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Childhood or boyhood is (a) —— man's formative period. During this period (b) —— child receives training from its mother. (c) —— mother's tender heart always looks to (d) —— welfare and well-being of (e) —— child. If during this period (f) —-— mother tries to bring (g) —-— child up carefully and according to her (h) —— best ideas (i) —— child is sure to grow with its superiors, parents and teachers and love (j) —— all irrespective of caste, creed and colour.

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I have (a) ——uncle who has just retired from (b) ——-army. He used to be (c) ——ABI agent, and everybody says he has been an honest man all his life. As a child, I loved him for his stories. He once told me that he met (d) —-one-eyed alien from (e) ——- space. (f)—— alien did not need any oxygen. And it did not have (g)—— nose. I now understand that it was (h) ——-hard story to believe. I am not sure he was telling me (i) ——- truth. Maybe, he is not so (j) ——- honest, after all.