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1. “Oh, no, no,” he said as he began to climb the second bluff that lifted abruptly from
the flat toward the sky. The pines on top of the mountain boughs were fondling the
substance of a white clout. Whatever my father wanted me to see was on top of the
highest point of my farm. And with the exception of the last three years. I had been
over this point many times. I had never seen anything extraordinary upon this high
point of rugged land.
2. “I’m saying that they are probably doing it for some research project!’ she cut him
off. “that they want to know what average people would do under such a
circumstance! That they are just saying someone world die, in order to study
reaction, see if there would be guilt, anxiety, whatever! You do not really think they
would kill somebody, do you?”
3. But Margaret preferred not even to think of them. After the midday meal the men
went off to the lands, another swarm would not come travelling down just this way.
But they hoped it world rain very soon, to spring some new grass, because the catle
would dir otherwise there was not a blade of grass left on the farm. As for Margaret,
she was trying to get used to the idea of three or four years of Locusts. Locusts were
going to be like bad weather, from now on, always imminent.
4. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had neer
been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some time the boat was hit
by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvnient for the passengers. All
remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned begane to cry and
tremble and created inconvenience for the other. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he did not hear any body. When the uneasiness lasted
longer, the king also became displeased.
5. It is related that while a deer was being roasted for Nushirvan, a King of Persia,
famous for his justice, no salt could be found. A boy was sent to a village to bring
some salt. The boy brought it and presented to the King who asked whether he had
paid for it, “No”, said the boy. “Pay for the salt”, said the King. “lest it should become
a custom and the village be ruined”.
6. “Remember when we used to come here to hunt fox squirrels” Remember when we
sat beneath these hickories and the Squirrels threw green hickory shells down at us?
The morning wind just at the break of day in August was so good to breathe. I cannot
forget those days. And in October when the rabbits were ripe and the frost had come
and the hickory leaves had turned yellow and when the October winds blew they
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rustled and the big leaves from the trees and they fell like yellow rain drops to the
ground? Remember”.
7. Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones stopped,
jerked him around in front of her, put a half nelson about his neck and continued to
drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down
a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house. She
switched on the light and left the door open. The boy could hear other roomers
laughing and talking in the large house. Some of their doors were open, too, so he
knew he and the woman were not alone. The woman still held him by the neck in the
middle of her room.
8. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had never
been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some time the boat was hit
by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvenient for the passengers. All
remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned began to cry and
tremble and created inconvenience for the other. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he did not hear anybody. When the uneasiness lasted
longer, the king also became displeased.
9. They child was fairly eating me up with her cold, steady eyes, and no expression to
her face whatever. She did not move and seemed, inwardly, quiet; an unusually
attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in appearance. But her face was
flushed. She had a high fever. She had magnificent blonde hair, in profusion. One of
those picture children often reproduced in advertising leaflets and the photogravure
sections of the Sunday papers.
10. but what can you cure asked the villagers I can cure the goiter answered the
quack an old woman whose the goiter answered the quack an old woman whose
throat was swollen to a frightful size exclaimed o my son if you would on cure my
goiter i would bless you for evermore
11. I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have
come from the areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms
of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been t he
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned
suffering is redemptive.
12. She was large woman with a large purse that had everything in it, but a hammer
and nail. It had a long strap, and she earned it slung across her shoulder. It was
about eleven O’clock at night dark and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up
behind her and tried to snatch her purse. The strap broke with a sudden single tug
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the boy gave it from behind. But the boy’s weight and the weight of the purse
combined caused him to lose his balance.
13. In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an icebox. Mrs.
Jones got up and went behind the screen. The woman did not watch the boy to see if
he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse, which she had left behind her
on the day bed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from
the purse, where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye if
she wanted to. He did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to
be mistrusted now.
14. While she was stacking dishes, she turned abruptly, dried her hands, and took the
package from the bottom cabinet. Opening it, she set the button unit on the table.
She stared at it for a long time before taking the key from its envelope and removing
the glass dome. She stared at the button. How ridiculous, she thought. All this furore
over a meaningless button.
15. Only twice did my father stop to wipe the sweat from his eyes as he climbed the
second steep bluff toward the fingers of the pines. We reached the limbless trunks of
these tall straight pines whose branches reached the blue depth of the sky, or the
white cloud was now gone. I saw a clearing, a small clearing of not more than threefourth of an acre in the heart of this wilderness right on the mountain top.
16. "Twenty times in my life," he said, "a doctor has told me to go home and be with
my family as long as I could. Told me not to work. Not to do anything but to live and
enjoy the few days I had left with me. If the doctors have been right," he said,
winking at me, "I have cheated death many times! Now, I've reached the years the
Good Book allows to man in his lifetime upon this earth! Three score years and ten!"
17. "Oh, yes," he said. "Early last spring, I couldn't climb straight up the steep path.
That was when the doctor didn't give me a week to live. I made a longer, easier path
so I wouldn't have to do so much climbing. Then, as I got better, he explained. "I
made another path that was a little steeper. And as I continued to get better, I made
steeper paths. That was one way of knowing I was getting better all the time!"
18. For a long time there was only the sound of the wind in the late afternoon. Alone,
thought Bittering. Only a thousand of us here. No way back. No way. No way. Sweat
poured out from his face and his hands and his body; he was drenched in the
hotness of his fear. He wanted to strike Laura, cried, "No, you're lying! The rockets
will come back!" Instead, he stroked Laura's head against him and said, "The rockets
will get through someday."
19. When they finished eating, she got up and said. "Now here, take this ten dollars
and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of
latching onto my pocketbook nor anybody else's -- because shoes got by devilish
ways will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But from here on in, son, I hope
you will behave yourself."
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20. There were chickens, pigeons and legs of mutton in the roast and an appetizing
odour of roast, beef. Leaf and gravy dripping over the browned skin, which increased
the appetite and made everybody's mouth water. Everyone told his affairs, his
purchases and sales. The diners discussed the crops and the weather which was
favourable for the green things but not for wheat. Suddenly, at the sound of drum
beat in the court every body rose from the seats except a few ones who still had the
food in their hands.
21. Our talk at the Club one day was of opportunity and determination. Some said
opportunity was required for success, and millions never had it; others that only
determination was needed. And then Jorkens joined in, all for determination. If a man
was determined to get anything, and stuck to it long enough, he got it, said Jorkens.
22. In the final unreasoning assault I overpowered the child's neck and jaws. I forced
the heavy silver spoon back of her teeth and down her throat till she gagged. And
there it was - both tonsils covered with membrane. She had fought valiantly to keep
me from knowing her secret. She had been hiding that sore throat for three days at
least and lying to her parents in order to escape just such an outcome as this.
23. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had
never been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some-time the boat
was hit by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvenient for the passengers.
All remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned began to cry and
tremble, and created inconvenience for the others. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he didn't hear anybody. When the uneasiness lasted
longer the king also became displeased.
24. One evening, as the sun was setting, some travellers stayed to rest under a
clump of trees, and loosening their camels, set them to graze. It happened that one
of the animals entered a melon-field, and that a melon stuck in its throat. The owner,
seeing this and fearing to lose the animal, tied a blanket round its throat, and then
struck the place with all his might. Instantly the melon broke in the throat of the
camel, and it was then easily swallowed.
25. Margaret was wondering what she could do to help. She did not know. Then up
came old Stephen from the lands. "We're finished, Magaret, finished! Those beggars
can eat every leaf and blade off the farm in half an hour! And it is only early
afternoon -- if we can make enough smoke, make enough noise till the sun goes
down, they'll settle somewhere else perhaphs ....." And then: "Get the kettle going.
It's thirsty work, this."
26. I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come from the areas where your quest for freedom
left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police
brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the
faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
27. Jim stopped inside the door. He was as quiet as a hunting dog when it is near a
bird. His eyes looked strangely at Della, and there was an expression in them that
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she could not understand. It filled her with fear. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor
anything else she had been ready for. He simply looked at her with the strange
expression on his face.
28. If it were possible to get the necessities of life from the heavens throughprayers,
Maulvi Abul would have prayed to Allah for a pair of shoes for his Umda, the
youngest in the family. At night he consulted his wife. But instead of replying, she
silently lifted a corner of the quilt to expose Umdatunnisa's small, bare feet. Seeing
those dainty feet, Maulvi Abul burst into tears like a child.
29. When the couple had walked some hundred yards ahead of him, he hurriedly
moved after them. Hardly had he reached half way across the road when a truck full
of bricks came from behind like a gust of wind and crushing him down speeded off
towards Mcleod Road. The driver of the truck had heard a shriek and had actually for
a moment slowed down, but realizing that something serious had happened, had
taken advantage of the darkness and had sped away into the night.
30. I had a vexing dream one night, not long ago: it was about a fortnight after
Christmas. I dreamt I flew out of the window in my nightshirt. I went up and up. I was
glad that I was going up. "They have been noticing me," I thought to myself. "If
anything, I have been a bit too good. A little less virtue and I might have lived longer.
But one cannot have everything." The world grew smaller and smaller. The last I saw
of London was the long line of electric lamps bordering the Embankment. Later
nothing remained but a faint luminosity buried beneath darkness.
MORAL STORIES
1. A Slave and a Lion
Once a slave ran into a jungle to get rid of the cruelties of his master. There he saw a lion
crying with pain. He noticed that there was a thorn in his paw. The slave took pity on him and
pulled out the thorn. The lion gratefully licked his hands and went away. After some days, the
slave was arrested. He was thrown before a hungry lion as his punishment. But the people were
surprised to see that the lion began to lick his hands. In fact, it was the same lion whom the
slave had helped in the jungle.
Moral (i) Do good, have good. (ii) Kindness never goes unrewarded.
2. A Farmer and His Sons
Once an old farmer had three quarrelsome sons. He was much worried about them. Once he
fell ill seriously. He sent for his sons. He asked them to bring a bundle of sticks. When the
bundle was brought, he asked them to break it one by one. They all tried their best but failed to
break it. Then the farmer untied the bundle and asked each son to break a single stick. They
broke all the sticks easily. Thus the farmer advised them that they would be strong when united
and weak when separated.
Moral: (i) Union is strength. (ii) United you stand, divided you fall.
3. A Woodcutter and the Angel
Once a woodcutter was felling a tree on the banks of a river. By chance, his axe fell into the
water. He became upset. Suddenly an angel appeared there. Having heard his sad story, the
angel dived into the river and brought out a golden axe. The woodcutter refused to take it
because it was not his axe. The angel dived again and brought out a silver axe. It was also
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refused by the same reason. The angel dived again and brought out the woodcutter's iron axe.
The woodcutter accepted it happily. Impressed by his honesty, the angel also gifted him the
other two axes.
Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
4. Two Friends and a Bear
Once two friends set out on a journey. While passing through a jungle they saw a bear
coming towards them. One of them climbed up a tree but the other could not. However, the
later knew that the bear did not eat the dead. So he lay down and held his breath. The bear
sniffed him and went away considering him dead. The selfish friend climbed down the tree and
asked what the bear had said in his ears. The later said that it had advised me to beware of
selfish friend. So he said him good-by and continued his journey alone.
Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
5. A Foolish Stage
Once a stage was drinking water at a stream. He happened to see his reflection in the water.
He felt proud of his beautiful horns but despised his thin legs. Suddenly he saw a pack of
hounds at a distance. He ran as fast as his legs could help him. Soon he left the hounds far
behind. He had to pass through a thick forest of bushes. His horns got caught in a bush. He
tried hard to pull his horns out of it but all in vain. By now the hounds came up. They fell upon
him and tore him to pieces.
Moral: (i) Pride hath a fall. (ii) All that glitters in not gold
6. Three Friends and a Bag of Gold
Once three friends set out on a journey to seek a job. While passing through a jungle, they
found a bag full of gold coins. They decided to divide them equally among themselves. After
sometime, they felt hungry. One of them went to fetch food. He decided to kill the other two. He
bought some poison and mixed it in their food. The other two were even greedier. When the
man arrived there, they fell upon him and killed him. As they were hungry, they began to eat
the food. As soon as they ate it, they fell senseless and died.
Moral: (i) Greed is a curse. (ii) As you sow, so shall you reap.
5. Amiable: Her amiable nature makes her
lovable.
PAIR OF WORDS
Amicable: He has amicable relations with
1. Accept: She has decided not to accept
his family.
the job.
6. Ballet: I like Chinese ballet.
Except: Everyone was present at the party
Ballot: He was elected by ballot.
except Ali.
7. Baron: Baron is a social rank in England.
2. Access: He has not access to the
Barren: Do not buy this barren land.
minister.
8. Canon: We should follow the canons of
Excess: Excess of money makes people
Islam.
proud.
Cannon: The cannon was firing in the
3. Affection: She has great affection for her
battlefield.
husband.
9. Canvas: I like canvas shoes for morning
Affection: Aslam likes affectation in every
walk.
matter.
Canvass: Candidates are canvassing these
4. Allusion: Milton's poetry is full of
days.
allusions.
10. Cast: We should cast our votes.
Illusion: This life is an illusion.
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Caste: I do not believe in caste and creed.
11. Cease: He ordered his soldiers to cease
fire.
Seize: I tried to seize the pistol from him.
12. Cue: Ali gave him a cue to solve the
riddle.
Queue: There was a long queue outside the
bank.
13. Corps: Aslam serves the medical corps
of Army
Corpse: I saw a corpse on the bank of the
river yesterday.
14. Council: Our college council is very
active.
Counsel: The counsel of teachers is vital.
15. Deceased: The deceased was buried.
Diseased: He uprooted the diseased plant.
16. Empire: He has set up a business
empire.
Umpire: An umpire should be honest.
17. Fair: We must play fair.
Fare: Aslam paid the train fair.
18. Farther: We cannot go farther because
it is dark now.
Further: There is no need of giving further
explanation.
19. Judicial: A policeman has no judicial
powers.
Judicious: Her judicial remarks impressed
me a lot.
20. Lessen: We should lessen our
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Lesson: I always learn my lesson.
21. Lose: Aslam lost his book in the college.
Loose: Loose shirts are not in fashion now.
22. Marry: She will not marry a poor man.
Merry: Forget your past and be merry.
23. Principal: The principal of our college is
very generous.
Principle: Quaid-e-Azam was a man of
principles.
24. Sight: The sight after rain is very
soothing.
Site: This site is for sale.
25. Sole: The sole of this shoe is made of
leather.
Soul: The soul of man is immortal.
26. Team: A cricket team has eleven
players.
Teem: This well teems with insects.
27. Tenor: This work has changed the tenor
of my life.
Tenure: The tenure of National Assembly is
five years.
28. Vacation: We enjoyed summer
vacation a lot.
Vocation: Teaching is my vocation.
29. Vale: The vale of Kashmir is very
beautiful.
Veil: Veil is obligatory for Muslim women.
30. _____: I asked my teacher the meaning of
---------.
_____: I searched the meaning of -------- in
the dictionary.
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Pair of Words
Adapt; Adopt. Affection: Affectation. Umpire; Empire. Ballet; Ballot. Beneficient;
Beneficial. Born; Borne. Tide; Tied. /// Dear;Deer/
Rode;Road/Higher;Hire/Fair;Fare/Allowed;Aloud/Accept;Except/Pray;Prey
Vain;Vane/ Lute;Loot/ Aid;Add/Dear;Deer/Steel;Steal/Flew;Flu/Teem;Team
Amiable;Amicable/Cloth;Clothe/Further;Farther/Lesson;Lessen/Deceased;Diseased/Corps;
Corpse/
Cite;Sight ///
Cease;Seize/Way;Weigh/Tenor;Tenure/Hew;Hue/Rain;Rein/Temper;Tamper/Vale;Veil/
allusion;Illusion/Bail;Bale/Custom;Habit/ Jusicial;Judicious/marry;Merry/
Profit;Prophet/Sight;Site
Access;Excess/Hue;Hew/Bear;Bare/Persecute;Procecute/Cannon;Canon/Temporary;Tempo
ral/Ordinance;Ordnance. /// Cue; Queue/Mail; Male/Floor; Flour/Allusion; Illusion/Urban;
Urbane; Seem: Seam/Weather; Whether ///
Alter;Altar/cell;Sell/Hew;Hue/Allusion;Illusion/Root;Rout/Compliment;Complement/Willing;
Wilful/
accident;Incident/Bridal;Bridle/Dew;Due/Pattern;Patron/vale;Veil/Yoke;Yolk/Waive;Wave
Audible;Edible/Differ;Defer/Ice;Snow/Temper;Tamper/Personal;Personnel/Wander;Wonder/
Bridle;Bridal/doze;Dose/Adopt;Adapt/Week;Weak/Ring;Wring/Quiet;Quite/Urbane;Urban/
Punctuate the following lines.
1. mr steward looked embarrassed i m afraid i m not at liberty to tell you that he said
however i assure you the organization is of international scope
Ans. Mr. Steward looked embarrassed. "I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to tell you that.", he said.
However, I assure you, the organization is of international scope".
2. now youre coming to something son he said as he pushed down the top wire so
that he could cross the fence this is something i want you to see
Ans. "Now, you're coming to something, son," he said as he pushed down the top wire so he
could cross the fence. "This is something I want you to see!"
3. the towns empty but we found native life in the hills sir dark people yellow eyes
martins very friendly we talked a bit not much they learn english fast
Ans. "The town's empty, but we found the native life in the hills, sir. Dark people. Yellow eyes.
The Martians. Very friendly. We talked a bit, not much. They learn English fast.
4. well you didnt have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes said mrs
luella bates washington jones you could have asked me
Ans. "Well, you didn't have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes", said Mrs. Luella
Bates Washington Jones. "You could have asked me".
5. i was seen with the pocketbook who saw me mr manana the harness man saw you
pick up the pocketbook
Ans. "I was seen with the pocketbook? Who saw me?". "Mr. Manana, the harness man saw you
pick up the pocketbook".
6. life is like a race jorkens went on in which they tire after a while and sit down or
get interested in something else instead the man who keeps on wins the race
Ans. 'Life is like a race.' Jorkens went on, 'in which they tire after a while and sit down, or get
interested in something else instead. The man who keeps on wins the race.'
7. does your throat hurt you added the mother to the child but the little girls
expression didnt change nor did she move her eyes from my face
Ans. "Does your throat hurt you?" added the mother to the child. But the little girl's expression
didn't change nor did she move her eyes from my face.
8. if they fail they are expected to bring the case before the qazi to seek justice but in
the present case the parents have agreed to get my bloodshed for the trash of this
world
Ans. "If they fail, they are expected to bring the case before the Qazi to seek justice. But in the
present case, the parents have agreed to get my blood shed for the trash of this world".
9. do you not perceive answered the camel man i wished to show you that what is
good for camels in not therefore good for poor old men and women
Ans. 'Do you not perceive?' answered the camel-man. 'I wished to show you that what is good for
camels is not good for poor old men and women.'
10. all the crops finished nothing left he said but the gongs were still beating the men
still shouting and margaret asked why do you go on with it then
Ans. "All the crops finished. Nothing left," he said.
But the gongs were still beating, the men still shouting, and Margaret asked: "Why do you go on
with it, then?"
11. i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning
of its creed we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal
Ans. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."
12. i want you to understand me Dell he said nothing like a haircut could make me
careless for you but if you ll open that you may know what i felt when i came in
Ans. "I want you to understand me, Dell," he said. "Nothing like a haircut could make me careless
for you. But if you'll open that, you may know what I felt when I came in."
Letter and Application.
1. Write a Letter to your father telling him about your progress in December test. OR
Write an application to the Principal of your college for remission of fine.
2. Write a Letter to your friend telling him/her about your impression of the college
teacher OR Write an application to the Principal for the refund of library security.
3. Write a Letter to your friend thanking for Birthday gift OR Write an Application to your
Principal for grant of character certificate.
4. Letter to your Younger Brother advising him give up smoking and pay heed to
studies. OR Application to the Principal of your college for fee concession.
5. Letter to your Friend about the profession you wish to adopt. OR Application tot he
Principal of your college for the change of subjects.
6. Letter to your Uncle thanking hime for a gift on your birthday. OR An Application to the
Principal of your Principal of your college requesting him/her for issuance of character
certificate.
7. Letter to your father telling him about your studies. OR Application to the Principal of
your college requesting him/ her for full free-concession.
8. Letter to your Friend inviting him/her to spend holidays with you OR Application to
the Principal of your college to grant you scholarship.
9. Letter to your friend inviting him/her to spend a few days with you in a hill station
OR application to the Principal of your college for issuance of Character Certificate.
10.Letter to father explaining the causes of your failure in December test OR Application to
principal for Condoning short of lectures.
11.Letter to your father requesting him to increase your monthly allowance OR Application to
the Principal for the refund of Library Security Fee.
12.Letter to your Father about the co-curricular activities in your college. OR
Application to the Principal for Character Certificate.
GENERAL APPLICATION - TEN IN ONE
The principal,
Govt. College,
A.B.C. (city)
Sir,
Most respectfully, it is stated that I am a bona fide student of your college. I
humbly
request
you
to
grant
me
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My prior academic records validate my diligence and dedication to studies.
I will ever endeavour to uphold my exceptional performance in future. I will
undoubtedly be obliged if you consider my application sympathetically.
Thank you in anticipation.
June 03, 2013
Yours obediently,
X.Y.Z.
1. Application for Fee Concession
fee concession because my father's income is very small.
2. Application for Remission of Fine
remission of fine because my father's income is very small.
3. Application for Scholarship
scholarship because my father's income is very small.
4. Application for Character Certificate
character certificate because I am to take admission in the university.
5. Application for Re-admission
permission for re-admission
6. Application for Sick Leave
sick leave for one week because I am seriously ill.
7. Application for Attending the Wedding Ceremony
leave for one week for attending the wedding ceremony of my elder sister.
8. Application for College Leaving Certificate
college leaving certificate because my family has shifted to Islamabad.
9. Application for Change of Subjects
permission to change my subjects because the present selected subjects are
rather tough for me.
10. Application for Apologizing Misconduct
pardon for my misbehaviour with one of my teachers.
Hasham Raza
Important Paragraph for Translation
1. “Oh, no, no,” he said as he began to climb the second bluff that lifted abruptly from
the flat toward the sky. The pines on top of the mountain boughs were fondling the
substance of a white clout. Whatever my father wanted me to see was on top of the
highest point of my farm. And with the exception of the last three years. I had been
over this point many times. I had never seen anything extraordinary upon this high
point of rugged land.
2. “I’m saying that they are probably doing it for some research project!’ she cut him
off. “that they want to know what average people would do under such a
circumstance! That they are just saying someone world die, in order to study
reaction, see if there would be guilt, anxiety, whatever! You do not really think they
would kill somebody, do you?”
3. But Margaret preferred not even to think of them. After the midday meal the men
went off to the lands, another swarm would not come travelling down just this way.
But they hoped it world rain very soon, to spring some new grass, because the catle
would dir otherwise there was not a blade of grass left on the farm. As for Margaret,
she was trying to get used to the idea of three or four years of Locusts. Locusts were
going to be like bad weather, from now on, always imminent.
4. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had neer
been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some time the boat was hit
by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvnient for the passengers. All
remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned begane to cry and
tremble and created inconvenience for the other. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he did not hear any body. When the uneasiness lasted
longer, the king also became displeased.
5. It is related that while a deer was being roasted for Nushirvan, a King of Persia,
famous for his justice, no salt could be found. A boy was sent to a village to bring
some salt. The boy brought it and presented to the King who asked whether he had
paid for it, “No”, said the boy. “Pay for the salt”, said the King. “lest it should become
a custom and the village be ruined”.
6. “Remember when we used to come here to hunt fox squirrels” Remember when we
sat beneath these hickories and the Squirrels threw green hickory shells down at us?
The morning wind just at the break of day in August was so good to breathe. I cannot
forget those days. And in October when the rabbits were ripe and the frost had come
and the hickory leaves had turned yellow and when the October winds blew they
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rustled and the big leaves from the trees and they fell like yellow rain drops to the
ground? Remember”.
7. Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones stopped,
jerked him around in front of her, put a half nelson about his neck and continued to
drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down
a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house. She
switched on the light and left the door open. The boy could hear other roomers
laughing and talking in the large house. Some of their doors were open, too, so he
knew he and the woman were not alone. The woman still held him by the neck in the
middle of her room.
8. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had never
been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some time the boat was hit
by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvenient for the passengers. All
remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned began to cry and
tremble and created inconvenience for the other. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he did not hear anybody. When the uneasiness lasted
longer, the king also became displeased.
9. They child was fairly eating me up with her cold, steady eyes, and no expression to
her face whatever. She did not move and seemed, inwardly, quiet; an unusually
attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in appearance. But her face was
flushed. She had a high fever. She had magnificent blonde hair, in profusion. One of
those picture children often reproduced in advertising leaflets and the photogravure
sections of the Sunday papers.
10. but what can you cure asked the villagers I can cure the goiter answered the
quack an old woman whose the goiter answered the quack an old woman whose
throat was swollen to a frightful size exclaimed o my son if you would on cure my
goiter i would bless you for evermore
11. I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have
come from the areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms
of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been t he
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned
suffering is redemptive.
12. She was large woman with a large purse that had everything in it, but a hammer
and nail. It had a long strap, and she earned it slung across her shoulder. It was
about eleven O’clock at night dark and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up
behind her and tried to snatch her purse. The strap broke with a sudden single tug
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the boy gave it from behind. But the boy’s weight and the weight of the purse
combined caused him to lose his balance.
13. In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an icebox. Mrs.
Jones got up and went behind the screen. The woman did not watch the boy to see if
he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse, which she had left behind her
on the day bed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from
the purse, where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye if
she wanted to. He did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to
be mistrusted now.
14. While she was stacking dishes, she turned abruptly, dried her hands, and took the
package from the bottom cabinet. Opening it, she set the button unit on the table.
She stared at it for a long time before taking the key from its envelope and removing
the glass dome. She stared at the button. How ridiculous, she thought. All this furore
over a meaningless button.
15. Only twice did my father stop to wipe the sweat from his eyes as he climbed the
second steep bluff toward the fingers of the pines. We reached the limbless trunks of
these tall straight pines whose branches reached the blue depth of the sky, or the
white cloud was now gone. I saw a clearing, a small clearing of not more than threefourth of an acre in the heart of this wilderness right on the mountain top.
16. "Twenty times in my life," he said, "a doctor has told me to go home and be with
my family as long as I could. Told me not to work. Not to do anything but to live and
enjoy the few days I had left with me. If the doctors have been right," he said,
winking at me, "I have cheated death many times! Now, I've reached the years the
Good Book allows to man in his lifetime upon this earth! Three score years and ten!"
17. "Oh, yes," he said. "Early last spring, I couldn't climb straight up the steep path.
That was when the doctor didn't give me a week to live. I made a longer, easier path
so I wouldn't have to do so much climbing. Then, as I got better, he explained. "I
made another path that was a little steeper. And as I continued to get better, I made
steeper paths. That was one way of knowing I was getting better all the time!"
18. For a long time there was only the sound of the wind in the late afternoon. Alone,
thought Bittering. Only a thousand of us here. No way back. No way. No way. Sweat
poured out from his face and his hands and his body; he was drenched in the
hotness of his fear. He wanted to strike Laura, cried, "No, you're lying! The rockets
will come back!" Instead, he stroked Laura's head against him and said, "The rockets
will get through someday."
19. When they finished eating, she got up and said. "Now here, take this ten dollars
and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of
latching onto my pocketbook nor anybody else's -- because shoes got by devilish
ways will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But from here on in, son, I hope
you will behave yourself."
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20. There were chickens, pigeons and legs of mutton in the roast and an appetizing
odour of roast, beef. Leaf and gravy dripping over the browned skin, which increased
the appetite and made everybody's mouth water. Everyone told his affairs, his
purchases and sales. The diners discussed the crops and the weather which was
favourable for the green things but not for wheat. Suddenly, at the sound of drum
beat in the court every body rose from the seats except a few ones who still had the
food in their hands.
21. Our talk at the Club one day was of opportunity and determination. Some said
opportunity was required for success, and millions never had it; others that only
determination was needed. And then Jorkens joined in, all for determination. If a man
was determined to get anything, and stuck to it long enough, he got it, said Jorkens.
22. In the final unreasoning assault I overpowered the child's neck and jaws. I forced
the heavy silver spoon back of her teeth and down her throat till she gagged. And
there it was - both tonsils covered with membrane. She had fought valiantly to keep
me from knowing her secret. She had been hiding that sore throat for three days at
least and lying to her parents in order to escape just such an outcome as this.
23. Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had
never been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some-time the boat
was hit by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvenient for the passengers.
All remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned began to cry and
tremble, and created inconvenience for the others. The others tried to pacify him by
kindness and affection but he didn't hear anybody. When the uneasiness lasted
longer the king also became displeased.
24. One evening, as the sun was setting, some travellers stayed to rest under a
clump of trees, and loosening their camels, set them to graze. It happened that one
of the animals entered a melon-field, and that a melon stuck in its throat. The owner,
seeing this and fearing to lose the animal, tied a blanket round its throat, and then
struck the place with all his might. Instantly the melon broke in the throat of the
camel, and it was then easily swallowed.
25. Margaret was wondering what she could do to help. She did not know. Then up
came old Stephen from the lands. "We're finished, Magaret, finished! Those beggars
can eat every leaf and blade off the farm in half an hour! And it is only early
afternoon -- if we can make enough smoke, make enough noise till the sun goes
down, they'll settle somewhere else perhaphs ....." And then: "Get the kettle going.
It's thirsty work, this."
26. I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come from the areas where your quest for freedom
left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police
brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the
faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
27. Jim stopped inside the door. He was as quiet as a hunting dog when it is near a
bird. His eyes looked strangely at Della, and there was an expression in them that
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she could not understand. It filled her with fear. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor
anything else she had been ready for. He simply looked at her with the strange
expression on his face.
28. If it were possible to get the necessities of life from the heavens throughprayers,
Maulvi Abul would have prayed to Allah for a pair of shoes for his Umda, the
youngest in the family. At night he consulted his wife. But instead of replying, she
silently lifted a corner of the quilt to expose Umdatunnisa's small, bare feet. Seeing
those dainty feet, Maulvi Abul burst into tears like a child.
29. When the couple had walked some hundred yards ahead of him, he hurriedly
moved after them. Hardly had he reached half way across the road when a truck full
of bricks came from behind like a gust of wind and crushing him down speeded off
towards Mcleod Road. The driver of the truck had heard a shriek and had actually for
a moment slowed down, but realizing that something serious had happened, had
taken advantage of the darkness and had sped away into the night.
30. I had a vexing dream one night, not long ago: it was about a fortnight after
Christmas. I dreamt I flew out of the window in my nightshirt. I went up and up. I was
glad that I was going up. "They have been noticing me," I thought to myself. "If
anything, I have been a bit too good. A little less virtue and I might have lived longer.
But one cannot have everything." The world grew smaller and smaller. The last I saw
of London was the long line of electric lamps bordering the Embankment. Later
nothing remained but a faint luminosity buried beneath darkness.
MORAL STORIES
1. A Slave and a Lion
Once a slave ran into a jungle to get rid of the cruelties of his master. There he saw a lion
crying with pain. He noticed that there was a thorn in his paw. The slave took pity on him and
pulled out the thorn. The lion gratefully licked his hands and went away. After some days, the
slave was arrested. He was thrown before a hungry lion as his punishment. But the people were
surprised to see that the lion began to lick his hands. In fact, it was the same lion whom the
slave had helped in the jungle.
Moral (i) Do good, have good. (ii) Kindness never goes unrewarded.
2. A Farmer and His Sons
Once an old farmer had three quarrelsome sons. He was much worried about them. Once he
fell ill seriously. He sent for his sons. He asked them to bring a bundle of sticks. When the
bundle was brought, he asked them to break it one by one. They all tried their best but failed to
break it. Then the farmer untied the bundle and asked each son to break a single stick. They
broke all the sticks easily. Thus the farmer advised them that they would be strong when united
and weak when separated.
Moral: (i) Union is strength. (ii) United you stand, divided you fall.
3. A Woodcutter and the Angel
Once a woodcutter was felling a tree on the banks of a river. By chance, his axe fell into the
water. He became upset. Suddenly an angel appeared there. Having heard his sad story, the
angel dived into the river and brought out a golden axe. The woodcutter refused to take it
because it was not his axe. The angel dived again and brought out a silver axe. It was also
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refused by the same reason. The angel dived again and brought out the woodcutter's iron axe.
The woodcutter accepted it happily. Impressed by his honesty, the angel also gifted him the
other two axes.
Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
4. Two Friends and a Bear
Once two friends set out on a journey. While passing through a jungle they saw a bear
coming towards them. One of them climbed up a tree but the other could not. However, the
later knew that the bear did not eat the dead. So he lay down and held his breath. The bear
sniffed him and went away considering him dead. The selfish friend climbed down the tree and
asked what the bear had said in his ears. The later said that it had advised me to beware of
selfish friend. So he said him good-by and continued his journey alone.
Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
5. A Foolish Stage
Once a stage was drinking water at a stream. He happened to see his reflection in the water.
He felt proud of his beautiful horns but despised his thin legs. Suddenly he saw a pack of
hounds at a distance. He ran as fast as his legs could help him. Soon he left the hounds far
behind. He had to pass through a thick forest of bushes. His horns got caught in a bush. He
tried hard to pull his horns out of it but all in vain. By now the hounds came up. They fell upon
him and tore him to pieces.
Moral: (i) Pride hath a fall. (ii) All that glitters in not gold
6. Three Friends and a Bag of Gold
Once three friends set out on a journey to seek a job. While passing through a jungle, they
found a bag full of gold coins. They decided to divide them equally among themselves. After
sometime, they felt hungry. One of them went to fetch food. He decided to kill the other two. He
bought some poison and mixed it in their food. The other two were even greedier. When the
man arrived there, they fell upon him and killed him. As they were hungry, they began to eat
the food. As soon as they ate it, they fell senseless and died.
Moral: (i) Greed is a curse. (ii) As you sow, so shall you reap.
5. Amiable: Her amiable nature makes her
lovable.
PAIR OF WORDS
Amicable: He has amicable relations with
1. Accept: She has decided not to accept
his family.
the job.
6. Ballet: I like Chinese ballet.
Except: Everyone was present at the party
Ballot: He was elected by ballot.
except Ali.
7. Baron: Baron is a social rank in England.
2. Access: He has not access to the
Barren: Do not buy this barren land.
minister.
8. Canon: We should follow the canons of
Excess: Excess of money makes people
Islam.
proud.
Cannon: The cannon was firing in the
3. Affection: She has great affection for her
battlefield.
husband.
9. Canvas: I like canvas shoes for morning
Affection: Aslam likes affectation in every
walk.
matter.
Canvass: Candidates are canvassing these
4. Allusion: Milton's poetry is full of
days.
allusions.
10. Cast: We should cast our votes.
Illusion: This life is an illusion.
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Caste: I do not believe in caste and creed.
11. Cease: He ordered his soldiers to cease
fire.
Seize: I tried to seize the pistol from him.
12. Cue: Ali gave him a cue to solve the
riddle.
Queue: There was a long queue outside the
bank.
13. Corps: Aslam serves the medical corps
of Army
Corpse: I saw a corpse on the bank of the
river yesterday.
14. Council: Our college council is very
active.
Counsel: The counsel of teachers is vital.
15. Deceased: The deceased was buried.
Diseased: He uprooted the diseased plant.
16. Empire: He has set up a business
empire.
Umpire: An umpire should be honest.
17. Fair: We must play fair.
Fare: Aslam paid the train fair.
18. Farther: We cannot go farther because
it is dark now.
Further: There is no need of giving further
explanation.
19. Judicial: A policeman has no judicial
powers.
Judicious: Her judicial remarks impressed
me a lot.
20. Lessen: We should lessen our
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Lesson: I always learn my lesson.
21. Lose: Aslam lost his book in the college.
Loose: Loose shirts are not in fashion now.
22. Marry: She will not marry a poor man.
Merry: Forget your past and be merry.
23. Principal: The principal of our college is
very generous.
Principle: Quaid-e-Azam was a man of
principles.
24. Sight: The sight after rain is very
soothing.
Site: This site is for sale.
25. Sole: The sole of this shoe is made of
leather.
Soul: The soul of man is immortal.
26. Team: A cricket team has eleven
players.
Teem: This well teems with insects.
27. Tenor: This work has changed the tenor
of my life.
Tenure: The tenure of National Assembly is
five years.
28. Vacation: We enjoyed summer
vacation a lot.
Vocation: Teaching is my vocation.
29. Vale: The vale of Kashmir is very
beautiful.
Veil: Veil is obligatory for Muslim women.
30. _____: I asked my teacher the meaning of
---------.
_____: I searched the meaning of -------- in
the dictionary.
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Pair of Words
Adapt; Adopt. Affection: Affectation. Umpire; Empire. Ballet; Ballot. Beneficient;
Beneficial. Born; Borne. Tide; Tied. /// Dear;Deer/
Rode;Road/Higher;Hire/Fair;Fare/Allowed;Aloud/Accept;Except/Pray;Prey
Vain;Vane/ Lute;Loot/ Aid;Add/Dear;Deer/Steel;Steal/Flew;Flu/Teem;Team
Amiable;Amicable/Cloth;Clothe/Further;Farther/Lesson;Lessen/Deceased;Diseased/Corps;
Corpse/
Cite;Sight ///
Cease;Seize/Way;Weigh/Tenor;Tenure/Hew;Hue/Rain;Rein/Temper;Tamper/Vale;Veil/
allusion;Illusion/Bail;Bale/Custom;Habit/ Jusicial;Judicious/marry;Merry/
Profit;Prophet/Sight;Site
Access;Excess/Hue;Hew/Bear;Bare/Persecute;Procecute/Cannon;Canon/Temporary;Tempo
ral/Ordinance;Ordnance. /// Cue; Queue/Mail; Male/Floor; Flour/Allusion; Illusion/Urban;
Urbane; Seem: Seam/Weather; Whether ///
Alter;Altar/cell;Sell/Hew;Hue/Allusion;Illusion/Root;Rout/Compliment;Complement/Willing;
Wilful/
accident;Incident/Bridal;Bridle/Dew;Due/Pattern;Patron/vale;Veil/Yoke;Yolk/Waive;Wave
Audible;Edible/Differ;Defer/Ice;Snow/Temper;Tamper/Personal;Personnel/Wander;Wonder/
Bridle;Bridal/doze;Dose/Adopt;Adapt/Week;Weak/Ring;Wring/Quiet;Quite/Urbane;Urban/
Punctuate the following lines.
1. mr steward looked embarrassed i m afraid i m not at liberty to tell you that he said
however i assure you the organization is of international scope
Ans. Mr. Steward looked embarrassed. "I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to tell you that.", he said.
However, I assure you, the organization is of international scope".
2. now youre coming to something son he said as he pushed down the top wire so
that he could cross the fence this is something i want you to see
Ans. "Now, you're coming to something, son," he said as he pushed down the top wire so he
could cross the fence. "This is something I want you to see!"
3. the towns empty but we found native life in the hills sir dark people yellow eyes
martins very friendly we talked a bit not much they learn english fast
Ans. "The town's empty, but we found the native life in the hills, sir. Dark people. Yellow eyes.
The Martians. Very friendly. We talked a bit, not much. They learn English fast.
4. well you didnt have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes said mrs
luella bates washington jones you could have asked me
Ans. "Well, you didn't have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes", said Mrs. Luella
Bates Washington Jones. "You could have asked me".
5. i was seen with the pocketbook who saw me mr manana the harness man saw you
pick up the pocketbook
Ans. "I was seen with the pocketbook? Who saw me?". "Mr. Manana, the harness man saw you
pick up the pocketbook".
6. life is like a race jorkens went on in which they tire after a while and sit down or
get interested in something else instead the man who keeps on wins the race
Ans. 'Life is like a race.' Jorkens went on, 'in which they tire after a while and sit down, or get
interested in something else instead. The man who keeps on wins the race.'
7. does your throat hurt you added the mother to the child but the little girls
expression didnt change nor did she move her eyes from my face
Ans. "Does your throat hurt you?" added the mother to the child. But the little girl's expression
didn't change nor did she move her eyes from my face.
8. if they fail they are expected to bring the case before the qazi to seek justice but in
the present case the parents have agreed to get my bloodshed for the trash of this
world
Ans. "If they fail, they are expected to bring the case before the Qazi to seek justice. But in the
present case, the parents have agreed to get my blood shed for the trash of this world".
9. do you not perceive answered the camel man i wished to show you that what is
good for camels in not therefore good for poor old men and women
Ans. 'Do you not perceive?' answered the camel-man. 'I wished to show you that what is good for
camels is not good for poor old men and women.'
10. all the crops finished nothing left he said but the gongs were still beating the men
still shouting and margaret asked why do you go on with it then
Ans. "All the crops finished. Nothing left," he said.
But the gongs were still beating, the men still shouting, and Margaret asked: "Why do you go on
with it, then?"
11. i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning
of its creed we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal
Ans. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."
12. i want you to understand me Dell he said nothing like a haircut could make me
careless for you but if you ll open that you may know what i felt when i came in
Ans. "I want you to understand me, Dell," he said. "Nothing like a haircut could make me careless
for you. But if you'll open that, you may know what I felt when I came in."
Letter and Application.
1. Write a Letter to your father telling him about your progress in December test. OR
Write an application to the Principal of your college for remission of fine.
2. Write a Letter to your friend telling him/her about your impression of the college
teacher OR Write an application to the Principal for the refund of library security.
3. Write a Letter to your friend thanking for Birthday gift OR Write an Application to your
Principal for grant of character certificate.
4. Letter to your Younger Brother advising him give up smoking and pay heed to
studies. OR Application to the Principal of your college for fee concession.
5. Letter to your Friend about the profession you wish to adopt. OR Application tot he
Principal of your college for the change of subjects.
6. Letter to your Uncle thanking hime for a gift on your birthday. OR An Application to the
Principal of your Principal of your college requesting him/her for issuance of character
certificate.
7. Letter to your father telling him about your studies. OR Application to the Principal of
your college requesting him/ her for full free-concession.
8. Letter to your Friend inviting him/her to spend holidays with you OR Application to
the Principal of your college to grant you scholarship.
9. Letter to your friend inviting him/her to spend a few days with you in a hill station
OR application to the Principal of your college for issuance of Character Certificate.
10.Letter to father explaining the causes of your failure in December test OR Application to
principal for Condoning short of lectures.
11.Letter to your father requesting him to increase your monthly allowance OR Application to
the Principal for the refund of Library Security Fee.
12.Letter to your Father about the co-curricular activities in your college. OR
Application to the Principal for Character Certificate.
GENERAL APPLICATION - TEN IN ONE
The principal,
Govt. College,
A.B.C. (city)
Sir,
Most respectfully, it is stated that I am a bona fide student of your college. I
humbly
request
you
to
grant
me
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
My prior academic records validate my diligence and dedication to studies.
I will ever endeavour to uphold my exceptional performance in future. I will
undoubtedly be obliged if you consider my application sympathetically.
Thank you in anticipation.
June 03, 2013
Yours obediently,
X.Y.Z.
1. Application for Fee Concession
fee concession because my father's income is very small.
2. Application for Remission of Fine
remission of fine because my father's income is very small.
3. Application for Scholarship
scholarship because my father's income is very small.
4. Application for Character Certificate
character certificate because I am to take admission in the university.
5. Application for Re-admission
permission for re-admission
6. Application for Sick Leave
sick leave for one week because I am seriously ill.
7. Application for Attending the Wedding Ceremony
leave for one week for attending the wedding ceremony of my elder sister.
8. Application for College Leaving Certificate
college leaving certificate because my family has shifted to Islamabad.
9. Application for Change of Subjects
permission to change my subjects because the present selected subjects are
rather tough for me.
10. Application for Apologizing Misconduct
pardon for my misbehaviour with one of my teachers.
