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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The tale of the doctor who defied Death

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In their ramshackle hut on the edge of the woods, a husband and wife were in despair. The wmaon had just given birth to their thirteenth child, and the growing fmialy was quickly running out of food and money.
The father walked into the wdoos to ponder their problem. After hours spent wrniandeg through the trees, he encountered two shadowy silhouettes. The first figure aaeerppd to be the man’s God, while the second rsmbleeed the Devil. Both figures offered to lighten the man’s burden, and act as Godfather to his most recent child. But the man refused their offer— he wouldn’t entrust his son to those who passed judgment on human life.

Open Cloze

In their ramshackle hut on the edge of the woods, a husband and wife were in despair. The _____ had just given birth to their thirteenth child, and the growing ______ was quickly running out of food and money.
The father walked into the _____ to ponder their problem. After hours spent _________ through the trees, he encountered two shadowy silhouettes. The first figure ________ to be the man’s God, while the second _________ the Devil. Both figures offered to lighten the man’s burden, and act as Godfather to his most recent child. But the man refused their offer— he wouldn’t entrust his son to those who passed judgment on human life.

Solution

  1. woman
  2. appeared
  3. resembled
  4. family
  5. wandering
  6. woods

Original Text

In their ramshackle hut on the edge of the woods, a husband and wife were in despair. The woman had just given birth to their thirteenth child, and the growing family was quickly running out of food and money.
The father walked into the woods to ponder their problem. After hours spent wandering through the trees, he encountered two shadowy silhouettes. The first figure appeared to be the man’s God, while the second resembled the Devil. Both figures offered to lighten the man’s burden, and act as Godfather to his most recent child. But the man refused their offer— he wouldn’t entrust his son to those who passed judgment on human life.

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