Q-1) Identify 5 strange words in the paragraph.
I spotted it in a junk shop in Bridport, a roll-top desk. The man said it was early nineteenth century, and oak. I had wanted one, but they were far too expensive. This one was in a bad condition, the roll-top in several pieces, one leg clumsily mended, scorch marks all down one side. It was going for very little money. I thought I could restore it, It would be a risk, a challenge, but I had to have it. I paid the man and brought it back to my workroom at the back of the garage. I began work on it on Christmas Eve.
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Answer:
John Macpherson, a captain in the British army, had written that letter, dated Dec. 26, 1914, to his wife Connie.
The letter described a wonderful event. The two armies-the British and the German—fighting against each other celebrated Christmas together.
Before joining the army, Hans played the cello in the orchestra and Jim was a teacher.
No, Hans had never been to Dorset. He had only read about Dorset in Hardy’s novel ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’.
No, Jim Macpherson never came back home from the war. Perhaps therefore his wife Connie had preserved his letters.Answers:
The author found a roll-top desk for sale in a junk shop. It was made of oak wood, but it was in a veiy bad condition.
In the secret drawer of the desk, the author found a small tin box. It had a letter in it. I think the owner of the roll-top desk might have put it there.