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The Soldier Laid________Their Lives Defending Their Country.

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The soldier laid________their lives defending their country.

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2017-2018 (March) English Set 1

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She was so excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night.


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

Answer: saw.

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(iii) What had the Old Major said about the ‘nature of this life of ours’? 

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Line 2: Four adjectives that describe you.

Line 3: Son of / daughter of … brother of / sister of…

Line 4: Lover of three people, things or idea.

Line 5: Who feels (three sensations or emotion)

Line 6: Who needs (three things)

Line 7: Who gives (three things)

Line 8: Who fears (three things)

Line 9: Who would like to see (three persons or places)

Line 10: Who lives …

Line 11: Your last name.

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Friendly, kind, smart and obedient

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Jack Lover of pets, sports and reading

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Who needs education, peace and friends

Who gives smiles, support and courage

Who fears spiders, the dark and stray dogs

Who would like to see Mt. Everest

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Pen names Charles Willis, E.G.O’Brien
Birth 16 Dec 1917, England
Career novelist, television host, inventor, and film screenwriter.
Genre Science-Fiction, Television series, Film screenplay
Awards and Honours 1961, Kalinga Prize - an award given by UNESCO for popularising science Hugo and Nebula Awards Chairman of the Interplanetary Society Highest Civil Honour of Sri Lanka – ‘Sri Lankabhimanya 2005’
Titles Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov – ‘Big Three’ of Science Fiction ‘The Prophet of the Space Age’
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