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HSC - English 2nd PaperBoard Exam Grammar2. Prepositions

Once an English and a Bengalee gentleman were travelling (a) —----- the same train and they were in the same compartment. The Englishman was very proud (b) —---- himself because he was Englishman. He looked (c) —---- upon the Bengalee gentleman who, however, took no notice (d) —--- it and went to sleep (e) —---- peace. As soon as the Bengalee gentleman was asleep, the Englishma picked (f) —----- the gentleman’s shoes and threw them (g) —----- the window and went to sleep. When the Bengalee gentleman woke up, he looked for his shoes and understood it. Then he took the Englishman’s long coat (h) —---- the wall and threw it outside the window and returned (i) —----- bed laughingly. Next morning the Englishman became startled and shouted, “Where’s my coat gone?” “Your coat has gone to fetch my shoes,” said the gentleman (j) —------ a smile. The Bengalee gentleman was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee.

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