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Once there lived a rich man who was famous (a) ________ his charitable acts. He always
gave alms (b) ________ the poor. A poor hermit happened to be his neighbour. The hermit
was called the Silent Buddha, for he was an enlightened person and spent all his time
(c) ________ meditation. Once he meditated (d) ________ seven days and seven nights
at a stretch without any food or water. When he awoke from his trance, he was very
hungry. So he went (e) ________ the rich man to beg (f) ________ food. Mara, the God
of Death, was jealous (g) ________ the rich man’s reputation and decided to stop him
(h) ________ giving alms. He wanted the Silent Buddha to die (i) ________ starvation.
When the rich man came forward to offer alms (j) ________ the Silent Buddha, Mara lit a
huge fire (k) ________ the two. But the rich man was determined and trusting the strength
(l) ________ his good deeds, walked (m) ________ the fire and, emerging unharmed,
offered the food to Silent Buddha. Mara was defeated and departed saying, “Indeed, the
power (n) ________ generosity is great!”

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My neighbour said she wanted to ask me (a) ________ a small favour. Little
did I know what was (b) ________ store for me, when I agreed to feed her cat.
After my neighbour left (c) ________ her trip, I walked (d) ________ the street to
her house. Once, I got (e) ________ the house, I was overwhelmed (f) ________
the stench of cat urine. I looked (g) ________ the house and couldn’t believe what
I saw. My eyes fell (h) ________ two salad dressing containers sitting on a table
(i) ________ the couch, which was completely covered (j) ________ dirty laundry.

IX. In the following passages, a preposition has been omitted in the lines against which
blanks are given. Write the omitted word along with the word that comes before and
the word that comes after it in the space provided.

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Before Missing word After

Students who go to study abroad often experience
a type cultural shock when they arrive in the new (a) ______ ______ ______

country. Customs that they took granted in their (b) ______ ______ ______
own society may not be followed the host country. (c) ______ ______ ______

Even everyday patterns life may be different. When (d) ______ ______ ______

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