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Interestingly enough, the sandwich is the invention of ___2___ eighteen century English Earl called John Montagu.. As Montagu's full title was 'the Earl of Sandwich', the new invention b

The honey bee is a very unusual kind of insect _1 _ other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a _2 _ of a community These bees live _3 _ in what is known as a bee colony

The head of the colony is called the queen bee She is larger than the _4 _ of the bees Her main task _5 _ the colony is to lay eggs Most of the _6 _ bees are the worker bees These bees _7 _ nectar and pollen from flowers The nectar _8 _ is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then converted _9 _ honey The worker bees also help look _10 _ the young bees as soon as the eggs are

_11 _, the worker bees feed the young bees _12 _ pollen and nectar The third type of bee found in the colony is the drone or _13 _ bee The main task of _14 _

a bee is to mate with a new queen

The queen bee has a life _15 _ of about three years _16 _ this period, she would have _17 _ more than half a million eggs _18 _ the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed This new queen would eventually take _19 _ the 'duties' of the old queen when the _20 _ dies

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The honey bee is a very unusual kind of insect Unlike other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a member of a community These bees live together in what is known

as a bee colony

The head of the colony is called the queen bee She is larger than the rest of the bees Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs Most of the other bees are the worker bees These bees collect nectar and pollen from flowers The nectar that is carried by the worker bees

is deposited on the hive and then converted into honey The worker bees also help look

after the young bees as soon as the eggs are hatched, the worker bees feed the young

bees with pollen and nectar The third type of bee found in the colony is the drone or

male bee The main task of such a bee is to mate with a new queen.

The queen bee has a life span of about three years During this period, she would have

laid more than half a million eggs When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be

groomed This new queen would eventually take over the 'duties' of the old queen when the latter dies

002.

"Would you like to buy a box of matchsticks, mister ?" the little girl asked The man _1 _ she approached did not even _2 _ to answer her He shuffled _3 _ in his great coat, eager to get home _4 _ his cosy fireplace

The girl was shivering _5 _ the cold It had been _6 _ continuously for the past two days The girl's shoes, _7 _ were already thin were thoroughly soaked Yet, her sweet, angelic _8 _ did not lose _9 _ innocent smile It only made her _10 _ more pathetic when she knitted her brows sometimes Her feet _11 _ sore with painful chilblains

Someone shouted, "Watch _12 _, girl !"

It was too _13 _ ! The coach ws going too fast and the _14 _ had not seen her earlier There was barely enough _15 _ for the little girl to take a step back In her hurry to get to _16 _, the basket of matchsticks fell _17 _ the snow

She _18 _ them up, wet and dirty from a puddle of melted snow The matchstick couldn't be used now as she began to make her way _19 _, she realised that she had lost _20 _ of her shoes in the snow

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"Would you like to buy a box of matchsticks, mister ?" the little girl asked The man

whom she approached did not even stop/bother to answer her He shuffled away in his

great coat, eager to get home to his cosy fireplace

The girl was shivering in the cold It had been snowing continuously for the past two days The girl's shoes, which were already thin were thoroughly soaked Yet, her sweet, angelic face did not lose its innocent smile It only made her look more pathetic when she knitted her brows sometimes Her feet were sore with painful chilblains

Someone shouted, "Watch out, girl !"

It was too late ! The coach was going too fast and the driver had not seen her earlier There was barely enough time for the little girl to take a step back In her hurry to get to

safety, the basket of matchsticks fell onto the snow.

She picked them up, wet and dirty from a puddle of melted snow The matchstick

couldn't be used now as she began to make her way home, she realised that she had lost

one of her shoes in the snow.

003.

It was midnight when the last guest left I sighed heavily as I looked around The living room was _1 _ of cigarette smell and stale perfume As I looked around, I _2 _ wet patches of spilt beer on my best Persian carpet My antique vases were totally

smashed They had even _3 _ my antique oak tables as ashtrays These guests of _4 _ had done their best to destroy my expensively decorated living room ! What a night this had turned _5 _ to be

I shook my head The mess would _6 _ hours to clear Getting _7 _ of the smell would require days My housekeeper would had resigned _8 _ the spot if she saw the mess i had to do _9 _ fast I could not afford to lose her _10 _ she is the best cook I _11 _ ever had

I had no choice I went to the bookshelf, took _12 _ the book 'The Evolution of Man'

by Charles Darwin and pressed on the wall behind _13 _ A small hole in the wall appeared _14 _ my right I reached _15 _ and took out a long object Then I waved it in the _16 _ The room started to clean itself _17 _ Even the antique vases started fitting themselves _18 _ so well that one could not tell they had been _19 _ As you might have guessed by _20 _, the long object is a wand, and I am what they call a witch

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It was midnight when the last guest left I sighed heavily as I looked around The living room was full of cigarette smell and stale perfume As I looked around, I saw wet patches

of spilt beer on my best Persian carpet My antique vases were totally smashed They had even used my antique oak tables as ashtrays These guests of mine had done their best to destroy my expensively decorated living room ! What a night this had turned out to be

I shook my head The mess would take hours to clear Getting rid of the smell would require days My housekeeper would had resigned on the spot if she saw the mess i had

to do something fast I could not afford to lose her as she is the best cook I have ever had

I had no choice I went to the bookshelf, took out the book 'The Evolution of Man' by Charles Darwin and pressed on the wall behind it A small hole in the wall appeared on

my right I reached in and took out a long object Then I waved it in the air The room started to clean itself up Even the antique vases started fitting themselves together so well that one could not tell they had been broken As you might have guessed by now, the long object is a wand, and I am what they call a witch

004.

You must have heard of many ghost stories, but have you heard of this _1 _ from Japan ? The story _2 _ like this; one moonlit night, a man was walking home along the river _3 _ he saw a woman _4 _ on the bridge He could not see her _5 _

because she was sitting with her back _6 _ him However, he could see that she was crying _7 _ hysterically that her whole body was shaking The man felt _8 _ for her when he went _9 _ to comfort her, she suddenly _10 _ around To his horror, the man I _11 _ that she had no eyes, no nose and no mouth _12 _ her face ! _13 _ a while the man stood frozen Then he turned and ran away as _14 _

as he could until he _15 _ to the nearest inn

Once _16 _, he began to stammer out what he had seen, for he was trembling

_17 _ fear The proprietor of the inn, who had been bending _18 _ to clean the tables, straightened _19 _ and asked him, "Did she look _20 _ this ?" His face, too, was egg-like

The man fainted !

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up/forward 10 turned 11 saw 12 on 13 For 14 fast 15 came 16 inside 17 with 18 down 19 up 20 like

You must have heard of many ghost stories, but have you heard of this one from Japan ? The story goes like this; one moonlit night, a man was walking home along the river

when he saw a woman crying on the bridge He could not see her face because she was

sitting with her back to him However, he could see that she was crying so hysterically that her whole body was shaking The man felt _sorry _ for her when he went _up/forward _ to comfort her, she suddenly _turned _ around To his horror, the man I _saw _ that she had no eyes, no nose and no mouth _on _ her face ! _For _ a while the man stood frozen Then he turned and ran away as fast as he could until he _came _ to the nearest inn

Once _inside _, he began to stammer out what he had seen, for he was trembling _with _ fear The proprietor of the inn, who had been bending _down _ to clean the tables, straightened _up _ and asked him, "Did she look _like _ this ?" His face, too, was egg-like

The man fainted !

005.

It was a Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs Kerugesu were window shopping at a shopping centre As they stood outside a boutique, Mr Kerugesu spotted a shiny new _1 _ machine

"Look ! It's _2 _ of those modern computerized machines that tells your weight and gives you your fortune at the _3 _ time I think I shall try it," he told his _4 _ Mrs Kerugesu, however, was not too keen _5 _ the idea

"Let's _6 _ bother I don't _7 _ in fortune telling," she said.

Mr Kerugesu, however, insisted _8 _ trying the machine He was very curious to _9 _ out his 'fortune' He stepped on the machine and _10 _ a fifty cent coin There was a soft buzzing _11 _ from the machine A few seconds _12 _ , a slip

of paper emerged Mrs Kerugesu took the slip and _13 _ it out to her husband :

"Your fortune : You are a clever and _14 _ person If you are working, you will become an employee that _15 _ boss would be proud of You will become a good leader _16 _ men Everyone will listen to you _17 _ you speak _18 _ you lead, everyone will follow."

Mrs Kerugesu paused _19 _ breath

"It's got your weight _20 _ too," she added

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on 9 find 10 inserted 11 sound 12 later 13 read 14 talented 15 every 16 of

17 when 18 Wherever 19 for 20 wrong

It was a Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs Kerugesu were window shopping at a shopping centre As they stood outside a boutique, Mr Kerugesu spotted a shiny new weighing machine

"Look ! It's one of those modern computerized machines that tells your weight and gives you your fortune at the same time I think I shall try it," he told his wife

Mrs Kerugesu, however, was not too keen about/on the idea

"Let's not bother I don't believe in fortune telling," she said

Mr Kerugesu, however, insisted on trying the machine He was very curious to find out his 'fortune' He stepped on the machine and inserted a fifty cent coin There was a soft buzzing sound from the machine A few seconds later, a slip of paper emerged Mrs Kerugesu took the slip and read it out to her husband :

"Your fortune : You are a clever and talented person If you are working, you will become an employee that every boss would be proud of You will become a good leader

of men Everyone will listen to you when you speak Wherever you lead, everyone will

follow."

Mrs Kerugesu paused for breath

"It's got your weight wrong too," she added

006.

Sandwiches make a delicious snack any time They are a common _1 _ at picnics and teas Interestingly enough, the sandwich is the invention of _2 _ eighteen century English Earl called John Montagu Montagu was addicted _3 _ card games he would play these games _4 _ his friends for long stretches of _5 _ Often, he even found it _6 _ bothersome to stop his games _7 _ meals

One day, _8 _ the middle of a game, Montagu was served a meal of sliced meat _9 _ bread At that time, Montagu was playing the game that _10 _ its players to cover cards one on top _11 _ another As Montagu looked at _12 _ the game and his food, an idea came to his _13 _

"I can do the same with my food _14 _ well," he thought

He took a slice of bread, _15 _ a piece of meat on it and covered that with _16 _ slice of bread Montagu was very pleased with his invention _17 _ it allowed him to play cards with one hand and eat his meal with the _18 _

Montagu's friends quickly caught _19 _ to his idea and they named the new invention _20 _ him As Montagu's full title was 'the Earl of Sandwich', the new invention became known as a 'sandwich'

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18 other 19 on 20 after

Sandwiches make a delicious snack any time They are a common sight at picnics and teas Interestingly enough, the sandwich is the invention of an eighteen century English Earl called John Montagu Montagu was addicted to card games he would play these games with his friends for long stretches of time Often, he even found it too bothersome

to stop his games for meals

One day, in the middle of a game, Montagu was served a meal of sliced meat with bread

At that time, Montagu was playing the game that required its players to cover cards one

on top of another As Montagu looked at both the game and his food, an idea came to his

mind.

"I can do the same with my food as well," he thought

He took a slice of bread, placed a piece of meat on it and covered that with another slice

of bread Montagu was very pleased with his invention because/for it allowed him to play cards with one hand and eat his meal with the other

Montagu's friends quickly caught on to his idea and they named the new invention after him As Montagu's full title was 'the Earl of Sandwich', the new invention became known

as a 'sandwich'

"I will never forgive her," Anne muttered as she walked away _1 _ the class Panting and running _2 _ her, Lilian came up _3 _ her and apologised profusely _4 _ accidentally spilling chocolate milk all _5 _ Anne's new bag Anne _6 _ to listen

to Lilian She cupped her _7 _ over her ears, glared at Lilian _8 _ screamed

"I'll never talk to you _9 _ !" Then she ran away

Anne was _10 _ angry when she reached home She banged the door hard _11 _ her and woke Granny from her afternoon _12 _ She was rude to Mother when Mother asked her what she _13 _ for dinner She _14 _ little Tony when she found that he had messed _15 _ her room again Tony ran howling _16 _

Mother His poor arm was red _17 _ Anne's pinching

"What's the matter _18 _ you today, Anne ?" Mother came into the room and asked

"You've made everybody upset _19 _ you stepped into the house Did something _20 _ in school ?"

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"I will never forgive her," Anne muttered as she walked away from the class Panting and running after her, Lilian came up to her and apologised profusely for accidentally spilling chocolate milk all over Anne's new bag Anne refused to listen to Lilian She cupped her hands over her ears, glared at Lilian and screamed

"I'll never talk to you again !" Then she ran away

Anne was still angry when she reached home She banged the door hard behind/after her and woke Granny from her afternoon nap/sleep She was rude to Mother when Mother asked her what she wanted for dinner She pinched little Tony when she found that he had messed up her room again Tony ran howling to Mother His poor arm was red from Anne's pinching

"What's the matter with you today, Anne ?" Mother came into the room and asked

"You've made everybody upset since you stepped into the house Did something happen

in school ?"

008.

I will always remember the trip I made to the zoo in 1988 It was then _1 _ I caught measles from one of my friends, Peter, who had gone _2 _ too _3 _ he met us at the zoo, he had gone to _4 _ his cousin who was recovering _5 _ measles The next day, Peter was complaining _6 _ a sore throat, a bad cold and high fever When

he was diagnosed _7 _ a doctor as having measles, his parents rang _8 _ up to warn me that I had been exposed _9 _ measles too By the next day, I was also _10 _ the same symptoms My doctor advised me to _11 _ at home for the next two weeks

I was quite pleased _12 _ the doctor's instruction I spent the time _13 _

storybooks, listening to music _14 _ watching television When I get _15 _ , I would call up Peter, who _16 _ had to spend two weeks at home, for a chat

Unfortunately, the two weeks passed _17 _ quickly When we _18 _ to school,

we had to work twice _19 _ hard to catch up with our classmates It was definitely not _20 _ the 'holiday'

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I will always remember the trip I made to the zoo in 1988 It was then that I caught measles from one of my friends, Peter, who had gone along too Before he met us at the zoo, he had gone to visit his cousin who was recovering from measles The next day, Peter was complaining of a sore throat, a bad cold and high fever When he was

diagnosed by a doctor as having measles, his parents rang me up to warn me that I had been exposed to measles too By the next day, I was also showing/having the same symptoms My doctor advised me to stay at home for the next two weeks

I was quite pleased with the doctor's instruction I spent the time reading storybooks, listening to music and watching television When I get bored, I would call up Peter, who

also had to spend two weeks at home, for a chat Unfortunately, the two weeks passed too/by quickly When we returned to school, we had to work twice as hard to catch up

with our classmates It was definitely not worth the 'holiday'

009.

Once upon a time, there was a man called Rip Van Winkle He was a likeable _1 _ lazy man who never did an ounce of _2 _ in his life His wife was always nagging _3 _ him for being so lazy

One day, to _4 _ his wife's nagging, Rip Van Winkle took a stroll in the woods In these mysterious woods, he encountered a _5 _ of old men with long beards

_6 _ they saw Rip Van Winkle, they offered him a drink from a flask Rip Van Winkle took a _7 _ and found the drink delicious As he was very thirsty, he drank to his heart's _8 _ Immediately after the drink, he felt his eyelids becoming heavy Before he knew it, he had _9 _ into a deep sleep

When he _10 _ up, the sun was shining brightly

"I must have slept the whole night," he thought to _11 _

As Rip Van Winkle _12 _ his way home, he discovered, to his astonishment, that the landscape around him had changed As he approached his village, he was even _13 _ dumbfounded He found that he could not recognise _14 _ in the village ! Not only _15 _ the people look different, they were also _16 _ in a different fashion Everyone was staring at his chin As Rip Van Winkle looked _17 _ at his own chin,

he realised, to his surprise, that he had _18 _ a very long beard

After _19 _ some enquiries, Rip Van Winkle realised that one hundred years had passed from the time he drank the liquid _20 _ the time he woke up This meant that

he had been asleep for one hundred years !

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Once upon a time, there was a man called Rip Van Winkle He was a likeable but lazy man who never did an ounce of work in his life His wife was always nagging at him for being so lazy

One day, to escape/avoid his wife's nagging, Rip Van Winkle took a stroll in the woods

In these mysterious woods, he encountered a group of old men with long beards When they saw Rip Van Winkle, they offered him a drink from a flask Rip Van Winkle took a

sip and found the drink delicious As he was very thirsty, he drank to his heart's content

Immediately after the drink, he felt his eyelids becoming heavy Before he knew it, he had fallen into a deep sleep

When he woke up, the sun was shining brightly

"I must have slept the whole night," he thought to himself

As Rip Van Winkle made his way home, he discovered, to his astonishment, that the landscape around him had changed As he approached his village, he was even more dumbfounded He found that he could not recognise anyone in the village ! Not only did the people look different, they were also dressed in a different fashion Everyone was staring at his chin As Rip Van Winkle looked down at his own chin, he realised, to his surprise, that he had grown a very long beard

After making some enquiries, Rip Van Winkle realised that one hundred years had passed from the time he drank the liquid to the time he woke up This meant that he had been asleep for one hundred years !

010.

The sky was getting darker by the minute and strong wind was _1 _ across the field Soon, _2 _ of water were falling down _3 _ the overcast sky

Peter did not _4 _ the rain at all It was _5 _ than playing under the hot _6 _.

He liked the _7 _ of rain on his face and the cold sensation _8 _ it soaked

through his football jersey

His team had been _9 _ hard for the tournament It had been two years _10 _ they last won the Inter-Constituency Football Cup Last year, in the game _11 _ Rockingham, their team had lost _12 _ just one goal They were determined to win the Cup back this year

"Goal !"

His team had _13 _ again Peter wanted to _14 _ the next goal If only he could get _15 _ the two defenders, he would be able to _16 _ the ball into the goal easily

He did not _17 _ to score his goal because the rain was pouring too _18 _ and the field was getting too wet As the boys ended their game and walked _19 _ the field, Peter sneezed he felt and unpleasant tingle of coldness running _20 _ his body

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The sky was getting darker by the minute and strong wind was blowing across the field Soon, drops of water were falling down from the overcast sky

Peter did not mind the rain at all It was better than playing under the hot sun He liked the feeling of rain on his face and the cold sensation when it soaked through his football jersey

His team had been practising hard for the tournament It had been two years since they last won the Inter-Constituency Football Cup Last year, in the game against

Rockingham, their team had lost by just one goal They were determined to win the Cup back this year

"Goal !"

His team had scored again Peter wanted to score the next goal If only he could get past the two defenders, he would be able to kick the ball into the goal easily

He did not get to score his goal because the rain was pouring too heavily and the field was getting too wet As the boys ended their game and walked across the field, Peter sneezed he felt and unpleasant tingle of coldness running through/down his body