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d spotted it in a junk shop in Bridport, a roll-top desk.
The man said it was early nineteenth century, and oak.
had wanted one, but they were far too expensive. This
one was in a bad condition, the roll-top in several pieces,
side. It was going for very little money. I thought I could
restore it. It would be a risk, a challenge, but I had to
one leg clumsily mended, scorch marks all down one
have it. I paid the man and brought it back to my
workroom at the back of the garage. I began work on it
on Christmas Eve.
I removed the roll-top completely and pulled out the
drawers. The veneer had lifted almost everywhere
it​

Answer 1

The questions for the given passage are:

Questions :  (i) What did the writer find in a junk shop? (ii) What was its condition? (iii) Why did the writer purchase it? (iv) Find words in the passage which mean the opposite of 'cheap' and 'never'?      

i) The writer discovered a 'roll-top desk' in the junk shop.

ii) The desk was in an extremely bad condition and in 'several pieces.'

iii) The writer purchased it as he always wished to buy such a desk but they were quite expensive. Comparatively, this old desk of the junk shop was cheaper.

iv) opposite of 'cheap' - 'expensive'

opposite of 'never' - 'always'

Explanation:

• The given passage is an excerpt from Michael Morpurgo's emotional story titled 'The Best Christmas Present.'
• The story begins with the writer spotting an old 'roll-top' desk in a junk shop which he was willing to buy for a long time.
• The desk was in a very poor state but it was cheap. So, he thought of repairing it.  
• While working on the desk, the writer opens the drawer of the desk and he sees a letter placed inside it which was written by Jim Macpherson to Connie Macpherson.

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