Question

Fill in the gaps with the given words. ONE WORD IS EXTRA ghost closed deserted crowded weekly ruined empty clean busy wealthy mines anymore railway different move Mineral Park is a town in the US. In 1871, it wasn't _______1 but 700 people lived there. So the town was ________2. People worked in the _______3 they got enough money and were _____4 and happy. There were lots of shops, a school, a doctor's, a hotel, a _______5 station, saloons and a town ________6 newspaper. It was a beautiful and _______7 place. One day everything was changed. There was no work ________8 and people sttarted to move to _______9 towns. The shops were ________10 down. Soon the town was nearly _______11. Now it is a _______12 place with some _______13 buildings. Mineral Park is a ________14 town now.

Answer 1

Mineral Park is a town in the US. In 1871, it wasn't crowded (1) but 700 people lived there. So the town was busy (2). People worked in the mines (3) they got enough money and were wealthy (4) and happy. There were lots of shops, a school, a doctor's, a hotel, a railway (5) station, saloons and a town weekly (6) newspaper. It was a beautiful and clean (7) place.  

One day everything was changed. There was no work anymore (8) and people started to move to different (9) towns. The shops were closed (10) down. Soon the town was nearly empty (11).  

Now it is a deserted (12) place with some ruined (13) buildings. Mineral Park is a ghost (14) town now.

Answer 2

Mineral Park is a town in the US. In 1871, it wasn't crowded, but 700 people lived there. So the town was wealthy. People worked in the mines, they got enough money and were busy and happy. There were lots of shops, a school, a doctor's, a hotel, a railway station, saloons, and a town weekly newspaper. It was a beautiful and clean place. One day everything was changed. There was no work anymore, and people started to move to different towns. The shops were closed down. Soon the town was nearly deserted. Now it is a ruined place with some empty buildings. Mineral Park is a ghost town now.