Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph. Maria is a failure as a n ___1____ . The Reverend Mother sends her off in answer t ___2____ a letter from a retired naval captain for a g ___3___ for his seven children. There is aloofness in Captain Von Trapp; however, it is just a disguise for the sadness caused by his wife’s death. Maria teaches the children to sing and brings vitality b ___4____ to the large house. The Captain loves singing and thanks Maria for what she has done for his family. He calls o ___5____ his engagement with the beautiful Baroness for he realizes that he has f ___6____ in love with Maria, and so has Maria. They get married and go on their h ___7____ . When they come back, the Nazis attempt to draft Captain Von Trapp i ____8___ the Naval Forces of The Third Reich. After their sensational p ___9____ at the music festival and with some help from the abbey, the Von Trapps escape o ___10____ the Alps into Switzerland.