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Rebecca appeared to be calm and collected but no
one knew of the tumultuous feelings she had inside.
She
___1___
actually as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof.
Everyone around her was talking about how anxious
they were and ___2___
scared they were feeling. Rebecca kept to ___3___
in a corner, not wanting to be involved in such idle
chit-chat.
Finally, the examination hall doors opened.
Everyone became quiet at this moment. The chief
invigilator announced in ___4___
solemn voice, "Candidates, you may now enter the
examination hall." Everybody filed into the hall in
silence. Those who ___5___
giggling and chattering earlier were not doing so
any more. One by one, the candidates looked for
their allocated seats. It was a big hall with almost
two hundred candidates.
Throughout the duration ___6___
the examination, the hall was so quiet that you
could her a pin drop. Every once in a while, a cough ___7___
echo through the hall, breaking the silence. This
was Rebecca's last examination before the school
term broke for the holidays. She had mugged for ___8___
paper for the past three days. After two hours, the
invigilator signaled ___9___
everyone to stop writing.
When Rebecca stepped out of the examination hall,
she felt as if a big burden had been lifted off her
shoulders. She felt a lot more relaxed than earlier
on. The first thing ___10___
did was to go home and have a bath. She had arranged
to go for a scrumptious lunch with her mother. |
