The mountaineers tied a rope around all the mountaineers and the other end of the rope was attached to a rock.

The soft snow was not firm to get foot-hold. It might slip or it might give way under the foot. So the soft snow was difficult and dangerous.

The firm snow gave them good foot-hold. They could cut steps up the last steep slopes and they could walk with the crampon shoes to the South Peak. It filled them with hope.

Personification.

Ausable spy- Fowler a writer- Ausable not look a spy - intelligent entered room - Max standing there hand over the document created a story of balcony someone else broke the balcony windowMaxleaped fell down no police no balcony clever plan.
Ausable was a spy. Fowler, a young writer came to visit Ausable. Ausable did not look like a spy. He was very fat and he talked with an American mixed accent. He was different from other spies who would walk around at night with pistols. But he was very intelligent. When Ausable entered his room with Fowler he was a little alarmed to see Max inside his room with an automatic pistol in his hand. He threatened Ausable to hand over the documents to him as soon as they arrived at his room later that night. In order to escape from Max Ausable created a detailed description of how his office was part of a bigger apartment and how the next room had direct connection with the balcony. His statement that somebody else also broke into his office through that balcony made it a convincing story. As soon as Max leaped outside the window he yelled out of horror s he crashed to the road below. There was no balcony at all and no police man was there. It was the waiter who had knocked at the door. So it is very clear that Ausable was an intelligent spy.

(a) Experience is compared to an arch through which one can see the unknown world.
(b) When we see through the arch, the end fades away and immediately a new sight emerges. So the experience is endless.

From
V. Andrews,
7 - West Street,
Arasar Colony,
Erode - 2.
To
The editor,
The Hindu,
Coimbatore - 1.
Sir,
  I request you to publish the following letter in your daily to address an important issue which needs immediate redressal.
Many roadside vendors occupy the road side for their business. It is accepted that they too need a place to sell their goods and earn their living. But it should not be at the risk of others' life. In our area most of the vendors occupy the parking zone for their business. So the two wheeler riders have a tough time to park their vehicles. They park their vehicles in such a way that it gives trouble to the pedestrians and other cars and autos. So the municipal authorities should take necessary action to solve this problem.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Andrews.

fetch and carry

does the math

My manager turn on a new account with the bank

he son took over the company from his father

During our last summer we set off to Ooty

The well-organized expedition was launched in the spring of 1953. After a pair of climbers failed to reach the top on May 27, Hillary and Tenzing set out for it early on May 29. By late morning they were standing on the summit. Tenzing paved steps towards the ridge and they reached the top of the ridge which was about 28000 feet. The snow was soft over the ridge and it made their route dangerous. After several hundred feet they came to a hollow. There they found two oxygen cylinders which had been left by Evens and Bourdillon on their previous attempt. Hillary was happy to find that the cylinders had hundreds of liters of oxygen which they could use for the downward journey. They continued their journey though the snow was little dangerous. With some difficulties they reached firmer snow higher up. They cut steps on the last steep slopes and walked on with their spike shoes to the South Peak. It was then 9 a.m.

1.Take vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products.
2. Include lean meat, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts.
3. Limit saturated and trans fats, sodium, and added sugars.
4. Control portion sizes.
5. Eat grains that contain 1,200, 1,500calories each day that will help most women lose weight safely.
6. Eat grains that contain 1,500-1,800 calories each day ideal for men and for women who weigh more or who exercise regularly.
7. Take plenty of water.
8. Do not eat spicy food.
9. Control your movements on the cot.
10.Take prescribed medicine properly

She is not only a singer but also a dancer.

Though the mountain was steep he was able to climb it.

 The poem, Ulysses' was written by Alfred Tennyson. In the poem he describes his intention to travel to unknown places to gain knowledge and experience. In contrast, his son Telemachus, who will succeed him as king, seems content to stay in the kingdom and simply rule the people. Ulyssees loves him and knows that he will use his prudence to govern wisely, turning the rough people mild, and he is blameless and decent in his common duties. He honors the family's gods. Yet, Telemachus does not have his father's energy. He will do his work well leaving Ulysses todo his work as a traveller. When compared with Ulysses, Telemachus seems a lot less restless. He has "slow prudence," meaning he's patient and willing to make the best decision for the people of Ithaca without being too hasty.