SELECTING WORDS IN ENGLISH

SELECTING WORDS IN ENGLISH

Select the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. The deputy Manager ____ to resign because all his proposals were ____ down by his superiors.
(a) offered; thrown
(b) began; kept
(c) willing; knocked
(d) threatened; turned

2. The counter clerk was very busy and ____ not pay ___ to Sameer’s request.
(a) can; help
(b) could; respect
(c) had; cash
(d) did; attention

3. He was initially ____ at the suggestion but was soon ____ it himself.
(a) frowning; rejecting
(b) shocked; advocating
(c) impressed; negating
(d) thrilled; propagating

4. Shalini was not ___ by the criticism and paid no ___ even e=when her best friend talked against her.
(a) bothered; attention
(b) troubled; mind
(c) threatened; warning
(d) deterred; heed

5. She was ____ because all her plan had gone ____.
(a) Elated; wild
(b) Dejected; splendidly
(c) Distraught; away
(d) Frustrated; magnificently

6. HE preaches liberal views but in practice, he is not ____ and is_____ narrow-minded than almost any other person.
(a) hard; openly
(b) tolerant; more
(c) ambitious; hardly
(d) acceptable; genuinely

7. Shakti is a ____ and he always does what is _____ and fruitful.
(a) optimist; hopeful
(b) pragmatist; practical
(c) erudite; educative
(d) idealist; theoretical

8. The birth of a daughter is no more a/ an ____ occasion because education has___ the people.
(a) magnificent; liberalized
(b) benign; esteemed
(c) ominous; enlightened
(d) propitious; blinded

9. He is always ___ to his uncle because he considers him a fellow.
(a) disrespectful; venerable
(b) respectful; dishonourable
(c) respectful; venerable
(d) impudent; respectable

10. When she explained truthfully all that had happened my ___ were___.
(a) Story; true
(b) Doubts; dispelled
(c) Doubts; discouraged
(d) Suspicion; arouse

ANSWERS:

1. d
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. b
8. c
9. c
10. b