Exercise-109
Fill up the given blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
1. Douglas (a)…………. by complete surprise when he (b)………… into the water and went down at once (c)………….. the bottom. Then he (d) ………. that as soon as his feet (e) ……….. the surface he (f)……… out and grab the side rope.
(a) (i) took (ii) takes (iii) is taken (iv) was taken
(b) (i) threw (ii) was thrown (iii) throws (iv) is thrown
(c) (i) to (ii) at (iii) for (iv) on
(d) (i) plans (ii) planned (iii) had planned (iv) was planning
(e) (i) are touching (ii) will touch (iii) touched (iv) can touch
(f) (i) springs (ii) can spring (iii) would reach out (iv)would spring
2. Litka put (a)…………. a brave fight but all (b) …………. vain. After her hair (c) …………… Litka (d)………. her spirit. She felt she (e) ………… tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet. She cried (f) ………..her anguish and she moaned.
(a) (i) on (ii) up (iii) at (iv) forth
(b) (i) on (ii) at (iii) for (iv) in
(c) (i) was cut (ii) cuts (iii) had cut (iv) cutting
(d) (i) has lost (ii) was losing (iii) lost (iv) losing
(e) (i) has lost (ii) had been (iii) was (iv) is being
(f) (i) on (ii) at (iii) with (iv) in
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Exercise-110
Fill up the given blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
By this time, quite a small crowd (a)……………and people (b)…………… each other what was the matter. One party (c) ……………that it was a wedding and pointed out Harris as the bridegroom while the elder and (d) …………… among the populace inclined (e)…………… that it was a funeral and that I was probably the (f) ………..brother.
(a) (i) is collected (ii) was collected (iii) collected (iv) had collected
(b) (i) were asking (ii) had asked (iii) asked (iv) keep asking
(c) (i) holding (ii) had held (iii) held (iv) was holding
(d) (i) thoughtful (ii) more thoughtful (iii) least thoughtful (iv) much thoughtful
(e) (i) with the idea (ii) on the idea (iii) in the idea (iv) to the idea
(f) (i) the corpse’s (ii) the corpse (iii) a corpse (iv) corpse
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