A . close-test (1-10)
Something has happened in the last twenty years that surely must ______ anything that has happened before . some historians are already saying that thrust ______ space represents a vital turning point in history . Moon flight are considered ______ less than steps in human evolution ______ to the time when life on earth emerged from the sea and establish itself on land . Of course, not every one ______ enraptured by space . Cities have often said that space flight has been an ______ use of resources that should have ______ to feeding, clothing and housing people . There is, however , no proof that if we have ______ been working on space we would have done anything of great human value . In fact, research and exploration have a ______ spin offs, quite apart from the fact that they demonstrate that ______ is alive and insatiably curious .
1. ( a ) terminate ( b ) transcend 2. ( a ) on ( b ) upon
( b ) precede ( d ) recede ( b ) in ( d ) into
3. ( a ) nothing ( b ) certainly 4. ( a ) exceeding ( b ) contrasting
( c ) sufficiently ( d ) probably ( c ) comparable ( d ) matching
5. ( a ) was ( b ) has been 6. ( a ) economical ( b ) extravagant
( c ) had been ( d ) being ( c ) appropriate ( d ) benevolent
7. ( a ) devoted ( b ) allotted 8. ( a ) not ( b ) occasionally
( c ) reserved ( d ) gone ( c ) seldom ( d ) possibly
9. ( a ) renowned ( b ) renounced 10. ( a ) one ( b ) man
( c ) remarkable ( d ) relevant ( c ) human ( d ) individual
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B. Error correction .
11. She is a university professor (a) but of her three sons (b) neither has any merit .(c) no error. (d)
12. The three individuals are so different (a) that their tastes vary (b) from one another . (c) no error. (d)
13. After you will return (a) from mumbai (b) i will meet you . (c) no error . (d)
14. If you have a way with words, (a) a good sense of design and administration ability (b) you may enjoy working in the high pressure world of advertising . (c) no error . (d)
15. If i were rich (a) i would travel (b) around the world . (c) no error . (d)
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Sentence Improvement .
16. My brother enjoys nothing more than drawing swords with others .
(a) crossing (b) fighting
(c) clashing (d) no improvement
17. Marconi assembled the radio.
(a) discovered (b) made
(c) invented (d) no improvement
18. The minister was removed from a key part .
(a) thrown out (b) rusticated
(b) ousted (d) no improvement
19. The orphans have been clamoring for nutritious food from the past two weeks .
(a) for past (b) since the past
(c) for the past (d) no improvement
20. It is the time the three years old is learning how to read and write.
(a) was learning (b) has learned
(c) learnt (d) no improvement
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Spelling test.
21. (a) bureaucracy (b) bereaucracy
(c) bureacracy (d) buereacracy
22. (a) millionair (b) millionnaire
(c) millionaire (d) millionare
23. (a) surgeon (b) surjon
(c) surgen (d) surgean
24. (a) ireversible (b) irreversible
(c) irrevarsible (d) irravassible
25. (a) entreprenure (b) entrepreneur
(c) enterprenure (d) enterpreneur
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Synonyms
26. Affiliate
(a) Control (b) Associate
(b) Copy (d) Discriminate
27. Dishonour
(a) Uncouth (b) infamy
(c) Glory (d) Wicked
28. Homage
(a) Humility (b) Respect
(c) Tribute (d) Allegiance
29. Interfere
(a) Help (b) Barrier
(c) Copy (d) Meddle
30. Corroborate
(a) Collaborate (b) Substantiate
(c) Co-operate (d) Correlate
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Antonyms
31. Derision(a) Reticent (b) Ridicule
(c) Raffle (d) Relinquish
32. Diligent
(a) Confident (b) Copy
(c) Lazy (d) Industrious
33. Deterrent
(a) Determinant (b) Detriment
(c) Encouragement (d) Enrichment
34. Meandering
(a) Sliding (b) Sloping
(c) Strained (d) Straight
35. Jitters
(a) Joking (b) Fearless
(c) Rough (d) Judgement
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Fill in the blanks
36. All civilized nations now believe in ______ treatment of prisoners .
(a) human (b) humane
(c) humanitarian (d) humiliating
37. The hotel was not too expensive,________
(a) was it ? (b) was't it
(c) Is it ? (d) Isn't it ?
38. The_______ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today's complex industrial world was accompanied by war .
(a) adjustment (b) migration
39. Do not trifle___ the feelings of the poor .
(a) over (b) with
(c) on (d) for
40. Only people who are afraid to sign their names send______letters.
(a) unanimous (b) anonymous
(c) official (d) informer
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One word substitution
41. To destroy completely .
(a) Rehabilitate (b) Incapacitate
(c) Annihilate (d) Dislocate
42. An order requiring a person to attend a court
(a) Courtship (b) Agreement
(c) Subpoena (d) Command
43. The fear of knowledge
(a) Homophobia (b) Gnosiophobia
(c) Graphophobia (d) Periophobia
44. An unconventional style of living
(a) Bigot (b) Fugitive
(c) Bohemian (d) Chauvinist
45. Science of the races of mankind
(a) Genealogy (b) Epistemology
(c) Ethnology (d) Sociology
(a) Bigot (b) Fugitive
(c) Bohemian (d) Chauvinist
45. Science of the races of mankind
(a) Genealogy (b) Epistemology
(c) Ethnology (d) Sociology
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Idioms
46. To give currency
(a) To make publicly know (b) To misinterpret
(b) To bestow importance (d) To originate
47. Get Scot free
(a) Slow (b) Apologize
(c) Enjoy everything (d) Escape without punishment
48. Play havoc
(a) To ruin (b) To alter
(c) To swallow (d) To affect
49. Hold in abeyance
(a) Aggressive (b) Postpone
(c) Difficulty (d) Selfish interest
50. To champ at the bit
(a) Careless in preparations (b) show off
(c) To win (d) Restlessly impatient
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1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (c)
12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (a)
22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (a)
32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (b) 41. (c) 42. (c)
43. (b) 44. (c) 45 (c) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (d).
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