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The heart is a pump that …………. (send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action …………. (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart …………. (contract).

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

(i) The heart is a pump that …………. (send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action …………. (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart …………. (contract). This …………. (force) the blood out into the arteries, which …………. (expand) to receive the oncoming blood.

(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During a drought it ………… (dig) a pit and ………… (enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule ………… (dry) and ………… (harden), but when rain ………… (come), the mud ………… (dissolve) and the lungfish (swim) ………… away.
(iii) Mahesh: We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ………… (Do) anyone play an instrument?
Vipul: Rohit ………… (play) the flute.
Mahesh: ………… (Do) he also act?
Vipul: No, he ………… (compose) music.
Mahesh: That’s wonderful!
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1. sends, takes place, contracts, forces, expands

2. digs, encloses, dries, hardens, comes, dissolves, swims

3. Does, plays, Does, only composes.

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