Question
(approach, isolation, bullet, explode, became, continued, pitched, speeding, cock, standing)
We passed nomads’ dark tents____ Q.1. ____ in splendid____ Q.2. ____, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff,____ Q.3. ____ guard. These beasts would____ Q.4. ____ their great big heads when they____ Q.5. ____ aware of our____ Q.6. ____ and fix us in their sights. As we____ Q.7. ____ to draw closer, they would____ Q.8. ____ into action,____ Q.9. ____ directly towards us, like a____ Q.10. ____ from a gun and nearly as fast.

Answer

1. pitched
2. isolation
3. standing
4. cock
5. became
6. approach
7. continued
8. explode
9. speeding
10. bullet

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