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Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
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Solution
Lucia was a girl of about twenty. She was propped up on pillows wearing a pretty lace jacket. Her eyes were soft and tender.
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Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
Para 20
The most important photograph,
I felt, was a shot down the North Ridge,
showing the North Col and the old route
which had been made famous by the
struggles of those great climbers of the
1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph? (Para 19 and 20)
Solve the clues given below and complete the cross word
| Across | Down |
| 1.You can watch programmes, matches and news on it | 1. You can sit around it |
| 4. You can lie on this and sleep | 2. You can put flowers in this |
| 6.You can sit on this and relax by yourself | 3. You can sit on this with two other people comfortably |
| 11.You can store all your books here | 5. You can do your writing work on this |
| 12.This can give you light when it is dark | 7. This can cover a small space and decorate the floor |
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8. You can put all your clothes in here
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9. You can look into this to see yourself |
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10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs. |
