Question

uestion 5
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.
[4]
Years ago, the Clark family in Scotland had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and
saved, making plans for their children and themselves .....1..... (travel) to the United
States. It ...2..... (take) years, but they had finally saved enough money and had got
passports and reservations for the family on a new ship to the United States.
The family was filled with excitement at the thought of going to the US. However,
seven days before their departure, the youngest son .....3..... (bit) by a dog. The doctor
........... (hang) a yellow sheet on the Clarks' front door to warn people of the possibility
of rabies. The Clarks .......... (quarantine) for fourteen days.
The family's dreams ........... (shatter). They could not make the trip to America as they
......... (plan). The father shed tears of disappointment and cursed both his son and the
dog for their misfortune.
Five days later, the tragic news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic in
which the Clarks were to travel, ......... (sink), taking hundreds of lives with it.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the correct serial order:

1. To travel

2. Took

3. Was bit

4. Hung

5. were quarantined

6. were shattered

7. had planned

8. had sunk

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