Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate words or words from among the options given below. |
1. | Learning is more efficient when it is ………….It is less efficient when it is ……………… |
(a) fast, slow | |
(b) rapid, turtle-show | |
(c) tedious, like a joy ride | |
(d) fun, drudgery |
2. | To a greater or lesser degree all the civilized countries of the world are made up of a small class of rulers………… and of large class of subjects………… |
(a) formed by a small minority, who are uncivilized | |
(b) powerfully corrupt, pointless crusaders | |
(c) corrupted by too much power, corrupted by too much passive obedience | |
(d) who are ruled, who ruled |
3. | Simple arithmetic tells us that there is more ……………………… than ………………… |
(a) imitation, innovation | |
(b) improvisation, improvement | |
(c) impracticality, knowledge | |
(d) improbability, probability |
4. | As a step towards protesting against the spiraling prices the farmers have decided to stage a picket in an effort to…………………. |
(a) show their virility | |
(b) make themselves heard | |
(c) curb the prices | |
(d) topple the government |
5. | Science is a sort of news agency comparable……………………… to other news agencies. |
(a) principally | |
(b) in principle | |
(c) in principally | |
(d) in spirit and formation |
6. | Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ………………………by altruistic desires. |
(a) actuated | |
(b) convinced | |
(c) categorized | |
(d) led |
7. | Everyone will admit that swindling one’s fellow beings is a necessary practice;upon it is based the really sound commercial success formula………………………. |
(a) sell what you cannot buy back | |
(b) buy what you will sell to another at a higher prices | |
(c) buy cheap and sell dear | |
(d) sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor. |
8. | An act of justice closed the book on misdeed; an act of vengeance……………………… |
(a) is reprehensible | |
(b) is sordid | |
(c) reopens the first chapter | |
(d) writes and epilogue |
9. | This is about ……………………… a sociological analysis can penetrate. |
(a) as far as | |
(b) the outer limits that | |
(c) just how far into the subjects | |
(d) just the relative distance that |
10 | I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I………… achieve five years ago. |
(a) set out to | |
(b) went to | |
(c) thought to | |
(d) though of |
Answer
1. | (D) fun, drudgery | 2. | (C) corrupted by |
3. | (A) imitation, innovation | 4. | (B) make themselves heard |
5. | (B) in principle | 6. | (A) actuated |
7. | (C) buy cheap and sell dear | 8. | (C) reopens the first chapter |
9. | (A) as far as | 10 | (A) set out to |
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