- In order to maintain good health one should eat a _____ diet. RichSpicyBalancedFreshSaltyOption C
- It was impossible to recover the victims' bodies as the place of the accident was ______. InaccessibleMarshyDistantNearRockyOption A
- The salt spray has gradually ______ the bridge. SpoiltRavagedDemolishedErodedCapturedOption D
- Rajeev is too ______ as far as his food habits are concerned. EnjoyableFastidiousCuriousInterestingEdibleOption B
Fastidious--very concerned about matters of cleanliness
- My father keeps all his _______ papers in a lock and key. RequiredNecessaryUsefulConfidentialNeedfulOption D
- The floor of the hall was (covered by) a carpet. Covered inCovered withCovered uponCovered withinNo improvementOption B
- I would like (to avail) a fifteen day holiday this summer. To avail ofTo avail myself ofTo avail myselfTo availing ofNo improvementOption B
'Avail' takes a reflexive pronoun after it if it has an object to express.
- When we saw him last, he (ran) to catch a bus. Has runHad runWas runningWould have runNo improvementOption C
- Hardly had he finished his lunch (than) the phone rang. WhenWhileThenThanNo improvementOption A
Hardly.....When is the expression that is commonly used.
- If I (had) money, I would send to you. Had hadHave hadHaveHad haveNo improvementOption E
Directions(6-10) In the following questions, you will find sentences, part of which are highlighted. Compare the highlighted part of each sentence with the expression A, B, C, D given below. Choose the expression which is an improvement of the highlighted part. If none of the expressions improves the sentence, then choose Option E.
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