Exercise-91
In each of the following passages, there are given some blanks each of which has been numbered. These are printed below the passage and against each, some words are given, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word-
In every country people imagine that they are the best and the…… (1)…… and the others are not as good as they are. The Englishman thinks that he and his country are…… (2)…….. The Frenchman is very proud of France and everything French; the Germans and Italians think no end of their countries and many …….. (3) ………. imagine that India is in many ways the ……… (4) ………country in the world. This is all conceit. Everybody wants to think well of…… (5)…… and his country. But really there is not ……. (6)……… who has not got some good in him and some bad. And in the same way there is no country which is not partly good and partly…….. (7) ……..We must take the good wherever we find it and try to remove the bad ……… (8)……. it may be. We are of course most ……. (9) …….. with our country—India. Unhappily, it is in a bad way and ……. (10)………. of our people are very poor and miserable.
1.(A) miser (B) cleverest
(C) active (D) hard work
2. (A) bad (B) the worst
(C) the best (D) worse
3. (A) Indians (B) Japanese
(C) people (D) French
4. (A) noblest (B) greatest
(C) choicest (D) the worst
5. (A) themselves (B) herself
(C) himself (D) yourself
6. (A) woman (B) man
(C) people (D) person
7. (A) worse (B) bad
(C) the worst (D) better
8. (A) which ever (B) whoever
(C) wherever (D) however
9. (A) concerned (B) anxious
(C) conscious (D) minded
10. (A) great (B) much
(C) more (D) most
ANSWERS
1.(B) 2. (C)
3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (C) 6. (D)
7. (B) 8. (C)
9. (A) 10. (D)
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Exercise-92
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks.
(a) Cars enable you to reach any place you want————- they pose parking problems in the cities.
(i) However (ii) Although (iii) Despite (iv) So that
(b) I prefer writing —————– ink.
(i) on (ii) in (iii) by (iv) with
(c) He fell ————- the ladder.
(i) on (ii) out (iii) of (iv) off
(d) John, as well as his younger brothers, —————–going abroad for further studies.
(i) is (ii) are (iii) have (iv) been
(e) You’d better take taxi. ————–, you’ll arrive late.
(i) However (ii) Consequently (iii) Furthermore (iv) Otherwise
(f)It’s not a very good job. —————it’s something to start with.
(i) Besides (ii) Moreover (iii) On the other hand (iv) But
Answers
(a) (i) (b) (ii)
(c) (iv) (d) (i)
(e) (iv) (f) (iv)
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