a open challenge to all
question no.6 and 7
Answers
6a) was => is. b) or => and c) for => by d) at => of
7a) that he thought his dog (had) wanted something.
7b) why he thought that.
7c) that he was whining and
8a) Perhaps Bill’s wife or girlfriend asked him to stop fighting. She was worried about his health or injuries during the fights. Or, they planned to spend their life in another manner. Perhaps he was getting old. Bill had promised his wife/girlfriend that he would stop fighting after his present contract with the club. Perhaps that fight was the last fight as per his contract.
8b) Perhaps Bill’s wife was worried about his health, his fitness, and age. Perhaps Bill was getting seriously injured often during fights. Perhaps Bill and his wife were having some financial problems or needs. So he was fighting for money. So that financial problem caused the anxiety.
8c) The antonym of anxieties : assurances, joys, securities, calmness
OR
a) The rain compares itself with the sigh or the sea, the laughter of the field, and the tears of heaven.
b) The rain brings with it “love”. OR perhaps:
The rain brings with it (an endless heaven of) memories.
c) fondness = affection