- intermediate-116
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 116 (Answer Keys)
Action verbs and sports expressions
A1 People have competed against each other in bowling for thousands of years.
answer: (b) competed
A2 The French probably invented tennis in about 1150.
answer: (d) invented
A3 Martina Navratilova developed into one of the world's greatest tennis players.
answer: (c) developed
A4 Michael Schumacher has dominated Formula 1 racing over the past decade.
answer: (c) dominated
A5 Helen Moody set a record of eight Wimbledon singles titles.
answer: (a) set
A6 In Germany during the Middle Ages, people enjoyed bowling at village dances.
answer: (c) enjoyed
A7 Ellen Hanson earned the first singles crown at the U.S. Open in 1887.
answer: (c) earned
A8 Mary E. Outerbridge established the first tennis court in New York City in 1874.
answer: (d) established
A9 Alethea Gibson learned to play tennis on the streets of New York City.
answer: (b) learned
A10 In 1926 Suzanne Lenglen starred in the first U.S. professional tennis tour.
answer: (c) starred
