Exercise-15
Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.
- This news was………… ten days ago.
 (A) broadcasted                    (B) broadcast
(C) had broadcasted              (D) none of these
- He has been preparing ……….. for the examination.
 (A) hardly                             (B) very hard
(C) hard                                  (D) none of these
- The teacher gave the student…………
 (A) some advice                   (B) advice
 (C) advise                              (D) advice
- He is a…………… and wants only his own religion to spread.
 (A) phonetic                          (B) fanatic
(C) phoney                             (D) fan
- After the victory, the ……… of the players was very high.
(A) morale                              (B) moral
(C) morality                           (D) mortality
- Cigarette smoking is………. to health.
(A) vicarious                          (B) injurious
(C) censorius                          (D) none of these
- The lion in the circus jumped out of the cage into the ring and ………..
 (A) trumpeted                        (B) brayed
(C) neighed                            (D) roared
- The female of a horse is a ………..
 (A) mayor                              (B) mere
(C) mire                                  (D) mare
- The Indian Cricket Team was in a fine mood, it bad a………….. day here.
 (A) hard                                (B) gingerly
 (C) glorious                           (D) gloomy
- The earth goes around the sun and the…………… goes around the earth.
(A) Saturn                              (B) Pluto
 (C) Mars                                (D) Moon
Answers:-
- (B) 2. (C)
- (D) 4. (B)
- (A) 6. (B)
- (D) 8. (D)
- (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.
- …………… to his B.A. in History, he has a P.h.D in Sociology.
 (A) Beside                            (B) Except
 (C) Apart from                      (D) In addition
- He is a very good…………looking, but his friend is rather.
 (A) handsome            (B) unattractive
 (C) repulsive                         (D) elegant
- Do you prefer to be………… of other people?
 (A) in the company              (B) in company
(C) company                         (D) have the company
- Please give me……….
 (A) any                                (B) some
 (C) little                                (D) much
- There is always……….. in a dining room.
 (A) table                               (B) tables
(C) a table                             (D) many tables
- The rope is……….. weak……….. bear my weight.
(A) so; that                            (B) so; as
(C) as; as                               (D) too; to
- The moon is bright………… for me to read a book by it.
 (A) enough                           (B) much
(C) a lot                                 (D) none of these
- He wants more pudding. Give him………..
 (A) some; any                       (B) any; some
 (C) some; some                    (D) none of these
- 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
- ………….if we move on the grass?
 (A) Do you want                  (B) Can you allow
(C) Are we mind                   (D) Do they mind
Answers:-
- (D) 2. (B)
- (A) 4. (B)
- (C) 6. (D)
- (A) 8; (C)
- (B) 10. (D)
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