Fill in the gaps
Gap-fill exercise
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1. The bishop was a dignified,
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man, with thinning white hair.
2. He was a
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sixteen-year-old boy, always head and shoulders above his classmates.
3. She was small and
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and her ribs stood out.
4. She was
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, middle-aged, and veiny in the cheeks and nose.
5. She stood in the middle of the devastation, breathing heavily, hair
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and gown rumpled and mussed.
6. Those two
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fellows you can't tell apart are Ajab and Gurdeep from the United Arab Emirates.
7. Her face was a
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pale color, her eyes wide and wild with pain and fear.
8. She was so tired and
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looking, it hurt him to see her that way.
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