Unit 8 English - FL - Unit 8

When the time came for me to tell him what brought me to Darchen, his eyes lit up. “We could be a team,” he said excitedly. “Two academics who have escaped from the library.” Perhaps my positive thinking strategy was working after all.

My initial relief at meeting Norbu, who was also staying in the guesthouse, was tempered by the realisation that he was almost as ill-equipped as I was for the pilgrimage. He kept telling me how fat he was and how hard it was going to be. “Very high up,” he kept reminding me, “so tiresome to walk.” He wasn’t really a practising Buddhist, it transpired, but he had enthusiasm and he was, of course, Tibetan.

Although I’d originally envisaged making the trek in the company of devout believers, on reflection I decided that perhaps Norbu would turn out to be the ideal companion. He suggested we hire some yaks to carry our luggage, which I interpreted as a good sign, and he had no intention of prostrating himself all round the mountain. “Not possible,” he cried, collapsing across the table in hysterical laughter. It wasn’t his style, and anyway his tummy was too big.

Questions:
Q.1. The meaning of the phrase ‘his eyes lit up’ is ………………
A. ‘he was surprised.’ B. ‘he got excited.’
C. ‘he was shocked.’ D. ‘he became serious.’

Q.2. The meaning of the word ‘transpired’ is …………….
A. ‘was disclosed.’ B. ‘was forgotten.’
C. ‘was decided.’ D. ‘was ignored.’

Q.3. Norbu was ……………. to accompany the writer for the pilgrimage.
A. greatly excited B. very much determined
C. quite unwilling D. all prepared

Q.4. What was identical about Norbu’s body ?
A. He laughed a lot.
B. His figure was short.
C. He was very fat.
D. His stomach was very big.

My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots. All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt.

By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir. Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he’d changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.

Questions:
Q.1. In this extract, the word ‘vestiges’ indicates …………….
A. ‘symbols.’ B. ‘relics.’
C. ‘highland.’ D. ‘wastage.’

Q.2. All men wore sunglasses to ………………..
A. watch distant places.
B. watch piles of salt.
C. protect their eyes against the glare emerging from ithe blindingly white lake.
D. watch a steady stream of blue trucks.

Q.3. Daniel got a life for …………….
A. Lhasa B. Kashmir
C. Hor D. None of these three

Q.4. Tsetan was eager to fix the tyre-puncture at that tyre-repair shop because ………………
A. without that they could not move forward.
B. they did not have any spare-wheel if in case they needed it in their further journey.
C. there was no other tyre-repair shop if they missed it there.
D. None of these three

As hills started to push up once more from the rocky wilderness, we passed solitary drokbas tending their flocks. Sometimes men, sometimes women, these well-wrapped figures would pause and stare at our car, occasionally waving as we passed. When the track took us close to their animals, the sheep would take evasive action, veering away from the speeding vehicle.

We passed nomads’ dark tents pitched in splendid isolation, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, standing guard. These beasts would cock their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights. As we continued to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.

These shaggy monsters, blacker, than the darkest night, usually wore bright red collars and barked furiously with massive jaws. They were completely fearless of our vehicle, shooting straight into our path, causing Tsetan to brake and swerve. The dog would make chase for a hundred metres or so before easing off, having seen us off the property. It wasn’t difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China’s imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet.

Questions:
Q.1. The sheep would take evasive action’ means ………….
A. ‘The sheep bleated.’ B. ‘The sheep moved away from the place.’
C. ‘The sheep started grazing.’ D. ‘The sheep followed one another.’

Q.2. ‘These beasts would cock their great big heads’ means ……………
A. They bent down their heads. B. They raised their big heads for attacking.
C. They bleated raising their heads. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.3. The words ‘shaggy monsters’ are used for …………..
A. sheep B. dogs C. nomads D.drokbas

Q.4. The meaning of the word ‘imperial’ is …………..
A. Royal
B. Political
C. Social
D. Patriotic

As hills started to push up once more from the rocky wilderness, we passed solitary drokbas tending their flocks. Sometimes men, sometimes women, these well-wrapped figures would pause and stare at our car, occasionally waving as we passed. When the track took us close to their animals, the sheep would take evasive action, veering away from the speeding vehicle.

We passed nomads’ dark tents pitched in splendid isolation, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, standing guard. These beasts would cock their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights. As we continued to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.

These shaggy monsters, blacker, than the darkest night, usually wore bright red collars and barked furiously with massive jaws. They were completely fearless of our vehicle, shooting straight into our path, causing Tsetan to brake and swerve. The dog would make chase for a hundred metres or so before easing off, having seen us off the property. It wasn’t difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China’s imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet.

Questions:
Q.1. The sheep would take evasive action’ means ………….
A. ‘The sheep bleated.’ B. ‘The sheep moved away from the place.’
C. ‘The sheep started grazing.’ D. ‘The sheep followed one another.’

Q.2. ‘These beasts would cock their great big heads’ means ……………
A. They bent down their heads. B. They raised their big heads for attacking.
C. They bleated raising their heads. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots. All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt.

By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir. Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he’d changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.

Questions:
Q.1. In this extract, the word ‘vestiges’ indicates …………….
A. ‘symbols.’ B. ‘relics.’
C. ‘highland.’ D. ‘wastage.’

Q.2. All men wore sunglasses to ………………..
A. watch distant places.
B. watch piles of salt.
C. protect their eyes against the glare emerging from ithe blindingly white lake.
D. watch a steady stream of blue trucks.

When the time came for me to tell him what brought me to Darchen, his eyes lit up. “We could be a team,” he said excitedly. “Two academics who have escaped from the library.” Perhaps my positive thinking strategy was working after all.

My initial relief at meeting Norbu, who was also staying in the guesthouse, was tempered by the realisation that he was almost as ill-equipped as I was for the pilgrimage. He kept telling me how fat he was and how hard it was going to be. “Very high up,” he kept reminding me, “so tiresome to walk.” He wasn’t really a practising Buddhist, it transpired, but he had enthusiasm and he was, of course, Tibetan.

Although I’d originally envisaged making the trek in the company of devout believers, on reflection I decided that perhaps Norbu would turn out to be the ideal companion. He suggested we hire some yaks to carry our luggage, which I interpreted as a good sign, and he had no intention of prostrating himself all round the mountain. “Not possible,” he cried, collapsing across the table in hysterical laughter. It wasn’t his style, and anyway his tummy was too big.

Questions:
Q.1. The meaning of the phrase ‘his eyes lit up’ is ………………
A. ‘he was surprised.’ B. ‘he got excited.’
C. ‘he was shocked.’ D. ‘he became serious.’

Q.2. The meaning of the word ‘transpired’ is …………….
A. ‘was disclosed.’ B. ‘was forgotten.’
C. ‘was decided.’ D. ‘was ignored.’

When the time came for me to tell him what brought me to Darchen, his eyes lit up. “We could be a team,” he said excitedly. “Two academics who have escaped from the library.” Perhaps my positive thinking strategy was working after all.
My initial relief at meeting Norbu, who was also staying in the guesthouse, was tempered by the realisation that he was almost as ill-equipped as I was for the pilgrimage. He kept telling me how fat he was and how hard it was going to be. “Very high up,” he kept reminding me, “so tiresome to walk.” He wasn’t really a practising Buddhist, it transpired, but he had enthusiasm and he was, of course, Tibetan.
Although I’d originally envisaged making the trek in the company of devout believers, on reflection I decided that perhaps Norbu would turn out to be the ideal companion. He suggested we hire some yaks to carry our luggage, which I interpreted as a good sign, and he had no intention of prostrating himself all round the mountain. “Not possible,” he cried, collapsing across the table in hysterical laughter. It wasn’t his style, and anyway his tummy was too big.

Q.1. The meaning of the phrase ‘his eyes lit up’ is __________
A. ‘he was surprised.’
B. ‘he got excited.’
C. ‘he was shocked.’
D. ‘he became serious.’
Q.2. The meaning of the word ‘transpired’ is __________
A. ‘was disclosed.’
B. ‘was forgotten.’
C. ‘was decided.’
D. ‘was ignored.’
Q.3. Norbu was __________ to accompany the writer for the pilgrimage.
A. greatly excited
B. very much determined
C. quite unwilling
D. all prepared
Q.4. What was identical about Norbu’s body ?
A. He laughed a lot.
B. His figure was short.
C. He was very fat.
D. His stomach was very big.
Q.5. Select the correct meaning for the word "tempered"
A. Increased
B. Lessened
C. Replaced
D. Intensified

My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots. All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt.
By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir. Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he’d changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.

Q.1. In this extract, the word ‘vestiges’ indicates __________
A. ‘symbols.’
B. ‘relics.’
C. ‘highland.’
D. ‘wastage.’
Q.2. All men wore sunglasses to __________
A. watch distant places.
B. watch piles of salt.
C. protect their eyes against the glare emerging from ithe blindingly white lake.
D. watch a steady stream of blue trucks.
Q.3. Daniel got a life for __________
A. Lhasa
B. Kashmir
C. Hor
D. None of these three
Q.4. Tsetan was eager to fix the tyre-puncture at that tyre-repair shop because __________
A. without that they could not move forward.
B. they did not have any spare-wheel if in case they needed it in their further journey.
C. there was no other tyre-repair shop if they missed it there.
D. None of these three
Q.5. Select the correct meaning for the word "pockmarked"
A. Covered with smooth, shiny surfaces
B. Marked with small, round indentations
C. Blurry and indistinct
D. Warm and glowing

As hills started to push up once more from the rocky wilderness, we passed solitary drokbas tending their flocks. Sometimes men, sometimes women, these well-wrapped figures would pause and stare at our car, occasionally waving as we passed. When the track took us close to their animals, the sheep would take evasive action, veering away from the speeding vehicle.
We passed nomads’ dark tents pitched in splendid isolation, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, standing guard. These beasts would cock their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights. As we continued to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.
These shaggy monsters, blacker, than the darkest night, usually wore bright red collars and barked furiously with massive jaws. They were completely fearless of our vehicle, shooting straight into our path, causing Tsetan to brake and swerve. The dog would make chase for a hundred metres or so before easing off, having seen us off the property. It wasn’t difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China’s imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet.

Q.1. The sheep would take evasive action’ means __________
A. ‘The sheep bleated.’
B. ‘The sheep moved away from the place.’
C. ‘The sheep started grazing.’
D. ‘The sheep followed one another.’
Q.2. ‘These beasts would cock their great big heads’ means __________
A. They bent down their heads.
B. They raised their big heads for attacking.
C. They bleated raising their heads.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Q.3. The words ‘shaggy monsters’ are used for __________
A. sheep
B. dogs
C. nomads
D.drokbas
Q.4. The meaning of the word ‘imperial’ is __________
A. Royal
B. Political
C. Social
D. Patriotic
Q.5. Select the correct meaning for the word "evasive"
A. Quick to respond
B. Avoiding something
C. Curious
D. Aggressive

(pockmarked, stopped, careered, erected)
My headache soon cleared as we …………….1…………… down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we ………….2……….. for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a work camp …………..3 ……….. beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is ………….4………….. with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiger of the Tethys Ocean which boedered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward

( isolation, pitched, cock, standing)
We passed nomads’ dark tents ………….…………. in splendid ………….…………. , usually with a huge black
dog, a Tibetan mastiff, …………….………….. guard. These beasts would …………..………….. their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights.

(pockmarked, stopped, shovels, bordered, careered, vestiges, erected, collision)
My headache soon cleared as we …………….1…………… down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we ………….2……….. for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a work camp …………..3 ……….. beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is ………….4………….. with salt flats and brackish lakes, …………..5…………… of the Tethys Ocean which …………6………… Tibet before the great continental …………..7…………. that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and …………..8…………… trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots.

(approach, isolation, explode, continued, pitched, speeding, cock, standing)
We passed nomads’ dark tents ………….1…………. in splendid ………….2…………. , usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, …………….3………….. guard. These beasts would …………..4………….. their great big heads when they became aware of our ………….5………….. and fix us in their sights. As we …………..6………… to draw closer, they would .…………7……….. into action, …………….8…………….. directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.

The author thought that his positive thinking strategy worked well after all.

The author was disappointed with Darchen.

The author’s experience at Hor was in stark contrast to earlier accounts of the place.

Tibetan mastiffs were popular in China’s imperial courts.

The article has been titled ‘Silk Road’.

(clung, permanent, and, before, his, snorted, icy, hunks, gear, sharper)
The turns became ____ Q.1. ____ and the ride bumpier, Tsetan now in third ____ Q.2. ____ as we continued to climb. The track moved away from the ____ Q.3. ____ river, labouring through steeper slopes that sorted big rocks daubed with patches of bright orange lichen. Beneath the rocks, ____ Q.4. ____ of snow ____ Q.5. ____ on in the near ____ Q.6. ____ shade. I felt the pressure building up in my ears, held my nose, ____ Q.7. ____ and cleared them. We struggled round another tight bend ____ Q.8. ____ Tsetan stopped. He had opened ____ Q.9. ____ door and jumped out of his seat ____ Q.10. ____ I realized what was going on.

(pockmarked, pickaxes, stopped, shovels, bordered, noodle, careered, vestiges, erected, collision)
My headache soon cleared as we____ Q.1. ____ down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we____ Q.2. ____ for lunch. We ate hot____ Q.3. ____ inside a long canvas tent, part of a work camp____ Q.4. ____ beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is____ Q.5. ____ with salt flats and brackish lakes,____ Q.6. ____ of the Tethys Ocean which____ Q.7. ____ Tibet before the great continental____ Q.8. ____ that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with____ Q.9. ____ and____ Q.10. ____ trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots.

(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.

"(pockmarked, stopped, bordered, careered, vestiges, erected) My headache soon cleared as we ____ Q.1. ____ down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we ____ Q.2. ____ for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a work camp ____ Q.3. ____ beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is ____ Q.4. ____ with salt flats and brackish lakes, ____ Q.5. ____ of the Tethys Ocean which ____ Q.6. ____ Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward.

"(approach, isolation, continued, pitched, 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 became aware of our ____ Q.5. ____ and fix us in their sights. As we ____ Q.6. ____ to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast."

Tsetan sized me up as we clambered into his car ah yes he declared drokba sir we took a short cut to get off changtang.

Rakesh was prone to depressions even as a teenager, (iended to suffer, immuned to, resistant to)

They drove its length even if the distance was too much, (drove with great speed, rode till the destination, rode casually)

The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning, (gradually stopped, became worse, turned violent)

The workers of the factory resigned en masse. (in opposition, together, willingly)

The political party sized up the ticket – aspirant, (rejected, welcomed, checked out)

Nurse: I’m sorry, but we can’t use your blood.
Lady: Why not ?
Nurse: The doctor will explain. Take this to your doctor. He will explain everything to you.

Kanhaiya Kaka: Bahu, Deepak went away so early in the morning today.
Sandhya: Where ?
Kanhaiya Kaka: You know where ? I saw him carrying an attache case!
Sandhya: Carrying an attache case !

Sandhya: Why is your voice so changed?
Why are you behaving like this ? Did bibiji say anything?
Nardev: Yes she did.
Sandhya: What ?
Nardev: How does that concern you ?
Sandhya : What are you saying ? Tell me, what happened.

One afternoon I sat pondering over my options. (Use ‘and’)

Norbti asked me if he could sit opposite me. (Use ’permission’.)

The rudimentary stores sold Chinese cigarettes and usual strings of prayer flags. (Use ‘not only but also’.)

Tired and hungry, I started breathing through my mouth. (Begin with being’.)

I tried propping myself upright but now ! I couldn’t manage to relax. (Begin with ‘though’.)

Imagine that you are Nick Middleton and travelled to the Himalayas. You had suffered through cold and higher altitude health issues for which you visited a doctor. Recalling that incident narrate the following dialogue to your parents in an indirect manner.
When I explained my sleepless symptoms and my sudden aversion to lying down, he shot me a few questions while feeling the veins in my wrist. "It's a cold," he said finally through Tsetan. "A cold and the effects of altitude. I'll give you something for it." I asked him if he thought I'd recover enough to be able to do the kora. "Oh yes," he said, "you'll be tine.

The snow didn't look too deep to me, but the danger wasn't its depth, Daniel said, so much as its icy top layer. "If we slip off, the car could turn over," he suggested, as we saw Tsetan grab handfuls of dirt and fling them across the frozen surface. We both pitched in and, when the snow was spread with soil, Daniel and I stayed out of the vehicle to lighten Tsetan's load. He backed up and drove towards the dirty snow, eased the car on to its icy surface and slowly drove its length without apparent difficulty.

The turns became sharper and the ride bumpier, Tsetan now in third gear as we continued to climb. The track moved away from the icy river, labouring through steeper slopes that sported big rocks daubed with patches of bright orange lichen. Beneath the rocks, hunks of snow clung on in the nearpermanent shade. I felt the pressure building up in my ears, held my nose, snorted and cleared them. We struggled round another tight bend and Tsetan stopped. He had opened his door and jumped out of his seat before I realised what was going on. "Snow," said Daniel as he too exited the vehicle, letting in a breath of cold air as he did so.

As hills started to push up once more from the rocky wilderness, we passed solitary drokbas tending their flocks. Sometimes men, sometimes women, these well-wrapped figures would pause and stare at our car, occasionally waving as we passed. When the track took us close to their animals, the sheep would take evasive action, veering away from the speeding vehicle.
We passed nomads' dark tents pitched in splendid isolation, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, standing guard. These beasts would cock their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights. As we continued to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.