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Exercise-18
Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
1.Patient: Doctor, I have a terrible toothache.
Doctor: I need to examine your teeth. Please open your mouth wide.
Patient: Is there any serious problem, doctor?
Doctor: One of your teeth has developed a small cavity that requires filling up.
The patient told the doctor (a)________ . The doctor told him (b) ________ . The patient then enquired (c) ________ . To this, the doctor replied (d) ________.
2. Amrita: We are going on a trip to Shimla next week. Why don’t you come with us?
Raveena: It is not possible for me to join you on this trip.
Amrita: Why?
Raveena: My aunt is coming from the U.S.A.
 Amrita informed her friend Raveena (a) ________ and invited her to come along. Raveena replied that (b) ________. When Amrita asked (c) ________ Raveena replied that (d) ________.
 Answers:-                                                                                        Â
1.(a) that he had a terrible toothache
(b) to open his mouth wide as he needed to examine his teeth
(c) whether there was any serious problem
(d) that one of his teeth had developed a small cavity that required filling up
2. (a) that they were going on a trip to Shimla the following week
(b) it was not possible for her to join them on that trip
(c) her the reason for not joining them
(d) her aunt was coming from the U.S.A.
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