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1.______the old man came to the garden one day walking hundreds of miles, the owner of the garden free and relaxed. _________the owners wife was worried _______her husband became lethargic and shied away from hard work.                                         

 (but,when,because,after)

Ans:after,but,because

2. The General of Monaco asked each of his soldiers to cut the criminal's head. ____ no soldier came forward to do it. _________the ministers of Monaco assembled a Commission. _____, they appointed a committee and a subcommittee. _______ they decided that the best thing would be to alter the death sentence to one of life imprisonment.     
(Besides,but,at last,therefore)

Ans: but,therefore,besides,atlast

3._____, all this looked like healthy competition.____________, ______ it rose to such a pitch that there was no land to buy __________for Tammanna or Basavaiah.

( however,to begin with, either,gradually)

 Ans:to begin with, however,  gradually, either

4. There was________a guillotine for cutting the heads of______an executioner in Monaco. ___________the ministers wrote a letter asking the French Government whether they could lend them a machine_____an expert to cut off the criminal's head.

(and,neither,so,nor)

 Ans: neither, nor, so,and

5. The young man took refuge in Don Gonzalo's house. He went Seville, _______came to Madrid. He wrote letters to Laura.________they were intercepted by her parents. ______ in despair, he joined the army.  _______he met a glorious death in the war. 

(But, and,at last, then)

 Ans:then,but,at last,and

7. Tammanna ________Basavaiah were rivals. If Tammanna bought four acres of land , Basavaiah______followed suit. ______all this looked like healthy competition______, gradually it rose to such a pitch that there was no land left in the village for them to buy. 

(also,and, however, in the beginning)

 Ans:and,also,in the beginning,however

8. Bachni Devi resistance against her husband ______ had obtained a contract to cut trees. .......forest official arrived at the forest, the women held up lighted lanterns_____stopped them. _______the forester made fun of them, they were not discouraged. 

(and,though,when,who)

 Ans:who,when,and,though

9. Laura was so beautiful _____she was known as 'The Silver Maiden' in her locality. Laura was in love with Gonzalo _______her parents did not approve of this _____they wanted her to marry a merchant. There was a fight between the merchant and Gonzalo _____the merchant was badly wounded. 

(but,instead,in which,that)

 Ans:that,but,instead,in which

10. German kings used to keep gaming houses ____some years ago they were forbidden to do so. They stopped it.......these gaming houses did so much harm_____the Germans prohibited their rulers to make money in this way. _____ gambling is a dirty business, the King of Monaco had to resort it.                                                           

 (because,although, so,but)

 Ans: but,because, so,although

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