Grammar: Word Choice - 2024 tavaszi

HOPE WATERMELON FESTIVAL Best (0) _____ as the birthplace of U.S. President Bill Clinton, Hope, Arkansas, is also "Home of the World's Largest Watermelons" and hosts the only watermelon festival featuring giant watermelons. Hope watermelon growers have been (1) _____ to grow the biggest since the 1920s. In 1925, Hugh Laseter created a sensation with a(n) (2) _____ 136-pounder (≈62 kg) that was exhibited for a few days. The 1928 champion was almost 145 pounds. Ivan Bright and his son Lloyd (3) _____ the first 200-pound (≈91 kg) melon in 1979; seeds from it were sold for $8 (4) _____. In 1985, Lloyd Bright's 10-year-old son Jason grew a 260-pound (≈118 kg) watermelon (5) _____ was recorded in the 1992 Guinness Book of World Records. These melons are huge (6) _____ to the quality of the soil and an early greenhouse start. The Hope Watermelon Festival (7) _____ in 1926, ended with hard times, was restarted in 1977, and has been (8) _____ annually ever since with about 50,000 visitors. There has been nationwide press coverage because of the enormous melons.