Unit 7.3

Grammar Cloze

There are 10 blanks, numbered 1 to 10, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the bank. The letters (I) and (O) have been omitted in order to avoid confusion during marking.

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

(A)	a	(E)	could	(J)	so	(N)	under
(B)	among	(F)	had	(K)	that	(P)	was
(C)	an	(G)	if	(L)	there	(Q)	with
(D)	and	(H)	of	(M)	too

Napolean was a commander of the French army. (1)____________ great conqueror, he later became emperor of France. He fought many battles in Europe and brought many countries (2) ____________ French rule.

On one occasion in his earlier days, Napolean (3) ____________ riding across the battlefield with a few (4) ____________ his officers. He wanted to be seen by his men so that his presence could encourage them to fight more courageously. (5)____________ the dead and the wounded, there was a man whose uniform showed him to be (6)____________ enemy soldier.

Napolean bent forward to look at the soldier’s wounds. The man would probably die (7) ____________ his bleeding was not stopped. He decided that the man must be treated. Then, all of a sudden, the man grabbed hold of Napolean and tried to stab him (8) ____________ a dagger. However, he was (9) ____________ weak to fight, so fell back on the ground again. The officers had by then drawn their swords. They were about to kill the soldier when the general ordered them to stop.

“He’s a good soldier,” said Napolean. “He’s loyal to his country. He even tried to fight when he knew that he

(10) ____________ easily be killed.”

Napolean then ordered that the soldier be taken to camp to be treated for his wounds.