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in the1920's. As he (g) _____________ (follow) a small river he got separated from
his guides. He (h) _____________ on (go) alone, hoping he (i) _____________ (find)
them, but instead he (j) _____________ (encounter) a group of natives. He (k)
_____________ (stay) with them for several days and (l) _____________ (find out)
that a very old woman (m) _____________ (actually/meet) the famous explorer. She
(n) _____________ (know) how he (o) _____________(die). Tom (p) _____________
(become) very friendly with the natives and now he (q) _____________ (plan) to go
back and see them again. He is sure they (r) _____________ (welcome) him back.
9. Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She (a) _____________ (make) clothes ever since she
(b) _____________ (be) a young girl. She (c) _____________
(get) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She
(d) ____________ (sew) buttons onto a shirt one day, when she
(e) _____________ (have) a brilliant idea for a design. After she (f) _____________
(speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she (g) _____________ (open) her
own little workshop. Now she (h) _____________ (make) lots of money. Next year she
(i) _____________ (open) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She (j) _________
(sell) clothes to a lot of famous people, including filmstars and singers, and she (k)
_____________ (think) she will be very rich soon.
10. One day, a little Indian boy (a) _____________ (sit) outside his wigwam. He
(b) _____________ (wonder) how the Indians (c) ____________ (choose) their
children’s names. He (d) _____________ (decide) to go and ask the Indian Chief.
“Well,” (e) _____________ (explain) the Chief, “we (f) _____________ (love)
nature and when a new baby (g) _____________ (be) born, we (h) _____________
(look) around and we (i) _____________ (choose) a name from what we
(j) _____________ (see), like Flowing Waterfall, Bright Star, Running Bull and so on.
(k) _____________ (you/understand)?” “Yes, chief”, the little Indian boy said. “Why
(l) _____________ (you/be) so interested in this, Two Dogs Fighting?”, the Chief asked.

II. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. The thief _________________ (catch) red-handed.

2. A bomb scare _________________ (delay) the flight by almost two hours.
3. The stadium _________________ (reverberate) with dance, music, and drama as
troupes from different parts of the country _________________ (present) a panorama
of colour and costume.
4. I _________________ (spend) the whole day yesterday in bed.

5. Students from different parts of the country _________________ (participate) in the
programme.
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