describing what happened simultaneously. 11. He was punished ______ the mistake he had made.   Correct Answer: b. because   Explanation: “Because” clearly indicates the reason for the punishment. 12. He was punished ______ he had made a big mistake.   Correct Answer: b. because   Explanation: As before, “because” correctly expresses the cause and effect relationship. 13. The equipment of the classrooms ______ been delivered.   Correct Answer: b. has   Explanation: “Equipment” is a non-count noun so the singular auxiliary “has” is needed, as in “has been delivered.” Final Answers Recap: 1. b  2. c  3. a  4. c  5. c  6. a  7. c  8. d  9. d  10. a  11. b  12. b  13. b