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Exercise-9
1. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
Mr.Rao:Â If you find the job challenging, why do you resign?
Radha:Â There is only one reason. I am encountering some problems with meet the hectic. The schedule that has been assigned to me. I am expected to travel, meet people and edit articles. My health is being affected.
Mr Rao asked Radha if she found the job challenging why (a)______ .problems with the heck. She replied that there was only one reason. She told him that (b) ______ problem with meet the hectic schedule that had been assigned to her. She further told him that (c) _______ , to meet people and edit articles and that (as a consequence) her health (d) _______ .
2. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
Ruby: Raj, how is your knee today? Is it still giving trouble?
Raj: No, it feels a lot better today. I went to the doctor, and he told me it was on a pulled ligament. I should be fine for Saturday’s game.
 Ruby: Great. But why don’t you take it easy today? Maybe just practice throwing Don’t do any running.
Raj: OK.
Ruby asked Raj (a)________Â and if it was still giving him trouble. Raj replied Hs (b) ________ . He told him that he had gone to the doctor, who (c) ________ that it was on a pulled ligament. He (d) ________for Saturday’s game. Ruby then suggested him to tat it easy that day and just practice throwing and not to any running.
Answers:-
1.(a) she resigned                      (b) she was encountering
   (c) she was expected to travel                    (d) was being affected
2. (a) how his knee was that day          (b) it felt a lot better that day
   (c) who had told him                  (d) would have been fine
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