Reading Section — ENGLISH [FL] STD 12 Science — Question

The young men echo the lament of their elders.

[give proof of the misery, speak loudly to be heard, try to know the situation]

The official inquiry assembled a crushing mountain of evidence against the big planters.
[lot of hidden matter, very bitter proofs, a heap of written proofs]

He stood there in broad daylight, it was impossible to mistake him for an old acquaintance.

[and he was able to understand everything about, and he was not able to recognise that he was, and he was able to recognise that he was not]

Jansie came to know that they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory.
[backed off for, used for, reserved for]

I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork.
[feel like a bottle in the water, move up quickly to the surface of the, look like a cork of a bottle.]

He only wanted to sleep in the forge and then sneak away.

[run away, hide away, stoop away]

Out on the tracks I caught a glimpse of a locomotive with a funnel-shaped shack.

[was able to have a look, was attracted to, caught a picture]

I wasn't trying to escape from anything.
making an effort to move away, trying to avoid attention, feeling very small]

As I glanced at long chain tables, I caught the eyes of a paleface woman upon me.
[table made of chains, Continuous line of tables, circular desks]

The phone on his desk erupted in a strident burst. [grating hurt, strict push, loud noise]