IDENTIFICATION

PRACTICE 1
Once, a five years old girl had a doll. The doll was dressed in 1.the
pale blue evening gown. The girl loved the doll so much that she
would 2.treated it with great care, despite other children mocking
3.him for being mother-like. As time passed, the girl grew up 4.but
got married. One night, as she was putting her children to bed, she
5.remembers her old doll. She asked her husband to 6.accompanied
her to her childhood home. When she reached the place, it was
7.silence and deserted. She walked into the house and was greeted by
dusty furniture 8.on the living room, with thick cobwebs in every
corner. Suddenly, she 9.catches a glimpse of a tiny pair of hands in a
box. She went closer to have a look at and there was her favourite
doll, all grimy 10.so shabby after all these years! She hugged 11.us
tightly and cried as she was strongly reminded of her happy
childhood.
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PRACTICE 2
The poor bus service in the city has put many
commuters 1.along unnecessary trouble. Firstly,
there 2.are several times when the commuters
were late for work because they had to wait for
hours just to 3.cathing a bus. Secondly, there are
some bus drivers who refuse to take passengers
4.therefore the seats are not fully occupied.
Besides their irresponsible action, 5.we also lack
concern for the safety of the passengers.
Yesterday, 6.the young lady sustained injuries
when she was alighting from the bus. The driver
7.thinks all the passengers had alighted so he
began 8.driven away just as the young lady was
9.gets off. Another problem clearly 10.need
immediate attention from the authorities. They
need to look into the problems 11.so find solutions
that will improve the bus service and encourage
people to use the bus service more.