SELECTING WORDS IN ENGLISH

SELECTING WORDS IN ENGLISH

Select the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. The police was at last able to ___ the ___ of her disappearance from her husband’s home.
(a) Reveal; secret
(b) Expose; mystery
(c) Confirm; doubt
(d) Solve; mystery

2. The relations between two friends are ever so ____ that a slight misunderstanding can ___ them.
(a) Tenuous; embitter
(b) Fragile; cement
(c) Tenacious; break
(d) Strong; sweeten

3. Ravi ____ a bit ___ he was not invited by his friend to attend the party.
(a) Took; before
(b) Angered; since
(c) Expressed; than
(d) Grumbled; when

4. He is ___ to ___ any kind of work with due sincerity.
(a) Fond; perform
(b) Reluctant; entrust
(c) Determined; undertake
(d) Eager; avoid

5. Children are more ___ than adults, it is ___ their quickness in learning a new language.
(a) Intelligent; disproved by
(b) Adaptable; reflected in
(c) Conservatives; seen in
(d) Susceptible; demonstrated in

6. ____ of crops was due to continuous ____ .
(a) Destruction; drought
(b) Ruin; draft
(c) Failure; drought
(d) Depreciation; drift

7. Though she is ___ by nature but she does not like that any stranger should __ on her privacy.
(a) Salubrious; interfere
(b) Garrulous; meddle
(c) Gregarious; intrude
(d) Lugubrious; lonely

8. The writers still believe in the ____ of grammatical rules.
(a) Conventional; observance
(b) Original; observation
(c) Classical; coping
(d) Romantic; ignoring

9. She was declared heretic and charged with ___ by ___ court.
(a) Crime; judicial
(b) Murder; district
(c) Blasphemy; ecclesiastical
(d) Defamation; church

10. She is admired for her ___ and always avoids those who are___.
(a) Candour; hypocrites
(b) Plain; hypocrisy
(c) Optimism; proud
(d) Strength; weak

ANSWERS:

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

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