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September 23, 2015 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I gave my daughter a ..................... ..

Correct! Wrong!

2. Workers who …………………. the same operation day after day take no pleasure or pride in their work.

Correct! Wrong!

3. The popular theory that modern man came out of Africa …………………. into doubt by the discovery of a 3,50,000 year old skull from China.

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4. The woman looked askance at the tablet and asked if it ……………….. all that was to be given to a patient to make him well.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The old woman ……………… with a beaming face the next day and reported that her husband had recovered.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I gave my daughter a beautifully illustrated children’s encyclopedia.

2. Workers who perform the same operation day after day take no pleasure or pride in their work.

3. The popular theory that modern man came out of Africa has been thrown into doubt by the discovery of a 350,000 year old skull from China.

4. The woman looked askance at the tablet and asked if it was all that was to be given to a patient to make him well.

5. The old woman returned with a beaming face the next day and reported that her husband had recovered.

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