ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
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I could not imagine how I become what I am today 1. (and, for) _____ it was really different
before. I stand before you now as a teacher. It was seven years ago, 3. (so, yet) ______ I could
still imagine as if it were just yesterday. I used to carry bags containing vegetables 4. (such as,
for) ______ okra, eggplant and bamboo shoots. I would sell them to the neighborhood where
my playmates would 5. (not only, either) ________ laugh at me, and tell stories of our poor
family, 6. (but also, nor) _______ bully me. 7. (However, Moreover) _______, I did not mind
them 8. (because, so that) I needed to surprise my mother. I am secretly buying her medicines.
Four years after, I did not climb the hills to get vegetables anymore instead I climbed the stage
where my healed mother pinned more ribbons on me. Now, I still carry my bag no longer with
vegetables to sell but with the harvested fruits of hard work namely wisdom, knowledge and
values. I carry them free for you as long as, you promise that you would put them in your bags
too. 9. (However, Hence) ______ my dearest students it really matters how you carry your bag.
It can be heavy at times and it does not hurt much to take a break. Rest and carry on. Never
forget that there are people willing to help. 10. (Yet, So) _________ as your classmate, do you
want me to help you carry your bag too?