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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #44121 Oslo

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In the text below some words are missing. Drag words from the box below to the appropriate place in the text. To undo an answer choice, drag the word back to the box below the text.

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By the time we landed in Oslo, it was already pitch dark. Rather than the wintry wonderland I had hoped rain was lashing down under the orange airport lights. It was bitterly cold. The airport bus deposited me, bred, hungry end disorientated, in the city centre. After several wrong turns, and nearly disrupted my shoulders with the weight of my backpack, I finally stumbled into the reception of my chosen, but unbooked, hotel to my horror. I discovered that every hotel in the centre was fully booked to a pop concert. The receptionist redirected me to the tramline and some possible bed and breakfast places way out in the suburbs. Two hours I stood in the rain, peering around in vain, cursing the pop singer to the Oslo night sky Eventually. I hauled my weary limbs along a dark and muddy path, at the end of I found the shining lights of a small hotel. Vacancies' said a sign on the door.

there for due thanks owing later having which

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A.I. Explanation:

Correct answer: for
Explanation: The preposition 'for' is used here to indicate the reason or purpose of the hope expressed earlier in the sentence. It fits grammatically as it connects the hope with the expected outcome, which is the weather condition.
Meaning: 'For' indicates the reason behind the hope, suggesting that the speaker was hoping for a wintry wonderland.
Wrong options:
owing: The word 'owing' is a gerund that indicates a reason but does not fit grammatically in this context as it does not connect with 'hoped.'
due: 'Due' is an adjective that indicates something is expected or scheduled, but it does not fit the grammatical structure needed here.
thanks: 'Thanks' is a noun that expresses gratitude, which does not relate to the context of hoping for something.
later: 'Later' is an adverb indicating time, which does not fit as it does not relate to the hope expressed.
having: 'Having' is a gerund that does not connect with the hope in this context and does not fit grammatically.
which: 'Which' is a pronoun that introduces a clause, but it does not fit as it does not relate to the hope expressed.
there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not fit the context of hoping for something.
Correct answer: having
Explanation: The gerund 'having' is used here to indicate the action of carrying the weight of the backpack, which is a past action that has relevance to the current situation. It fits grammatically as it introduces a participial phrase that describes the subject's experience.
Meaning: 'Having' indicates the action of carrying or possessing something, in this case, the weight of the backpack.
Wrong options:
owing: 'Owing' is a gerund that indicates a reason but does not fit grammatically in this context as it does not describe an action related to the subject's experience.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that does not fit as it does not describe an action or experience.
thanks: 'Thanks' is a noun that expresses gratitude and does not relate to the action of carrying a backpack.
later: 'Later' is an adverb indicating time, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
for: 'For' is a preposition that does not fit here as it does not describe an action related to the subject's experience.
which: 'Which' is a pronoun that introduces a clause, but it does not fit as it does not relate to the action of carrying the backpack.
there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not fit the context of describing an action.
Correct answer: owing
Explanation: The word 'owing' is used here to indicate the reason for the hotels being fully booked. It fits grammatically as it introduces a causal relationship between the concert and the lack of available rooms.
Meaning: 'Owing' indicates that something is due to a specific reason, in this case, the pop concert.
Wrong options:
for: 'For' is a preposition that indicates purpose but does not fit as it does not establish a causal relationship in this context.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that indicates something is expected but does not fit grammatically as it does not convey the reason effectively.
thanks: 'Thanks' is a noun that expresses gratitude and does not relate to the context of explaining the booking situation.
later: 'Later' is an adverb indicating time, which does not fit as it does not explain the reason for the situation.
having: 'Having' is a gerund that does not fit as it does not relate to the cause of the hotels being booked.
which: 'Which' is a pronoun that introduces a clause, but it does not fit as it does not explain the reason for the situation.
there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not fit the context of explaining the booking situation.
Correct answer: later
Explanation: The adverb 'later' is used to indicate a point in time after the previous events described. It fits grammatically as it provides a temporal context for when the speaker stood in the rain.
Meaning: 'Later' indicates a subsequent time after the previous actions described in the text.
Wrong options:
owing: 'Owing' is a gerund that indicates a reason but does not fit as it does not provide a temporal context.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that does not fit as it does not indicate time.
thanks: 'Thanks' is a noun that expresses gratitude and does not relate to the timing of events.
for: 'For' is a preposition that does not fit as it does not indicate a time frame.
having: 'Having' is a gerund that does not fit as it does not provide a temporal context.
which: 'Which' is a pronoun that introduces a clause, but it does not fit as it does not indicate time.
there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not fit the context of timing.
Correct answer: which
Explanation: The word 'which' is used here as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause that provides additional information about the path. It fits grammatically as it connects the path to the subsequent action of finding the hotel.
Meaning: 'Which' is used to refer to a specific thing previously mentioned, in this case, the path.
Wrong options:
owing: 'Owing' is a gerund that indicates a reason but does not fit as it does not introduce a clause providing additional information.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that does not fit as it does not introduce a clause.
thanks: 'Thanks' is a noun that expresses gratitude and does not relate to the context of providing additional information about the path.
later: 'Later' is an adverb indicating time, which does not fit as it does not introduce a clause.
having: 'Having' is a gerund that does not fit as it does not provide additional information about the path.
there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not fit the context of introducing a clause.

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