NARRATIVE CLOZE PASSAGES

Choose the correct answer from the box provided to fill the blanks.

A. A cow and a buffalo, both tied to a tree, were

- thinking
- service having a conversation. They were 1.)
- calves ………………….about their masters. “There is no
- merciful
- pull gratitude from people,” said the cow. “I supply them with
- grateful milk throughout my 2.) …………………, but what do I
- skin
- life get in return? They take away all my 3.)
- regarded ………………..and in the end, they will kill me and eat
- suffer
- complaining me.”
- suffer In 4.) …………………, the buffalo replied, “Human
- drag
- agreement beings are never 5.) …………………. . Look at me. Every
day, I have to help them in the fields and 6.)
…………….heavy carts to the market. I constantly 7.) …………………blows
from the sticks they carry. After many years of 8.) ………………., they will kill
me and use my 9.) ……………..to make shoes for themselves.
Both the cow and the buffalo 10.) ………………..people as the most
ungraterful creatures on earth.

B.
a. practices b. thought c. leapt d. reach e. distance
f. might g. temper h. decided i. taste j. claim k.
attempts l . noticed

A fox was walking through the forest when it (1) ______________a bunch of grapes
hanging over its head. “They look so sweet and juicy,”(2) __________the fox. It (3)
_____________at them, but it was unable to (4) ____________them. “I must jump higher this
time,” the fox said to itself. Moving back a short (5) ____________, it ran towards them and
jumped with all its (6) _____________, but again it failed. Losing its (7) _____________, it
leapt several times and snapped at the grapes angrily. As usual, all of its (8) _____________were
in vain. Tired and hungry, the fox went away, saying, “The grapes are sour and would (9)
____________horrible anyway!”
This story tells us that some people will (10) _____________to dislike the things they
cannot have.