Class VIII - Integrated Grammar Exercises for Lesson - 1

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1. Fill in the blanks using appropriate grammatical items:

Last Saturday I (1) ...................... (spot) (2) .................... (a/an/the/some) roll-top desk in (3) .................... (a/an/the/some) junk shop (4) ....................  (at/in/on/of) Bridport. It (5) ..................... (look) very old. It (6) .................... (be) oak. I (7) .................... (try) many time to buy one, but they (8) .....................  (be) expensive. This one (9) ....................... (be) in (10) ..................... (a/an/the/some) condition. Someone .(11) .................... (mend) very clumsily. There (12) ...................... (be) were scorch marks all down on side. So it (13) .....................  (be) cheap. I badly (14) ....................  (need) one. I (15) .....................  (be) confident I (16) ..................... (can restore) it. I (17) .....................  (pay) (18) ..................... (a/an/the/some) man and (19) .....................  (bring) it to my workroom (20) ..................... (on/of/from/at) the back (21)  ..................... (of/from/to/on) (22) ..................... (a/an/the/some) garage.

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I (23) ................... (begin) my work on the roll-top desk (24) ................... (at/from/of/on) Christmas Eve. First, I (25) ..................  (remove) the roll-top completely. Then I (26) .................. (pull out) (27) .................. (a/an/the/some) drawers. (28) .................. (A/An/The/Some) veneer (29) ..................  (lift) almost everywhere. Fire and water (30) ..................  (take) their toll on this desk. I  (31) ..................  (find)  that the last drawer (32) ..................  (be) stuck fast. I (33) ..................  (try) my best to ease it out gently. Finally, I (34) .................. (force) to use all my strength. I (35) ..................  (strike) it sharply with my fist and (36) ..................  (a/an/the/some) (37) ..... ............  (flow out). A shallow space (38) ..................  (reveal) underneath. It (39) ..................  (be) a secret drawer. There (40) .................. (be)  something (41) .................. (from/of/in/at) there. I  (42) .................. (reach) in and (43) .................. (take out) (44) .................. (a/an/the/some) small black tin box. (45) .................. (A/An/The/Some) piece of lined note (46) ..................  (sello-tape) stock it. The words “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915"  “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915 (47) .................... (write) on it (48) ..................... shaky handwriting.

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It (49) ....................... (b) a cold and frosty Christmas morning.  We (50) ....................... (stand) to (51) ....................... (at/from/in/of) trenches. We (52) .......................  (see) a Fritz waving (53) ....................... (a/an/the/some) white flag (54) ....................... (at/from/in/of) the trenches opposite. They (55) .......................  (call out) to us from across no man's island, “Happy Christmas, Tommy! Happy Christmas!. When we (56) ...................... (get over) the surprise, some of us (57) ................... (shout back) , “Same to you, Fritz! Same to you!” I (58) ...................... (think) that would be that. We all (59) .................... (do).  But then suddenly one of them (60) .................... (see) walking towards us in his grey greatcoat and waving (61) ....................... (a/an/the/some) white flag. Someone (62) .................... (shout) not to shoot.  And no one (63) ...................... (do). Then one after the other the German soldiers (64) ....................... (appear) on the  parapet. I (65) ...................... (order) my men to keep their heads down. I (66) .................. (tell) them it (67) ................... (be) a trick. But it (68) ...................... (not, be).

One of the Germans (69) .................... (say) it was Christmas Day. He (70) ....................... (wave) a bottle above his head. He (71) ...................... (add) that they (72) ..................... (have) schnapps and sausage. He (73) ........................ (request) if they could meet us. They (74) .......................... (not carry) rifles. Our men also (75) ........................ (join) them in no time. I (76) ...................... (not appear) to me that I should them. Strangely, it never even (77) ..................... (occur) to me I should. We all ( 78) ......................... (walk) slowly towards one another. I (79) .................... (be) one of the. Strangely, in the middle of war we (80) ...................... (make) peace.

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I (81)...................... (find) Burlington Nursing Home easy enough. There (82) ..................... (be) paper chains up in the hallway and (83) ..................... (a/an/some/the) lighted Christmas tree in the corner. It (84) ................... (have) a lopsided angel on top. I (85) ..................... (introduce) myself and said that I (86) ..................... (be) (87) ......................... (a/an/the/some) friend of Mrs. Macpherson. I (88) ..................... (inform) them that I (89) ..................... (come) to offer her (90) ................... (a/an/the/some) Christmas present. In (91) ...................... (a/an/the/some) dining room everyone (92) .................. (wear) a paper hat and (93) ..................... (sing). (94) ...................... (A/An/The/Some) matron too (95) ..................... (have) a hat on and (96) ..................... (seem) happy enough to see me. She even (97) ..................... (offer) me (98).................... (a/an/some/the) mince pie. She (99) ...................... (walk) me along the corridor. She (100)  ...................... (inform) me that Mrs Macpherson (101) .................... (be) not in (102) ....................... (for/of/from/with) the others. She (103) ..................... (be) rather confused so they (104) ...................... (allow) her to have (105) ..................... (a/an/some/the) good rest. The matron (106) ......................... (take) me into (107) ....................... (a/an/some/the) conservatory (108) ...................... (at/to/of/with) wicker chairs and potted plants all around and (109) ...................... (leave) me. 


(110) ........................(A/An/Some/The) old lady (111) ........................ (sit) in a wheelchair, her hands folded in her lap. She (112) .................... (have) silver white hair pinned into a wispy bun. she (113) ........................ (gaze) out at (114) ....................... (a/an/some/the) garden. I (115) ...................... (greet) her. She (116) ........................ (turn) and (117) ........................ (look up) (118) ........................ (at/of/from/to) me vacantly. I (119) ...................... (wish) her happy Christmas. I (120)....................... (hand) her (121) ..................... (a/an/some/the) tin box and (122) ..................... (tell)  her that it was hers. Suddenly her eyes (123) ...................... (light up) with recognition and her face (124) ...................... (become) suffused with (125) ................... (a/an/some/the) glow (126) .................... (of/with/at/by) happiness. 






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