Gap Filling Exercises for class 8 (Solved)Exercise-31&32

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Exercise-31

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

 Some people feel that (A) ______best way to take a vacation is to go (B)__________ a cruise. There is a lot one can do while (C) ________ across the sea. Besides the beautiful sights, the outdoor games (D) ________ the variety of cuisines that make the cruise a memorable experience, there is always something (E) ________everyone to do. Going on a cruise (F) ________ an expensive affair but some holiday-makers are convinced that (G) ________ is worth (H) ________ money spent.

(A) (a) a                   (b) an                    (c) the                   (d) some

(B) (a) on                 (b) in                     (c) at                     (d) into

(C) (a) sailing           (b) sailed              (c) sail                   (d) sails

(D) (a) but               (b) only                 (c) and                  (d) also

(E) (a) from             (b) with                 (c) to                     (d) for

 (F) (a) were            (b) are                   (c) is                      (d) be

(G) (a) they             (b) it                      (c) them                (d) its

(H) (a) a                  \(b) the                  (c) some              (d) an

Answers:

 (A) (c) the             (B)(a)on                              

(C)(a)sailing           (D)(c) and

(E) (d) for               (F)(c)is                                 

(G)(b)it                   (H)(b)the

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Exercise-32

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Stress may actually be the eating trigger that (A) ________ the most trouble. Many (B) ________us have high levels of chronic stress, whether (C) ________from workload, relationship troubles or (D) ________ to-do lists. Our bodies respond to this stress the way our ancestors’ bodies (E) ________ triggering “fight or flight” chemicals in the brain that (F) ________ to calorie accumulation and fat storage. But the difference is (G) ________ we have plenty of food at our disposal; they didn’t. So, we end up (H) ________upgrading the size of our storage unit.

(A)(a) caused        (b) will cause            (c) causes            (d) causing

(B) (a) on             (b) with                      (c) of                   (d) in

(C) (a) it’s             (b) its                         (c) it                    (d) that

(D) (a) longer     (b) long                       (c) longest          (d) longs

(E) (a) did            (b) does                     (e) done              (d) do

(F) (a) leading    (b) lead                       (c) leads              (d) led

(G) (a) that         (b) this                        (c) which             (d) so

(H)(a) ready       (b) badly                     (c) continually     (d) continuous

Answers:

(A) (c) causes          (B)(c)of                                               

(C)(a)it’s                  (D)(b)long

 (E) (a) did               (F)(c) leads                        

(G)(a)that                (H)(c)continually

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