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Question
Explain the phrase.
Time's fool
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Solution
Shakespeare says that love is not at the mercy of time. True love is ageless. No matter how old a human grows, with it love grows; though the physical beauty falls prey to time's sickle. It is the constancy that holds two people in a relationship together.
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(a) While struggling ………..
(b) While making money ………
(c) While dreaming ………………
(d) While losing …………..
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(b)
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(d)
(e)
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
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The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
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B1 Match:
Match the areas given in Column ‘A’ with the description of Mehendi design given in Column ‘B’:
| 'A' | 'B" | ||
| (i) | North African | (a) | A mix of Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design |
| (ii) | Indian | (b) | Delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops |
| (iii) | Arabic | (c) | Geometrical images |
| (iv) | South Asian | (d) | Local textiles, paintings, and architecture |
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Album of Patterns
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(ii) Consist of something: - c _______
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Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinators given in the box:
| as well as, so that, however, which |
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