Question

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 the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 

Example:
(0) One morning, I (0) ……. (see) the python curled up on the dressing table.

Answer: saw.

It was (1) ……. (gaze) at its own reflection in the mirror. I (2) ……… (go) for grandfather, but by the time we (3) ……… (return) to the room, the python (4) …….. (move) on. He was seen in the garden, and once the cook saw him, (5) ……… (crawl) up the ladder to the roof. Then we (6) …….. (find) him on the dressing table again, (7) (admire) himself in the mirror. “He’s trying to look better for Aunt Mabel,” I said. I (8) ……. (regret) this remark immediately because grandmother overheard it and held up my pocket money for the rest of the week! 

Answer 1

It was gazing at its own reflection in the mirror. I went for Grandfather, but by the time we returned to the room, the python had moved on. He was seen in the garden, and once, the cook saw him crawling up the ladder to the roof. Then we found him on the dressing table again, admiring himself in the mirror. “He’s trying to look better for Aunt Mabel” I said. I regretted this remark immediately because my grandmother overheard it and held up my pocket money for the rest of the week!