Question

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Napoleon was (1) ______ (involve) in a conversation with a colonel of a Hungarian

battalion who (2) ______ (take) prisoner in Italy. The colonel mentioned that he ___3___

(fight) in the army of Maria Theresa. “You must have a few years under your belt!” ___4___

(exclaim) Napoleon. “I’m sure I’ve lived sixty or seventy years,” ___5___ (reply) the colonel.

“You mean to say,” Napoleon continued, “you ___6___ (not keep) track of the years you

___7___ (live)?”

The colonel promptly replied, “Sir, I always count my money, my shirts, and my horses, but

as for my years, I know nobody who wants ___8___ (steal) them, and I shall surely never

lose them​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) involved

2) took

3) fought

4) exclaimed

5) replied

6) didn't

7) lived

8) steal

Explanation:

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