Question

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase
appropriate to the blank space.
Example: (0) was travelling
A poor Arab,...0.... (travel) in the desert, thirsty and tired. When he saw an oasis, he
drank some water from it and ...1... (feel) that it was very sweet....2..... (Fill) his leather
bottle with the water, he continued his journey to Baghdad. After ....3.... (secure) an
audience with the Caliph there, he presented him with the leather bottle of water. It
was the only gift he had.
The Caliph received the gift and drank some water from it. He rewarded the Arab
for his gift. All the courtiers were eager ....4.... (taste) the wonderful water. But the
Caliph denied them the privilege.
When the Arab departed, the Caliph explained why he ....5.... (act) so strangely. The
water in the leather bottle, because of its long storage, ....6.... (have) a foul smell. He
knew that if the others had tasted the water, they ....7.... (show) their disgust, and the
poor man's ....8.... (feel) would have been hurt.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. felt

2.Filling

3.securing

4.to taste

5.acted

6.had

7.would show

8.feelings

Answer 2

Answer:

felt

filling

securing

to taste

acted

had

would have shown

feelings