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It was a sunny day and everyone at the railway station was (1) for the train to arrive. In the crowd, there were youngsters who were on vacation. When the train arrived, everyone got in. The train whistled and started to move. An old man with a young boy aged 15 came running and caught the train. Their seats were close to the youngsters. The young boy was surprised to see everything and exclaimed to his father, ‘Dad, the train is moving faster, the young boy screamed again, ‘Dad, the trees are green in colour and run backwards very fast’. His father said, ‘Yes dear’ and smiled. Just like a three-year-old, he was watching everything with great (2) and happiness. A fruit seller came by selling apples and oranges. The young boy said to his dad, ‘I want to eat apples.’ His father bought him apples. The boy said, ‘Oh an apple looks so pretty! I love this colour.’
The group was watching this boy for a (3) and finally asked the boy’s father. ‘Does your son have a problem ? Why is he behaving so differently ?’ A friend from the group (4) fun at him and shouted, ‘I think his son is mad’. The father of the young boy, with patience, replied, ‘My son was born blind. Only a few days ago was he operated on and now has vision. He is seeing all these things for the first time in his life.’ Hearing this, the youngsters became very quiet and (5) to the father and the son.
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Directions (1-5) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. It was a sunny day and everyone at the railway station was (1) for the train to arrive. In the crowd, there were youngsters who were on vacation. When the train arrived, everyone got in. The train whistled and started to move. An old man with a young boy aged 15 came running and caught the train. Their seats were close to the youngsters. The young boy was surprised to see everything and exclaimed to his father, ‘Dad, the train is moving faster, the young boy screamed again, ‘Dad, the trees are green in colour and run backwards very fast’. His father said, ‘Yes dear’ and smiled. Just like a three-year-old, he was watching everything with great (2) and happiness. A fruit seller came by selling apples and oranges. The young boy said to his dad, ‘I want to eat apples.’ His father bought him apples. The boy said, ‘Oh an apple looks so pretty! I love this colour.’
The group was watching this boy for a (3) and finally asked the boy’s father. ‘Does your son have a problem ? Why is he behaving so differently ?’ A friend from the group (4) fun at him and shouted, ‘I think his son is mad’. The father of the young boy, with patience, replied, ‘My son was born blind. Only a few days ago was he operated on and now has vision. He is seeing all these things for the first time in his life.’ Hearing this, the youngsters became very quiet and (5) to the father and the son.
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