Question

Question 5
a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with thecorrect form of the
word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, butwrite in correct serial order the word
or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
[4]
There was a king in China who used to spend hours in his uniform,_1_(parade) before
a mirror in his room. He would remain secluded in his palace, admiring himself, while his
subjects__2__(starve) to death and his kingdom went to ruin.
One night, a courtier gathered a group of palace 3__(attend) and, while the king slept,
cut a window on the wall where the king's mirror had hung.
The next morning, when the king dressed himself in his__4_(sparkle) medals, he
walked to where the mirror had been and saw to his ___5__ (amaze) the unending
procession of his people passing on the street. He saw starving children reaching into
garbage cans forcrusts. He saw sick and __6_(maim) men and women.
He _7__ (tear) off his medals, called for simple clothes, and went out_8__(mingle)
with the people. His whole outlook on life changed when he stopped looking into mirror
at himself only.

Answer 1

Answer:

1 . parades

2. starved

3. attention

4. sparkling

Answer 2

Explanation:

1.parading

2.starved

3.attendants

4.sparkling

5.amazement

6.maimed

7.tore

8.mingle