EXERCISE 5
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. Do not rewrite the passage but write down the verbs in the correct order:
She took me into the station dining room, (1) (order) tea and samosas and jalebis, and at once I (2) (begin) to thaw and take a new interest in this kind woman. The strange encounter had little effect on my appetite. I was a hungry school-boy, and I (3) (eat) as much as I (4) (can) in as polite a manner as possible. She took obvious pleasure in (5) (watch) me eat, and I think it was the food that (6) (strengthen) the bond between us and cemented our friendship, for under theinfluence of the tea and sweets I began
(7) (talk) quite freely, and told her about my school, my friends, my likes and dislikes. She
(8) (question) me quietly from time to
time, but preferred listening; she (9) (draw) me out very well, and I had soon
(10) (forget) that we were strangers.
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1. Ordering
2. Began
3. Ate
4. Could
5. Watching
6. Strengthened
7. Talking
8. Questioned
9. Drew
10. Forgotten
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