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An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (1) ___________with no manual workers, it’s reported. In fact, (2)_______was sweeping the piazza in front of the (3)_______ church in preparation for market day, (4)______ to deputy mayor’s father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfliu’s last (5)______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. “We can’t do anything – we are blocked by bureaucracy,” the mayor says.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1
Was left
was leaving
has left
leaves
- Option 1: Was left
- This passive construction suggests the town was suddenly and unintentionally without manual workers.
- It's appropriate for emphasizing the situation's involuntary and unexpected nature.
- Correct Answer
- Option 2: Was leaving
- This implies an active, ongoing departure, which doesn't fit the context of an abrupt lack of workers.
- Option 3: Has left
- This indicates a completed action in the present, but lacks the emphasis on unexpected absence.
- Option 4: Leaves
- This simple present doesn't appropriately convey the sudden lack of workers.
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