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One Day a Wonderful Plate Full in Gold Fell from Heaven into a Courtyard of a Temple at Benaras; So on the Plate These Words Were Inscribe. - English Communicative

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One day a wonderful plate full in gold

fell from Heaven into a courtyard of

a temple at Benaras; so on the

plate these words were inscribe.

"A gift from Heaven to he who  

loves better". The priests at once

made a announcement that every

-day at noon, all which would like    

 to claimed the plate should come

eg                    in                             of
(a) ________ ____________
(b) ________ ____________
(c) ________ ____________
(d) ________ ____________
(e) ________ ____________
(f) ________ ____________
(g) ________ ____________
(h) ________ ____________

 

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Solution

a) a the
b) at in
c) inscribe inscribed
d) he him
e) priests priest
f) a an
g) which who
h) claimed claim
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2015-2016 (March) All India Set 1

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