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reputation acquired corrupted exacted
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Robin Hood

The old rules of chivalry were slowly (1) _________, and a new

trading community was (2) _________ gaining influence in the

land. The clergy, (3) _________ by an excess of wealth and

power, abused the controlling force of religion. It was therefore

natural that, in these (4) _________ times, some men

(5) _________ to take advantage of the situation. Those who

loved (6) _________ and detested oppression took the law into

their own (7) _________ and executed a rough and ready justice

(8) _________ the rich and the poor, whilst they themselves lived

a free and merry life on the tolls they (9) _________ from their

wealthy victims. Such a man may well have been the original Robin

Hood, who (10) _________ a heroic (11) _________ and was

credited with every daring deed and every (12) _________ action

imaginable.
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The Dragon

Long ago in Japan, there lived a brave warrior known as Tawara Toda. He

(1) seldom frequently never set out in search of adventure, for he

had the nature of a warrior and could not bear to be idle. So he buckled

on his two swords, took his huge bow in his hand and, (2) slinging

removing detaching his quiver on his back, started out. He had not

(3) ventured regressed swallowed far when he came to a bridge

(4) crushing spanning following one end of the serene and

(5) tumultuous tranquil telepathic Lake Biwa. As soon as he set foot

on the bridge, he saw a (6) minuscule gargantuan average dragon

lying across his path. Its body was so big that it looked like the (7) twig

trunk leaf of a large pine tree and it blocked the whole width of the

bridge. One of its huge (8) tails nose claws rested on the parapet of

one side of the bridge, while its tail lay right against the other. The

(9) handsome savage harmless monster seemed to be asleep and,

as it breathed, fire and smoke (10) emerged distressed arised from

its nostrils. At first, Tawara Toda could not help feeling (11) smug

alarmed forceful at the sight of this horrible reptile lying in his path.

However, he was a (12) indecisive humble courageous man and so

he proceeded undaunted.