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Exercise-8
I. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
Mother  : What are you doing?
Geeta  :  I am watching T.V.
Mother:Â When is your next paper?
Geeta  : It is on Monday.
Mother: Then why are you not studying?
Mother asked Geeta (a) ________. Geeta replied that (b) ________. At that mother asked her (c) ________ . Geeta said that it was on Monday. Mother asked her then (d) ________
II. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
Mr. Bose:Â I see. Can you manage the post of a public relations executive? It will involve some degree of stress too.
Rohit:Â Â I’m sure I will be able to do the job competently. I know there will be difficult times, but I am used to handling problems as you can see from my resume.
Mr Bose looked at the candidate Rohit and asked him (a) _______ _. He told him candidly that the job (b) ________ some degree of stress too. Rohit assured Mr Bose that (c) ________ to do the job competently. He told him that he knew there would be difficult times and assured him again that he (d) ________Â problems as he could see from his resume.
Answers:-
I.(a) what she was doing
(b) she was watching TV
(c) when her next paper was                     Â
(d) why she was not studying
II. (a) if he could manage the post of a public relations executive.
(b) would involve. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(c) he would be able
 (d) was used to handling
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