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Many animals are (a) able to communicate with each other very well, but none of them
(b) can talk as we do. That is, no animals (c) use words. Birds cry out (d) and make
sounds (e) that other birds understand. Smells, movements, and sounds are used
(f) for communication (g) by animals, through which they (h) express joy, anger,
fear, or hunger.

Practice Questions

I. Complete the following passages by filling in the blanks with suitable words. Write your
answers in the space provided.
1. China, with a population (a) _________ more than 1.35 billion, is the most populated
country (b) _________ the world. It is (c) _________ world’s second largest country
(d) _________ land area, which (e) _________ around 9.6 million square kilometres.
Because of its vast size, China (f) _________ a varied geography. It (g) _________
deserts, mountains, numerous rivers, (h) _________ grasslands.

2. Animal cruelty is a worldwide problem (a) _________ is rapidly growing in today’s
so-called modern society. Every day millions of animals are put (b) _________
horrendous conditions and are put (c) _________ death for their meat, skin, blood,
and other body parts. Human beings (d) _________ killing animals for their greed
(e) _________ realising that these little creatures (f) _________ part (g) _________
nature’s life cycle. If these animals (h) _________ extinct, so would the man himself.

3. Once there (a) _________ a King named Henry. He was fighting (b) _________ another
King named Ferdinand. Henry was bad (c) _________ grammar. When his army was
fighting (d) _________ Ferdinand’s army, he sent a message (e) _________ his General,
“Fight not, surrender.” So, the army surrendered. The king was furious and asked
his General (f) _________ he had surrendered. The General said that if the king
(g) _________ wanted the army to fight, his message (h) _________ have read, ‘Fight,

not surrender’.
4. Nationalism is a feeling (a) _________ oneness, brotherhood, and a sense of belonging
(b) _________ a nation. (c) _________ the second half of the nineteenth century,
nationalist spirit and consciousness began to take roots (d) _________ the minds of the

people of India. The Indians wanted (e) _________ liberate themselves (f) _________
the British rule and started (g) _________ the long road of struggle (h) _________
freedom.
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