Bare of-Close to:Preposition Test 4
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Bare of-Close to:Preposition Test 4



Jerry was born (a)
in
a middle class family.He was not blessed (b)
with
a rich family like me.In fact,his family was burdened (c)
with
loans.So when a child was born (d)
to
the family,members were not too happy.His mother was bare (e)
of
affection,so he was bereft (f)
of
that.His father believed (g)
in
hard work.So Jerry was busy(h)
with
some kind of work most of the times.I always saw him busy(i)
in
their workshop.I bought a tool (j)
from
their shop,which he boasted (k)
of
being the best.Jerry was capable of working hard from childhood,so I was certain (l)
of
it.Capacity (m)
for
making good tools were characteristics (n)
to
his work.He even charged the fair price (o)
to
me.I thought that was a boy bent (p)
on
shining in life by hard work.But God did not bestow His mercy (q)
upon/on
Jerry.They were blind (r)
to
hygiene and Jerry?s father died from food poisoning.Now there was no one that would take care (s)
of
Jerry.Luck had cheated Jerry (t)
of
his due.My home was close (u)
to
Jerry?s.I brooded (v)
over
his bad luck.




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