{"id":583,"date":"2015-03-04T04:04:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T04:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2015-03-04T04:04:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T04:04:01","slug":"vocabulary-exercise-gap-fills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/vocabulary-exercise-gap-fills\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary exercise | Gap fills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.<\/p>\n<p>1. With the help of sophisticated scanning devices scientists can see right \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. layers of solid materials.<\/p>\n<p>a) through<\/p>\n<p>b) inside<\/p>\n<p>c) at<\/p>\n<p>d) over<\/p>\n<p>2. T-ray scanning devices may help detect explosives and identify potentially \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 hidden flaws on spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>a) important<\/p>\n<p>b) catastrophic<\/p>\n<p>c) significant<\/p>\n<p>d) lethal<\/p>\n<p>3. Maoists have \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 as the single biggest gainers in the Constituent Assembly polls.<\/p>\n<p>a) arrived<\/p>\n<p>b) emerged<\/p>\n<p>c) come<\/p>\n<p>d) none of these<\/p>\n<p>4. India has \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. some steps that countries in the developing world can adopt to combat climate change.<\/p>\n<p>a) speculated<\/p>\n<p>b) published<\/p>\n<p>c) proposed<\/p>\n<p>d) ordered<\/p>\n<p>5. The Supreme Court has \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the opposition parties\u2019 demand that the results of the presidential election be released immediately.<\/p>\n<p>a) denied<\/p>\n<p>b) dismissed<\/p>\n<p>c) accepted<\/p>\n<p>d) approved<\/p>\n<p>6. Robert Mugabe has been the President of Zimbabwe \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the country won its independence.<\/p>\n<p>a) since<\/p>\n<p>b) for<\/p>\n<p>c) from<\/p>\n<p>d) after<\/p>\n<p>7. Recession is \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; opportunities for people in poor countries.<\/p>\n<p>a) stunting<\/p>\n<p>b) stunning<\/p>\n<p>c) promoting<\/p>\n<p>d) accelerating<\/p>\n<p>8. World Bank has called \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. developed nations to help offset the rising cost of food.<\/p>\n<p>a) on<\/p>\n<p>b) for<\/p>\n<p>c) after<\/p>\n<p>d) in<\/p>\n<p>9. The train service between India and Pakistan has been \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>a) resumed<\/p>\n<p>b) operated<\/p>\n<p>c) made functional<\/p>\n<p>d) recovered<\/p>\n<p>10. Mobile number portability allows users to change service providers while \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. their existing numbers.<\/p>\n<p>a) retaining<\/p>\n<p>b) changing<\/p>\n<p>c) retailing<\/p>\n<p>d) revoking<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. With the help of sophisticated scanning devices scientists can see right <strong>through<\/strong> layers of solid materials.<\/p>\n<p>2. T-ray scanning devices may help detect explosives and identify potentially <strong>catastrophic<\/strong> hidden flaws on spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>3. Maoists have <strong>emerged<\/strong> as the single biggest gainers in the Constituent Assembly polls.<\/p>\n<p>4. India has <strong>proposed<\/strong> some steps that countries in the developing world can adopt to combat climate change.<\/p>\n<p>5. The Supreme Court has <strong>dismissed<\/strong> the opposition parties\u2019 demand that the results of the presidential election be released immediately.<\/p>\n<p>6. 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