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Mariam was involved in an accident while going to school last Saturday. She had just alighted from the bus and was hurrying across the road without looking when a car tried to stop but couldn't avoid hitting her. Mariam groaned in pain as people tried to help her. An ambulance soon arrived and took Mariam to the hospital.

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Fill-in-the-Blank Story Exercises

Mariam was involved in an accident while going to school last Saturday. She had just alighted from the bus and was hurrying across the road without looking when a car tried to stop but couldn't avoid hitting her. Mariam groaned in pain as people tried to help her. An ambulance soon arrived and took Mariam to the hospital.

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Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box.

Use each word once only

(I)
scampered avoid got groaned
involved stop dashed alighted

Mariam was ___1___ in an accident while going to school last Saturday. She had just ___2___
from the bus and was about to cross the road to get to her school. As she was in a hurry, she
___3___ across without looking out for traffic. There was a loud screeching as a car tried to
___4___ hitting her. Unfortunately, the driver did not manage to stop his car in time. Mariam
was flung onto the pavement. Mariam ___5___ in pain. Some people tried to help her by talking
to her gently. A man called the police and ambulance. Soon the ambulance arrived and Mariam
was taken quickly to the nearest hospital.

(II)
digging trembling satisfied clear
poking carefully filled shoveling

The old man looked around ___1___. When he was ___2___ that he was really alone, he headed
quickly for the spot under the tree. He took out the small shovel from under his coat. Glancing
over his shoulders every now and then, he began ___3___ the ground. After a while, the shovel
hit something hard. Eagerly, the man used his hands to scrape off the sand. His hands touched
he top of a box. The man's hands were ___4___ with excitement. He quickly hid the box in his
coat. ___5___ the sand back into the hole, he walked home quickly.

(III)
match crowd applause found
spectators seated skilful talented

There was thunderous ___1___ when the two teams walked onto the field. This was the game
the football fans have been waiting for the final match between the two top teams. Fans for
both teams were ___2___ on opposite sides of the stadium. During the kick-off, the ___3___
cheered loudly. It was an exciting and fast game. Both teams played attacking football. The
players were ___4___ and played very well. Five minutes before the end of the game, the home
team scored again and they won the ___5___. What a good game it was

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