1. By the end of the meal, the influence of the coffee, toast, and eggs made itself felt, and we started to ____(become active), to tell each other what we intended to do, why we intended to do it, and then argue ____ (seriously ) as to whether each had made a wise decision.2. Finishing at last, I would ____ (go quietly ) ____ the table and ____ (walk in a slow, relaxed manner) towards the gate, where Roger sat gazing at me with a questioning ____ (manner). 3. He was the perfect companion for an adventure, affectionate without ____ (being full of energy), brave without being ____ (hostile and aggressive), intelligent, and full of good-humoured tolerance for my eccentricities. 4. Roger, in desperation, would place a large black paw on the gate, and then look at me, lifting one side of his upper lip, displaying his white teeth in a lopsided, ____ grin (intended to gain approval or favour), his stump working itself into a blur of excitement. This was his ____, for he knew I could never resist his ridiculous grin.5. It was from Agathi that I learned some of the most beautiful and ____ (staying in your thoughts for a long time) of the peasant songs. 6. Excited by owning this new pet, I wanted to get back home as quickly as possible in order to show it to everyone, so I said good-bye, thanked him, and hurried off along the road. When I reached the place where I had to cut down through the olive groves, I stopped and examined my ____ carefully. 7. The new arrival was duly ____ Achilles, and ____ to be a most intelligent and lovable beast, possessed of a ____ sense of humour. (strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising) 8. At first he was ____ by a leg in the garden, but as he grew ____ we let him go where he pleased.9. He loved being fed and would squat regally in the sun while we held out bits of lettuce, ____, or grapes for him. 10. He loved grapes as much as Roger did, so there was always great ____. 11. Achilles would sit mumbling the grapes in his mouth, the juice running down his chin, and Roger would lie nearby, watching him with agonized eyes, his mouth drooling ____. 12. Roger always had his ____ of the fruit, but even so, he seemed to think it a waste to give such delicacies to a tortoise. 13. He was, to our ____, quite dead. Even Leslie’s attempts at ____ and Margo’s suggestion of ____ strawberries down his throat (to give him, as she explained, something to live for) failed to get any ____.

The Rose-Beetle Man

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