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Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALSat the end to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Exam-ple 0


The knight was a (0)respectable, worthy man who had fought in the Cru-sades and wasn’t (1)........................................................... dressed.Chaucer’s portrait of the (2)........................................................... Knight appears as an ideal-istic (3)............................................................ He shows all the qualities and (4).........................................traits that one would expect from a Knight. The (5)........................................................... to far-away places also add a dash of romance.There was a Squire, the Knight’s son. He had (6)........................................................... curled locks, was of average (7)........................................................... and was agile. He sang and played his flute (8.).........................................................., all day long. He wore a (9)........................................................... short gown with long wide sleeves. He could (10)...........................................................lyrics, joust, draw, dance, and ride elegantly. He was modest and (11)............................................................The prioress wanted to appear (12)........................................................... in her manners. She was so (13)................................................................ and full of pity that she would weep if she saw a mouse caught in a trap. She was very (14)........................................................... and had a tender and (15).................................................................. heart. Chaucer draws an exquisite (16)........................................................... of the Prioress. Her love for (17)...........................................................is evident from the rosary and the elegant gold brooch with the (18)........................................................... motto ‘Amor vincit omnia’ (love conquers all). This type of love could (19)........................................................... both spiritual as well as human love. The Prior-ess’s tender (20)........................................................... associates her more with elegant socie-ty rather than life in a monastery.0

RESPECT1
POMP2
HONOUR3
DESCRIBE4
COURT5
REFER6
PERFECT7
HIGH8
WONDER9
FASHION10
COMPOSITION11
CHIVALRY12
DIGNITY13
CHARITY14
SENSE15
AFFECTION16 PORTRAY17 JEWEL18 AMBIGUITY19 IMPLICATION20 SENSIBLE