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Admin The Iran-U.S. peace talks in Islamabad have ended with no agreement. The whole world was waiting ——– (with bated breath, optimistically, pessimistically) to hear some positive outcome from the meeting that lasted close to 20 hours. In fact, world leaders including President Xi of China …
a) Join the following sentences to form a single sentence. 1. Passing the mathematics test proved to be daunting task for me. I had paid scant attention to the subject throughout the year. 2. The temperature of my body began to soar. It was …
Improving your English through reading news articles. (This article has been taken from New York Times.) More Than 70 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Libya Survivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 …
At the last moment, President Trump and Iran have agreed to a two-week long ceasefire. Iran has agreed to allow free passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz during this period. This partial peace deal was —————— (arranged, accommodated, brokered) by Pakistan through its …
1. Many Biharis go to far-off places to earn a livelihood for their families. Such migration of large number of people often ——————-— (enriches, engulfs, ensures) their near and dear ones in deep sorrow. For a father to see his only son leave home to …
Writing Skill Development for Competitive Examinations (Passage sourced from NYT) Original Paragraph When I was a girl, my dad would ride his bicycle to the local ration shop in Chennai with a large plastic container, which he would have filled with kerosene. Model Answer As …
Writing Skill Development for Competitive Examinations (This has been sourced from Hindu dated March 29.) Original Paragraph The potential for development of a shipbuilding and repair cluster in Andhra Pradesh, which has India’s second longest coastline after Gujarat, has been a wasted opportunity for decades …
Complete explanation of the essay alongside the original text Original These things are but toys, to come amongst such serious observations. But yet, since princes will have such things, it is better they should be graced with elegancy, than daubed with cost. Explanation Masque means …
Unit 5 You have read the story ‘The Snake and the Mirror’. Now read the poems given in the textbook, Beehive, ‘The Snake Trying’ (page 125) and ‘Green Snake’ (page 126). • Note the actions of these three snakes. Ans .. The snakes are just …
The Snake is trying Most of us think of snakes as fearsome symbols of death. But the snake in this poem is itself a victim. POEM .. The Snake Trying The snake is trying to escape the pursuing stick, with sudden curvings of thin long …