Question

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the

word given in brackets.






The French mathematician Blaise Pascal ---- (0) -----(write),” All man’s

miseries derive from not-----(1)-----(be) able to sit quietly in a room

alone.” We----- (2)----(become) experts at ----(3)---(fill) our lives with

noise and activities. We wake up to the sound of the radio-----(4)----

(blare) and dress while the television news is on. We drive to work

listening to the latest traffic report and spend the next eight hours in a -

---(5)-----(bustle)office. When we come home, at the day’s end, we____(6)----(delve)into the evening’s activities against the background sound

of the television, ringing phones and humming computers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(0) wrote

(1) being

(2)became

(3) filling

(4)blaring

(5) bustling

(6)are delved

Answer 2

Answer: 1. Being

2. Became

3. Filling

4. Blaring

5. Bustling

6. Delving

7. Humming

8. Loose

Explanation: