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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue). The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _______ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)

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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).

There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)

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Solution

There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
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Chapter 2.1: The Tsunami - Working with Language [Page 31]

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Chapter 2.1 The Tsunami
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