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Complete the following paragraph on one of the earlier voyages of Columbus by choosing the correct options.

Christopher Columbus, (a) ______born in 1451 AD. Unlike the people of his time, (b) ___. In order to prove his belief he said (c) _____, he could reach Japan. Queen Isabella of Spain supported him. Columbus sailed west (d) ____ three ships. Unfortunately, one of the ships was wrecked. Columbus returned to Spain (e) ____ to form a colony.

(a) (i) a skilled sailor and an explorer, was 

(ii) was skilled sailor and an explorer 

(iii) being a skilled sailor and an explorer was 

(iv) a skilled sailor and an explorer is 

(b) (i) but Columbus believed that the Earth was round 

(ii) Columbus had believed that the Earth was round 

(iii) but Columbus believed that the Earth is round 

(iv) Columbus believed that the Earth was round 

(c) (i) if he sails west from Europe 

(ii) if he is sailing west of Europe 

(iii) if he sailed west from Europe 

(iv) if he sailed west to Europe 

(d) (i) with a crew of ninety men on 

(ii) having a crew of ninety men in 

(iii) with a crew of ninety men having 

(iv) going with a crew of ninety men on 

(e) (i) left behind forty men in the island of Hispaniola 

(ii) leaving behind forty men on the island of Hispaniola 

(iii) has left forty men on the island of Hispaniola 

(iv) is leaving forty men on the island of Hispaniola

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(a) (i) a skilled sailor and an explorer, was 

(b) (iv) Columbus believed that the Earth was round 

(c) (iii) if he sailed west from Europe 

(d) (i) with a crew of ninety men on 

(e) (ii) leaving behind forty men on the island of Hispaniola

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