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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and read the completed passage aloud.
The people of India, as a whole, 1 ______(be) warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 ______(arouse) their charity and generosity and a committee 3 ______(be) promptly 4 ______(set ) up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 ______(be) the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 ______(believe) in what we 7 ______(call) the dignity of labour.
Solution
The people of India, as a whole, 1 are warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 arouses their charity and generosity and a committee 3 is promptly 4 set up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 is the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 believe in what we 7 call the dignity of labour.
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