Direction: In the following questions, in the passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

I will always (1011) the trip I made to the zoo in 1988. It was then that I (1012) measles from one of my friends. Peter, who had (1013) along too.

Before he met us at the zoo, he had gone to visit his cousin who was (1014) from measles. The next day, Peter was (1015) 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 he had been (1016) to measles too. By the next day, I was also showing/having the same symptoms. My doctor (1017) me to stay at home for the next two weeks.

I was quite pleased with the doctor’s instruction. I spent the time reading story-books, (1018) to music and watching television. When I got bored, I would call up Peter, who also had to spend two weeks at home, for a chat. Unfortunately, the two weeks passed by quickly. When we (1019) to school, we had to work twice as hard to (1020) with our classmates. It was definitely not worth the ‘holiday’.

Direction: In the following questions, in the passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

The Red Indians (1001) for the arrival of the bison. The beasts, which come only once a year, are a good source of meat and hide. The Red Indians (1002) to survive the cold, bitter winter.

Tikki, the young boy, (1003) to look out for herd’s arrival. Everyday, he (1004) to the top of the hill to see if he could spot them on the vast horizon.

One night, while he (1005) the ground shook (1006) and his bag of arrows fell off from its hook on the wall. Tikki (1007) of his wigwam and felt a strong gust of wind and dust gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he ran to the other wigwams and woke everyone up. A big fire (1008) built and the Red Indians danced around it, giving praises to their God who had, at last, (1009) their food and clothing of animal hide. The next morning, all the warriors (1010) to hunt down the beasts which were grazing near the river.