Directions for questions 1 to 55: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully, and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative, and fill in the blanks.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. The gate ______ by the watchman on duty.
(A) Opened
(B) Was opened
(C) Were opened
(D) Was Opening
2. The king was______ while he was addressing his subjects.
(A) Murdered
(B) Executed
(C) Assassinated
(D) Exterminated
3. Her parents will never give their______ to such an unsuitable match.
(A) Acquiescence
(B) Consent
(C) Agreement
(D) Willingness
4. The authorities would not______ strikers’ demands.
(A) Accept
(B) Accede
(C) Accession
(D) Access
5. They are so______ they could no put up at tent properly, while camping.
(A) Red
(B) White
(C) Blue
(D) Green
6. ______ man standing in that corner is a police man in plain clothes.
(A) Some
(B) Any
(C) A
(D) The
7. Eight cylinder engines are______ that use great amount of petrol.
(A) Conveyances
(B) Devices
(C) Instruments
(D) Apparatus
8. He would always be late with submissions because he would ______ whatever he was supposed to do.
(A) Prevaricate
(B)procrastinate
(C) Interrogate
(D) Discriminate
9.He talked on and on
(A) Ad infinitum
(B) Voraciously
(C) Hesitatingly
(D) Ad interim
10. The order is ______ and you must abide by it, as there is not even the slightest change of its being modified or withdrawn.
(A) Irretrievable
(B) Irreparable
(C) Irrevocable
(D) Irreconcilable.
11. With the amount of conflicts in the world, a third World War is ______
(A) Emanate
(B) Emanant
(C) Eminent
(D) Imminent
12. The traditional way of saying that you feel fine is to say that you are ______
(A) Alright
(B) All correct
(C) All good
(D) All right
13. The army has been______ to be ready to control the floods.
(A) Alerted
(B) Warned
(C) Awakened.
(D) Wanted
14. The relation between the Indian P.M and the U.S. President is perfectly ______
(A) Excellent
(B) Smooth
(C) Informed
(D) Cordial
15. Never______ met any girl so beautiful.
(A) Have I
(B) I have
(C) I had
D) Did I
16. I haven’t seen you______ a week.
(A) Within
(B) Since
(C) For
(D) From
17. Once he has signed the agreement, he won’t be able to ______
(A) Back up
(B) Back in
(C) Back it
(D) Back out
18. She______ a brief appearance at the end of the party..
(A) Put on
(B) Put in
(C) Put across
(D) Put up
19. The passengers were afraid, but the captain______ them that there was not danger.
(A) Promised
(B) Advised
(C) Assured
(D) Counselled
20. The battalion operating from the mountain was able______ to three enemy divisions.
(A) Tie up
(B) Tie down
(C) Tie on
(D) Tie with
21. The noise of the drum beats______ and frightened the tiger.
(A) Perplexed
(B) Prevented
(C) Pertained
(D) Persisted
22. If you do well in this exam next year then my efforts______ successful.
(A) Has been
(B) Would have been
(C) Have been
(D) Will be
23. We______ not hurry, we have got plenty of time.
(A) Need
(B) Should
(C) Would
(D) Must
24. Masked men______ a security van on the motorway.
(A) Held up
(B) Held on
(C) Held forth
(D) Held out
25. He set up institutions of international ______ . .
(A) Repute
(B) Reputation
(C) Renown
(D) Famous
26. Over the months he______ that he was not a good driver.
(A) Was forced to the conclusion
(B) Was drawn to the conclusion
(C) Came to the conclusion
(D) Jumped to the conclusion
27. Cowards die many times______ their death.
(A) Before
(B) For
(C)About
(D) After
28. This is a______ story.
(A) Made off
(B) Make up
(C) Made up
(D) Make off
29. The new discovery is______ phenomenal.
(A) Indeed
(B) novelly
(C) Always
(D) Beautiful
30. We should______ the rules.
(A) Cope with
(B) Comply with to
(C) Side with
(D) Conduce to
31. His______ tastes and habits explain why he is always in debt.
(A)Judicious
(B) Thrifty
(C) Moderate
(D) Extravagant
32. We offer______ to all who ask.
(A) Council
(B) Councillor
(C) Counsellor
(D) Counsel
33. The two families have been engaged in a bitter______ for the past two decade.
(A) Fight
(B) Argument
(C) Quarrel
(D) Feud
34. The plane was______ five hours late.
(A) Evenly
(B) Keeping
(C) Doing
(D) Almost
35. His and hers talents are
(A) Complicating
(B) Complementing
(C) Commentary
(D) Complementary
36. It stands to reason that the best way to learn to speak a foreign language is to ______
(A) Read about it
(B) Think about it
(C) Practice using it.
(D) Research before practicing
37. I was very much grieved ______ his misdemeanour.
(A) At
(B) By
(C) With
(D) Of
38.______ record how Rome fell.
(A) Geologists
(B) Historians
(C) Anthropologists
(D) Biologists
39. Jerry gets angry when he sees yellow journalism. He says journalists who write it are ______ . .
(A) Misleading their readers
(B) Informing their readers
(C) Educating their reader
(D) Misquoting their readers
40. The audience listened to her in______ attention.
(A) Wrapped
(B) Rapt
(C) Rapped
(D) Roped
41. Only the brave deserves the ______
(A) Fare
(B) Flare
(C) Flair
(D) Fair
42. You cannot lose what you ______ had.
(A) OnceF
(B) Always
(C) Never
(D)Have
43. We should go ______ doing more good than harm.
(A) On
(B) above
(C) About
(D) Have
44. When we got home last evening, we found that the guest ______ .
(A) Have arrived
(B) Has arriving
(C) Is arriving
(D) Had arrived
45. Neo-colonialism is ______ that persists even after the demise of the formal colonization all over the so called Third-world.
(A) A monster
(B) A devil
(C) A satan
(D) An imp
46. With danger______ the door, you cannot sit idle.
(A) At
(B) In
(C) of
(D) Near
47. My servant______ with all my money.
(A) Have escape
(B) Was run away
(C) Has run off
(D) Running away
48. The driver was ______ injured; he died within an hour.
(A) Fatefully
(B) Fatally
(C) Vitally
(D) Significantly
49. Lata Mangeshkar was______ with a natural talent for music.
(A) Given
(B) Found
(C) Endowed
(D) Entrusted
50. Student of St. Xavier’s______ all the prizes
(A) Bear of
(B) Bore away
(C) Bore on
(D) Bear on
51. After the treatment, he was relieved______ the pain.
(A) For
(B) Of
(C) From
(D) With
52. Several items have been left______ from the list.
(A) Out
(B) Within
(C) Behind
(D) Off
53. I have not paid my school fees ______ .
(A) Already
(B) Now
(C) Then
(D) Yet
54. She has______ seen this movie twice.
(A) Yet
(B) Often
(C) Already
(D) Quite
55. My father has______ returned home from work.
(A) Now
(B) Never
(C) Yet
(D) Just
