Exercise-15

Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.

1. This news was………… ten days ago.

 (A) broadcasted                     (B) broadcast

(C) had broadcasted               (D) none of these

2. He has been preparing ……….. for the examination.

 (A) hardly                              (B) very hard

(C) hard                                   (D) none of these

3. The teacher gave the student…………

  (A) some advice                    (B) advice

 (C) advise                               (D) advice

4. He is a…………… and wants only his own religion to spread.

 (A) phonetic                           (B) fanatic

(C) phoney                              (D) fan

5. After the victory, the ……… of the players was very high.

(A) morale                               (B) moral

(C) morality                             (D) mortality

6. Cigarette smoking is………. to health.

(A) vicarious                           (B) injurious

(C) censorius                           (D) none of these

7. The lion in the circus jumped out of the cage into the ring and ………..

 (A) trumpeted                         (B) brayed

(C) neighed                             (D) roared

8. The female of a horse is a ………..

 (A) mayor                               (B) mere

(C) mire                                   (D) mare

9. The Indian Cricket Team was in a fine mood, it bad a………….. day here.

 (A) hard                                 (B) gingerly

 (C) glorious                            (D) gloomy

10. The earth goes around the sun and the…………… goes around the earth.

(A) Saturn                               (B) Pluto

 (C) Mars                                 (D) Moon

Answers:-

1. (B) 2. (C)
2. (D) 4. (B)
3. (A) 6. (B)
4. (D) 8. (D)
5. (C) 10. (D)

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Exercise-16

Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.

1. …………… to his B.A. in History, he has a P.h.D in Sociology.

 (A) Beside                              (B) Except

 (C) Apart from                       (D) In addition

2. He is a very good…………looking, but his friend is rather.

 (A) handsome                        (B) unattractive

 (C) repulsive                           (D) elegant

3. Do you prefer to be………… of other people?

 (A) in the company                (B) in company

(C) company                           (D) have the company

4. Please give me……….

  (A) any                                  (B) some

 (C) little                                  (D) much

5. There is always……….. in a dining room.

 (A) table                                 (B) tables

(C) a table                               (D) many tables

6. The rope is……….. weak……….. bear my weight.

(A) so; that                              (B) so; as

(C) as; as                                 (D) too; to

7. The moon is bright………… for me to read a book by it.

 (A) enough                             (B) much

(C) a lot                                   (D) none of these

8. He wants more pudding. Give him………..

  (A) some; any                        (B) any; some

 (C) some; some                      (D) none of these

9. After knowledge, there is no one ………. which has done so much good to mankind as the love of money.

(A) incentive                           (B) passion

(C) motive                              (D) emotion

10. ………….if we move on the grass?

 (A) Do you want                    (B) Can you allow

(C) Are we mind                     (D) Do they mind

Answers:-

1. (D) 2. (B)
2. (A) 4. (B)
3. (C) 6. (D)
4. (A) 8; (C)
5. (B) 10. (D)

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