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didn’t do much for my birthday either, since the fighting had just ended in
Holland. Grandma died in January 1942. No one knows how often I think
of her and still love her. This birthday celebration in 1942 was intended to
make up for the others, and Grandma’s candle was lit along with the rest.

The four of us are still doing well, and that brings me to the present date
of June 20, 1942, and the solemn dedication of my diary.

(Adapted from The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank)

A. The meanings of some of the words/phrases from Anne Frank's
diary are given below. Find the words from the text and write
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them.

a. m……… a period of reflection or thought
b. s………. rigid, not soft or flexible

c. b……… to think a lot about something that makes you
annoyed, anxious or upset

d. t………… a crowd of people
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f. c………… to tell somebody secrets and personal information
g. l………… likely to do something
h. p………… to get into something

i. p………… to sit down heavily or carelessly
j. j………… to write something quickly

B. Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.

Column A Column B

a. listless i. announcement

b. adoring ii. serious
c. decree iii. loving

d. adorable iv. attractive

e. anxiety v. lethargic

f. capitulation vi. worry
g. solemn vii surrender
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