Circle the correct answers. The sky __1__ darker and the wind __2__ strongly. The trees __3__ in the wind and it __4__ to drizzle. The crowd is not too bothered and the people __5__ vegetables at the night market. Suddenly the lightning __6__ across the sky and the thunder rolls. Soon it __7__ cats and dogs. The people __8__ helter-skelter for shelter. They __9__ quickly to the nearby shops. The vegetable sellers __10__ up their vegetables because they __11__ wet in the rain. It __12__to rain for the next few hours. The water __13__ and many people are worried. Slowly it __14__ the place. Many shop owners nearby __15__ their shops.
1. A. am becoming
B. is becoming
C. are becoming
D. become
2. A. is blowing
B. are blowing
C. blow
D. am blowing
3. A. sways
B. are swaying
C. swaying
D. is swaying
4. A. begin
B. beginning
C. are beginning
D. is beginning
5. A. are buying
B. buys
C. is buying
D. am buying
6. A. flash
B. flashes
C. are flashing
D. flashed
7. A. rain
B. are raining
C. rained
D. is raining
8. A. are running
B. runs
C. is running
D. ran
9. A. goes
B. is going
C. are going
D. went
10. A. packed
B. is packing
C. pack
D. are packing
11. A. is getting
B. got
C. gets
D. are getting
12. A. continued
B. continues
C. continue
D. are continuing
13. A. rise
B. is rising
C. rose
D. are rising
14. A. flood
B. floods
C. are flooding
D. am flooding
15. A. is closing
B. closes
C. closed
D. are closing
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