Gulmohar 7 - Chapter 2 A secret for two - Answers

2. A Secret for Two
Quentin Reynolds (1902–1965) published twenty-
five books apart from his autobiography. He
seems to have been affected by the huge loss
of lives suffered during World War II. In his
autobiography, he described the war as being
“Short on glamour and long on tragedy.”
A. 1. ... he had delivered milk to the
families on this street for thirty
years. 2. ... the horse reminded him
of St. Joseph, who was also kind, gentle
and faithful. 3. ... he learned his route
very fast. 4. ... Joseph knew the milk
route so well. 5. ... he was panic-
stricken at the thought of not driving
Joseph every day.
B. 1. The secret was that Pierre had been
blind for the last 5 years. Pierre and
Joseph shared the secret. 2. Pierre
worked with Joseph for fi fteen years.
Pierre had become blind probably 10
years after they started working together.
3. The horse was acknowledging
Pierre’s presence while making sure it
was him. The others joked that it seemed
like Joseph was smiling at Pierre.
4. A blind man did actually handle the
route later on. The man was Pierre himself,
during the last fi ve years of his service.
5. Pierre and Joseph had been working
together for fi fteen years and had grown
older together. 6. Pierre always had
a cap pulled over his eyes to keep the
morning wind out of them. This kept
everyone from guessing that Pierre was
blind.
 Structure and Usage
A. 1. You should have offered to
help. 2. must have understood
3. would have heard 4. would
have called me 5. must have
practised hard. 6. would have
dropped us 7. must have missed the
fl ight. 8. should have reminded me.
B. 1. should not have batted fi rst
2. must not have been exciting
3. would not have bought it 4. must
not have forgotten 5. should not
spend more time 6. should not have
got lost
C. 1. c (First conditional) 2.
e (Second conditional) 3. a
(First conditional) 4. f (Second
conditional) 5. b (Second
conditional) 6. d (First conditional)
 Words in Use
B. 1. wearily 2. frantically
3. patiently 4. fl uently
5. daintily 6. readily
 Dictionary Work
1. moved 2. took out 3. sketched
4. pulled 5. got 6. tie
 Spelling
1. audible 2. washable 3. affordable
4. creditable 5. credible
6. divisible 7. edible 8. valuable
9. usable