PART II: GRAMMAR (107) Martin Luther, Jr, who (1)
Read the following short passage about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., and fill in the blank spaces with
the active or passive form of the verb in the parenthesis. Be sure that the verb is in the correct tense
(recognize) today as having been one of America's leading social refoane He (3)
(hear) in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 1, 1929 (2)
for advancing civil rights. His role as leader of the civil rights movement (4)
(discriminate) against severely all over the country, especially in the South, so they (9)
ready for a fight. King's belief in nonviolent demonstrations, however, which (10)
award. In 1968, just as he was preparing to lead a nationwide campaign on behalf of the poor. Martin
best
(begin) in 1959
(arrest) for refusing to give up for a white
(verve) as the impetus for a bus boycott
(direen) by King. At the time, blacks (8)
(tre)
(inspire) by
(adopt by the civil rights movement. Although black (12)
discriminate) against to some degree at the present. Martin Luther King (1)
(make)
significant gains in the struggle for greater equality. He (14)
(will always remember) as the
leader who peacefully convinced many Americans that the principles of the Constitution (15)
(not uphold). In 1964, he (16)
(award) the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black to receive this
when a black woman in Montgomery, Alabana (5)
man her seat in the front of the bus. The incident (6)
throughout Montgomery, which (7)
Gandhi. (11)
Luther King Jr. (17)
(assassinate). Following his assassination, there (18) (be) riots
in many cities in the United States. In 1971. Martin Luther King Day (19)
(establish) as a
holiday throughout the United States. His life (20)
(commemorate) in January every year