Question

Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets:
I.
Pour – was pouring

Mili ________ (pour) milk into her cereal, when she _______ (hear) a _________ (scratch) sound. She ________ (rush) to the door and ________ (open) it. There ______ (stand) a puppy ______ (carry) an envelope in its mouth. Mili ______ (pick) up the puppy.
II.
Live – has been living

Mr Bose _____ (live) in this house since 1984. Now, the time ______ (come) to leave this house and _______ (settle) abroad. His son ______ (settle) in England and ________ (want) his father to join him. Mr Bose ______ (be sad) and doesn’t want to _______ (go). But his son refuses to _______ (listen) to him.

III.
Be - is
India ______ (be) a land of wonders. In the north _____ (rise) the Himalayas ______ (protect) the country from the invaders and the terrible cold winds. The remaining three sides _____ (guard) by the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. The forests are the pride of India _____ (abound) in animals and birds. The deserts ______ (have) its own beauty, with its expense of undulating sand _______ (stretch) up to the horizon. Last but not the least, are the people who _______ (give) to India its unique character.

Answer 1

Answer:

heard scratching rushed opened carrying. picked

is rises. protects. guarded.