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Read the following passages carefully and then fill
in the blanks with one correct or best
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The Arrival |
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My world was turned ___1___
down one peaceful Wednesday morning last year when
Crystal arrived, two weeks ___2___
of schedule. I was in the ___3___
of a meeting, but ___4___
everything to rush home. Luckily, we had the
foresight to pack everything that was needed in a
suitcase, placed beside the main ___5___.
Rushing to the hospital with Christine, my wife, I
was overcome by a strange sensation as well as a
felling of expectation. In a few hours, I was ___6___
to become a father ! Several hours later, after
much effort on Christine's ___7___,
Crystal's brown eyes looked at me as she ___8___
in Christine's arms. Time seemed to stand still for
a moment, as we gazed into each other's eyes. Then
Crystal began to cry. That moment in the delivery
room was the happiest moment of my ___9___.
In the months that followed, Christine and I had
to change our ___10___
of living to cope with this new addition in our
lives. Gone were the unhurried trips to town, long
dinners enjoyed with friends, ___11___
at the cinemas and, most of all, uninterrupted sleep
every night. Instead, every moment was devoted to
feeding, washing and entertaining Crystal, who
frequently seemed to expect us to drop whatever we
were doing at the time for her sake.
Our parents did come over to help out once in a ___12___
so that we could work out a ___13___
of sorts to provide each of us with a little rest
and private time.
Now, two years ___14___,
as I look out at Crystal running about in the back
garden with Spot, our cocker spaniel, I must admit
that all the sacrifices and sleepless nights were ___15___
it. Crystal is definitely our bundle of joy and
life's greatest gift. |
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My world was turned upside
down one peaceful Wednesday morning last year when Crystal
arrived, two weeks ahead of
schedule. I was in the middle
of a meeting, but dropped
everything to rush home. Luckily, we had the foresight to pack
everything that was needed in a suitcase, placed beside the main
door. Rushing to the
hospital with Christine, my wife, I was overcome by a strange
sensation as well as a felling of expectation. In a few hours, I
was about/going to become a
father ! Several hours later, after much effort on Christine's
part, Crystal's brown eyes
looked at me as she lay in
Christine's arms. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, as we
gazed into each other's eyes. Then Crystal began to cry. That
moment in the delivery room was the happiest moment of my
life.
In the months that followed, Christine and I had to change
our way of living to cope
with this new addition in our lives. Gone were the unhurried
trips to town, long dinners enjoyed with friends,
movies at the cinemas and,
most of all, uninterrupted sleep every night. Instead, every
moment was devoted to feeding, washing and entertaining Crystal,
who frequently seemed to expect us to drop whatever we were
doing at the time for her sake.
Our parents did come over to help out once in a
while so that we could work
out a schedule of sorts to
provide each of us with a little rest and private time.
Now, two years on/later,
as I look out at Crystal running about in the back garden with
Spot, our cocker spaniel, I must admit that all the sacrifices
and sleepless nights were worth
it. Crystal is definitely our bundle of joy and life's greatest
gift. |
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