In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the best alternative.<\/p>\n
1. They are tired of ————— to their children\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n
a) satisfying
\nb) pandering
\nc) falling
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
2. We try to —————– to all tastes in our bookstore.<\/p>\n
a) cater
\nb) master
\nc) please
\nd) assimilate<\/p>\n
3. They tried to reassure me but I was still not able to ————— my fears.<\/p>\n
a) annul
\nb) prevent
\nc) reduce
\nd) curtail<\/p>\n
4. I always preferred the —————– of the big city.<\/p>\n
a) anonymity
\nb) obscurity
\nc) distinctiveness
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
5. The General —————— the defeat to a series of tactical errors.<\/p>\n
a) ascribed
\nb) blamed
\nc) pointed
\nd) accredited<\/p>\n
6. They cast ———————– on his integrity.<\/p>\n
a) aspersions
\nb) slanders
\nc) remarks
\nd) skepticism<\/p>\n
7. The opposition —————– the Minister by furious criticism.<\/p>\n
a) assailed
\nb) hailed
\nc) treated
\nd) ascribed<\/p>\n
8. She will never ——————— to their marriage.<\/p>\n
a) assent
\nb) accept
\nc) approve
\nd) admit<\/p>\n
9. My constant reassurance could not ————– their fears.<\/p>\n
a) Aassuage
\nb) avoid
\nc) soothe
\nd) prevent<\/p>\n
10. Our plans have gone ——————<\/p>\n
a) Aawry
\nb) wreck
\nc) crooked
\nd) shattered<\/p>\n
11. Life-style diseases are the ——————– of urban life.<\/p>\n
a) bane
\nb) symptoms
\nc) boons
\nd) symbols<\/p>\n
12. Despite being highly talented his football career was ————— by injury.<\/p>\n
a) blighted
\nb) prompted
\nc) boosted
\nd) reduced<\/p>\n
13. If I were you, I ————— be careful with my words.<\/p>\n
a) will
\nb) would
\nc) should
\nd) shall<\/p>\n
14. John and Tom are clever boys, but I think John is the ————– of the two.<\/p>\n
a) cleverer
\nb) cleverest
\nc) more clever
\nd) most clever<\/p>\n
15. —————— a long time, this city has been prosperous.<\/p>\n
a) since
\nb) for
\nc) from
\nd) till<\/p>\n
16. She is so fastidious that she liked —————- of the three apartments shown to her.<\/p>\n
a) either
\nb) neither
\nc) none
\nd) no one<\/p>\n
17. The mother of the deceased child was overwhelmed —————– grief.<\/p>\n
a) by
\nb) with
\nc) from
\nd) for<\/p>\n
18. William Shakespeare was ————— greatest playwright of his time.<\/p>\n
a) a
\nb) the
\nc) only
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
19. I congratulate you —————— your great achievement.<\/p>\n
a) on
\nb) in
\nc) for
\nd) about<\/p>\n
20. To his great ——————– he discovered that he had been cheated.<\/p>\n
a) chagrin
\nb) misery
\nc) distress
\nd) surprise<\/p>\n
21. The —————— scent of flowers filled the air.<\/p>\n
a) cloying
\nb) sickening
\nc) overwhelming
\nd) overly<\/p>\n
22. An individual\u2019s freedom is ——————- by his responsibility to others.<\/p>\n
a) circumscribed
\nb) destroyed
\nc) eroded
\nd) entangled<\/p>\n
23. I was ——————- by his presence in the same cubicle.<\/p>\n
a) discomfited
\nb) disenchanted
\nc) entangled
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
24. Are dreams —————- of things to come?<\/p>\n
a) portents
\nb) significance
\nc) indicators
\nd) warning<\/p>\n
25. She is —————- older than her husband.<\/p>\n
a) very
\nb) so
\nc) much
\nd) many<\/p>\n
1. pandering
\n2. cater
\n3. annul
\n4. anonymity
\n5. Ascribed
\n6. aspersions
\n7. Assailed
\n8. Assent
\n9. Assuage
\n10. Awry
\n11. Bane
\n12. Blighted
\n13. would
\n14. cleverer
\n15. since
\n16. none
\n17. with
\n18. the
\n19. on
\n20. chagrin
\n21. Cloying
\n22. circumscribed
\n23. discomfited
\n24. portents
\n25. Much (\u2018Very\u2019 cannot be used before a comparative adjective. You may say \u2018very much older\u2019, but not \u2018very older\u2019.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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