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Fill in the blanks with the clues given below to complete the paragraph.
| millions of books, real book, yellow and crinkly, same thing, learning and spending, person, geography, schools, test papers, words, attic, house, school time |
Tommy and Margie found something about the (i)_____ of the past. Tommy found a (ii) _____ which has been printed on paper. The book was old and the pages were (iii) ______ At present, the (iv) ______ were moving on a television screen. The television had over (v) ______. He had found the old book in the (vi) ______ of his house. While reading Tommy found that it was about the old schools. Margie hated school because she was having problems with learning (vii) ______. The mechanical teacher was black and large with a screen. Margie hated the slot where she had to insert her homework or (viii) ______. Margie did not understand how a (ix) ______ could be a teacher and how the students were taught the (x) ______.Then it was (xi) _________ for Margie and Tommy. Margie went to the schoolroom in her (xii) ______, where the mechanical teacher stood. She was thinking about the old school and how much fun the children had, (xiii) ______ time together
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Solution
Tommy and Margie found something about the schools of the past. Tommy found a real book which has been printed on paper. The book was old and the pages were yellow and crinkly At present, the words were moving on a television screen. The television had over millions of books He had found the old book in the attic of his house. While reading Tommy found that it was about the old schools. Margie hated school because she was having problems with learning geography The mechanical teacher was black and large with a screen. Margie hated the slot where she had to insert her homework or test papers Margie did not understand how a person could be a teacher and how the students were taught the same thing Then it was time for Margie and Tommy. Margie went to the schoolroom in her house where the mechanical teacher stood. She was thinking about the old school and how much fun the children had, learning and spending time together.
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