PASSAGE 1

have up mine take in out rid on something it air

together as used broken saw on now full out

It was midnight when the last guest left. I sighed heavily as I looked around. The living room
was ___1___ of cigarette smell and stale perfume. As I looked around, I ___2___ wet patches of
spilt beer on my best Persian carpet. My antique vases were totally smashed. They had even
___3___ my antique oak tables as ashtrays. These guests of ___4___ had done their best to
destroy my expensively decorated living room ! What a night this had turned ___5___ to be.

I shook my head. The mess would ___6___ hours to clear. Getting ___7___ of the smell would
require days. My housekeeper would had resigned ___8___ the spot if she saw the mess. i had to
do ___9___ fast. I could not afford to lose her ___10___ she is the best cook I ___11___ ever
had

I had no choice. I went to the bookshelf, took ___12___ the book 'The Evolution of Man' by
Charles Darwin and pressed on the wall behind ___13___ . A small hole in the wall appeared
___14___ my right. I reached ___15___ and took out a long object. Then I waved it in the
___16___. The room started to clean itself ___17___ . Even the antique vases started fitting
themselves ___18___ so well that one could not tell they had been ___19___. As you might have
guessed by ___20___, the long object is a wand, and I am what they call a witch.

PASSAGE 2

For down crying to goes sorry inside when up turned like

saw on fast so one came face with up

You must have heard of many ghost stories, but have you heard of this ___1___ from Japan ?
The story ___2___ like this; one moonlit night, a man was walking home along the river
___3___ he saw a woman ___4___ on the bridge. He could not see her ___5___ because she
was sitting with her back ___6___ him. However, he could see that she was crying ___7___
hysterically that her whole body was shaking. The man felt ___8___ for her. when he went
___9___ to comfort her, she suddenly ___10___ around. To his horror, the man I ___11___ that
she had no eyes, no nose and no mouth ___12___ her face ! ___13___ a while the man stood
frozen. Then he turned and ran away as ___14___ as he could until he ___15___ to the nearest
inn.

Once ___16___, he began to stammer out what he had seen, for he was trembling ___17___ fear.
The proprietor of the inn, who had been bending ___18___ to clean the tables, straightened
___19___ and asked him, "Did she look ___20___ this ?" His face, too, was egg-like.

The man fainted !

Answers PASSAGE 1

It was midnight when the last guest left. I sighed heavily as I looked around. The living room
was full of cigarette smell and stale perfume. As I looked around, Isaw wet patches of spilt beer
on my best Persian carpet. My antique vases were totally smashed. They had even used my
antique oak tables as ashtrays. These guests of mine had done their best to destroy my
expensively decorated living room ! What a night this had turned out to be.

I shook my head. The mess would take hours to clear. Getting rid of the smell would require
days. My housekeeper would had resigned on the spot if she saw the mess. i had to
do something fast. I could not afford to lose her as she is the best cook I have ever had

I had no choice. I went to the bookshelf, took out the book 'The Evolution of Man' by Charles
Darwin and pressed on the wall behind it. A small hole in the wall appeared on my right. I
reached in and took out a long object. Then I waved it in the air. The room started to clean
itself up. Even the antique vases started fitting themselves together so well that one could not
tell they had beenbroken. As you might have guessed by now, the long object is a wand, and I
am what they call a witch.

Answers PASSAGE 2

You must have heard of many ghost stories, but have you heard of this one from Japan ? The
story goes like this; one moonlit night, a man was walking home along the river when he saw a
woman crying on the bridge. He could not see her face because she was sitting with her
back to him. However, he could see that she was crying so hysterically that her whole body was
shaking. The man felt ___sorry___ for her. when he went ___up/forward___ to comfort her,
she suddenly ___turned___ around. To his horror, the man I ___saw___ that she had no eyes,
no nose and no mouth ___on___ her face ! ___For___ a while the man stood frozen. Then he
turned and ran away as fast as he could until he ___came___ to the nearest inn.

Once ___inside___, he began to stammer out what he had seen, for he was trembling
___with___ fear. The proprietor of the inn, who had been bending ___down___ to clean the
tables, straightened ___up___ and asked him, "Did she look ___like___ this ?" His face, too,
was egg-like.

The man fainted !

Sandwiches make a delicious snack any time. They are a common ___1___ at picnics and teas.
Interestingly enough, the sandwich is the invention of ___2___ eighteen century English Earl
called John Montagu. Montagu was addicted ___3___ card games. he would play these games
___4___ his friends for long stretches of ___5___ . Often, he even found it ___6___ bothersome
to stop his games ___7___ meals.

One day, ___8___ the middle of a game, Montagu was served a meal of sliced meat ___9___
bread. At that time, Montagu was playing the game that ___10___ its players to cover cards one
on top ___11___ another. As Montagu looked at ___12___ the game and his food, an idea came
to his ___13___.

"I can do the same with my food ___14___ well," he thought.

He took a slice of bread, ___15___ a piece of meat on it and covered that with ___16___ slice of
bread. Montagu was very pleased with his invention ___17___ it allowed him to play cards with
one hand and eat his meal with the ___18___.

Montagu's friends quickly caught ___19___ to his idea and they named the new invention
___20___ him. As Montagu's full title was 'the Earl of Sandwich', the new invention became
known as a 'sandwich'.

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Sandwiches make a delicious snack any time. They are a common sight at picnics and teas.
Interestingly enough, the sandwich is the invention of aneighteen century English Earl called
John Montagu. Montagu was addicted tocard games. he would play these games with his friends
for long stretches oftime. Often, he even found it too bothersome to stop his games for meals.

One day, in the middle of a game, Montagu was served a meal of sliced meatwith bread. At that
time, Montagu was playing the game that required its players to cover cards one on
top of another. As Montagu looked at both the game and his food, an idea came to his mind.

"I can do the same with my food as well," he thought.

He took a slice of bread, placed a piece of meat on it and covered that withanother slice of
bread. Montagu was very pleased with his inventionbecause/for it allowed him to play cards
with one hand and eat his meal with the other.

Montagu's friends quickly caught on to his idea and they named the new invention after him. As
Montagu's full title was 'the Earl of Sandwich', the new invention became known as a 'sandwich'.

I will always remember the trip I made to the zoo in 1988. It was then ___1___ I caught measles
from one of my friends, Peter, who had gone ___2___ too. ___3___ he met us at the zoo, he had
gone to ___4___ his cousin who was recovering ___5___ measles. The next day, Peter was
complaining ___6___ a sore throat, a bad cold and high fever. When he was diagnosed ___7___
a doctor as having measles, his parents rang ___8___ up to warn me that I had been exposed
___9___ measles too. By the next day, I was also ___10___ the same symptoms. My doctor
advised me to ___11___ at home for the next two weeks.

I was quite pleased ___12___ the doctor's instruction. I spent the time ___13___ storybooks,
listening to music ___14___ watching television. When I get ___15___ , I would call up Peter,
who ___16___ had to spend two weeks at home, for a chat. Unfortunately, the two weeks passed
___17___ quickly. When we ___18___ to school, we had to work twice ___19___ hard to catch
up with our classmates. It was definitely not ___20___ the 'holiday'.

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I will always remember the trip I made to the zoo in 1988. It was then that I caught measles from
one of my friends, Peter, who had gone along too. Beforehe met us at the zoo, he had gone
to visit his cousin who was recovering frommeasles. The next day, Peter was complaining of a
sore throat, a bad cold and high fever. When he was diagnosed by a doctor as having measles, his
parents rang me up to warn me that I had been exposed to measles too. By the next day, I was
also showing/having the same symptoms. My doctor advised me to stayat home for the next two
weeks.

I was quite pleased with the doctor's instruction. I spent the time readingstorybooks, listening to
music and watching television. When I get bored, I would call up Peter, who also had to spend
two weeks at home, for a chat. Unfortunately, the two weeks passed too/by quickly. When
we returned to school, we had to work twice as hard to catch up with our classmates. It was
definitely not worth the 'holiday'.