Exercise-97
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below
Is your glass half-full or half-empty? On (a) _____days when nothing in your life seems to be going right, it (b) _____be really tough to see the silver lining among all those clouds, However, it’s during these times when the (c) _____ to see the good in even the worst situations is so important. An optimistic attitude (d) _____ not only your mental health but your physical well being as well.
(a) (i) some (ii) those (iii) few (iv) these
(b) (i) can (ii) might (iii) will (iv) must
(c) (i) wish (ii) desire (iii) chance (iv) ability
(d) (i) benefitted (ii) will benefit (iii) benefits (iv) benefitting
Answers:
(a) (ii) those
(b)(i)can
(c)(iv) ability
(d)(iii) benefits
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Exercise-98
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below
The larvae of a species of fly (a) _____ the Waitomo Caves of New Zealand famous. The larvae cling to the roof and let down sticky strands (b) _____glow in the dark. Tiny insects attracted by the light, come (c) _____and get stuck on the threads. The larvae haul up the strands and eat the insects. Each larva may let (d) _____as many as seventy strands. This makes the caves glow with an eerie light. Visitors to the caves are warned not to make noise as even the slightest sound causes the larvae to ‘switch off’ and the caves are plunged into darkness.
(a) (i) has made (ii) made (iii) have made (iv) has been made
(b) (i) who (ii) they (iii) which (iv) what
(c) (i) investigated (ii) to investigate (iii) investigates (iv) investigating
(d) (i) up (ii) them (iii) down (iv) away
Answers:
(a)(iii) have made
(b)(iii) which
(c) (ii) to investigate
(d)(iii) down
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