Exercise-47
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct answers from the options given below.
Last evening I reached home late. After taking dinner. I (a) ………… to bed as I had (b)………….. an early morning flight to Mumbai. I had slept only for an hour or so when I heard someone (c)………. at the door. It is not my habit (d)……….. someone (e)………… for me at the door for long. So, I got up at once, (f)……….. the door and I was surprised (g) my friend, Mukta. (h)………… a basket of flowers in her hand. She wanted to greet me on my birthday.
(a)(i) retiring (ii) retire (iii) retired (iv) retirement
(b) (i) caught (ii) to catch (iii) catching (iv) catches
(c) (i) it knock (ii) knocked (iii) knocking (iv) had knocked
(d)(i) to have kept (ii) kept (iii) had kept (iv) to keep
(e) (i) waiting (ii) waited (iii) wait (iv) is wait
(j)(i) opened (ii) to open (iii) opening (iv) had opened
(g) (i) saw (ii) seen (iii) to see (iv) sees
(h) (i) carried (ii) carry (iii) to carry (iv) carrying
Answers:
(a) (iii) retired (b) (ii) to catch (c) (iii) knocking
(d) (iv) to keep (e) (i) waiting (f) (i) opened
(g) (iii) to see (h) (iv) carrying
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Exercise-48
Complete the passage given below by choosing the correct alternatives :
Can you literally increase your energy (a) …………… rearranging the furniture(b) ………….. your office? Believe it (c) ………. not practitioners (d) ……… feng shui think so. Feng shui, a 3000-year-old Chinese discipline (e)………….. harmonious interior design, has had a statewide revival (f) ………… recent years and is transforming (g)…………. surroundings of business executives (h) ……………. the country.
(a) (i) in (ii) by (iii) from (iv) or
(b) (i) for (ii) of (iii) upon (iv) on
(c) (i) as (ii) or (iii) in (iv) so
(d) (i) of (ii) such (iii) that (iv) the
(e) (i) on (ii) for (iii) to (iv) all
(f) (i) in (ii) on (iii) for (iv) at
(g) (i) this (ii) the (iii) such (iv) one
(h) (i) from (ii) across (iii) As (iv) for
Answer:
(a) (ii) by (b) (ii)of (c) (ii) or
(d) (i) of (e) (ii) for (f) (i) in
(g) (ii) the (h) (ii) across
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