Question

Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate
form of the verb given in the brackets.
Once upon a time a princess ......1...... (fall) in love with a slave. She
wanted to marry him. No amount of persuasion ......2....... (can) make
her change her mind. Her father, the king, was at his wit's end. Nor
could any of the advisors in his court offer any solution. At last a wise
man came to the court. He told the king that efforts to .......3..(impose) his will on his daughter .......4....... (be) futile. Doing so would only make the girl firmer in her resolve and make her despise
her father. The wise man suggested a plan. So the king told his daughter that she could marry the slave at the end of a period of 30 days during which both of them would be made .....5........ (stay) in a little room. The princess ......6...... (agree) readily. But she soon found
that there was nothing to interest her in the salve after a few days. A
week went by and the princess longed to be free from the slave's company. In due time she took to ...... 7...... (hit) the door asking to be let out! When they were both ......8...... (allow) to leave the room, the princess thanked her father for ............ (save) her from a fate she
could not realise earlier. She realised that living apart ......10......(make) living together easier.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1   fell

2  could

3  imposing

4  should be/being ( i am a bit confused in it )

5  staying

6  agreed

7  hitting/hit ( i am a bit confused in it too )

8  allowed

9  saving

9  makes

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. fell

2. could

3. impose

4. was

5. to stay

6. agreed

7. hit

8. were allowed

9. saving

10. makes

These are the correct answers.