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Gap fills

August 10th, 2016 in English Quiz

 

Fill in the blanks using the correct alternative.

Once upon a time, there ………………… (live) a man named Androcles. He worked …………………. (with / for) a cruel king. The king ………..……… (treat) his workers very badly. One night, Androcles ……………… (manage) to escape.

‘Where ……… I …….. (go)? Who …….. (give) me shelter?’ he …….. (wonder). He ……… (know) there was a forest near the king’s palace. ‘I …………… (hide) in the forest,’ he ………. (think). When he ……….. (enter) the forest, he ……….. (see) a cave. Let me take shelter in this cave for the night. I can walk towards the other side of the forest once day ……….. (break). Androcles ………… (collect) some dry grass and tip-toed into the cave.

Answers

Once upon a time, there lived a man named Androcles. He worked for a cruel king. The king treated his workers very badly. One night, Androcles managed to escape.

‘Where will I go? Who will give me shelter?’ he wondered. He knew there was a forest near the king’s palace. ‘I will hide in the forest,’ he thought. When he entered the forest, he saw a cave. Let me take shelter in this cave for the night. I can walk towards the other side of the forest once day breaks. Androcles collected some dry grass and tip-toed into the cave.