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Tenses
Fill in the gaps with the correct tense of the verb in brackets
1 Hey John! Wait a minute. I ________ a word with you.
a) Will have b) Have c)Would have d) All of the above e) None of the above
2 It was hot in the room, so I ________ the window
a) Opened b) Opens c) Is Opening d) Open e) None of the above
3 I ________ cereals for breakfast.
a) Has b) Have c) Will Have d) Had e) Having
4 They ________ already ________ their rucksacks
a) Has, Pack b) Had, Packed c) Has, Packed d) Had, Pack e) Has, Pack
5 I ________ at the pet shop.
a) Were b) Is c) Was d) Are e) None of the above
6 You were ________ to finish this task on time
a) Expect b) Expected c) Expecting d) Is Expected e) None of the above
7 Sarah and I ________ the car for Mr. Jones last night
a) Cleaned b) Cleans c) Cleaning d) Have cleaned e) None of the above
8 Norah ________ in the rain.
a) Play b) Plays c) Played d)Will play e) None of the above
9 Ram ________ watching movies.
a) Like b) Likes c) Liked d) Has liked e) None of the above
10 I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you ________ at home.
a) Was b) Was Not c) Were not d) Is not e) None of the above
11 My friends ________ smoking
a) had given b) given up c) gave d) have given up e) none of the above
12 It was hot in the room, so I ________ the window
a) Opened b) Opens c) is Opening d) Open e) None of the above
13 When I was a child, I ________ To be a doctor
a) Want b) Wanted c) Will Want d) Wanting e) None of the above
14 Jim always goes to work by bus ________ He went to work by car
a) This week b) Tomorrow c) Yesterday d) Day After tomorrow e)None of the above
15 Caroline ________ To the cinema three times last week
a) Will be going b) will go c) Shall be going d) None of the above e) All
16 Dave and Pat ________ the museum
a) Visited b) Will Visit c) Have Visited d) Visiting e) None of the above
17 I ________ just ________ my bike
a) Have,Clean b) Had,Cleaned c) Has,Clean d) Cleaning e) None of the above
18 The thief ________ the locker
a) Broke b) Broken c) Breaked d) Is breaking e) None of the above
19 I ________ a letter for Sam
a) Wrote b) Writing c) Written d) Has written e) None of the above
20 Ram ________ watching movies

21 We ________ the pets now
a) Were feeding b) Are feeding c) Was feeding d) Is feeding e) Will feeding
22 She ________ when you telephone her
a) Will be sleeping b) Is sleeping c) Will sleeping d) Would be sleeping e)Was sleep
a) Had given b) Given up c) Gave d) Have given up e) None of the above
24 Last Night the concert ________ at 7.30 and ________ at 10'o clock
a) Start / Finish b) Will Start / Will Finish c) Starting / Finishing e) Started /
Finished
25 Jim always goes to work by bus ________ He went to work by car
a) This week b) Tomorrow c) Yesterday d) Day After tomorrow e) None of the above
26 By the time we reached, arrangements ____ made
a) Had been b) Has been c) Have been d) Is been e) Will been
27 The gardener ____ the trees last month
a) Cut b) Cuts c) Is Cutting d) Will Cut e) None of the above
28 Sarah ________ 15 years old
a) Is b) Was c) Are d) Will be e) None of the above
29 The thief ________ the locker one hour ago
30 Ram ________ watching movies
31 The driver ________ at the traffic lights, so the police car chased him.
a) Not stopped b) Have not stopped c) Will not stopped d)Had not stoppede
33 The Concert ________ at 7:30 and ________ at 10o clock
a) Start/Finish b) Will Start/ Will Finish c) Starting/Finishing d)Started/Finished e)
Start/Finish
34 Caroline ________ To the cinema three times last week
a) Will be going b) Will go c) Shall be going d) Went e) None of the above
35 The lady ________ invitation cards.
a) Send b) Sends c) Has Sent d) Is Sending e) Will Send
36 Dave and Pat ________ the museum.
37 I ________ just ________ my bike.
a) Have, Clean b) Had, Cleaned c) Has, Clean d) Cleaning e) Have, Clean
38 You were ________ to finish this task on time
a) Expect b) Expected c) Expecting d) Is Expected e) None of the above
39 I ________ and brought up in New Delhi

a) Am born b) Was Born c) Borne d) Will be born e) None of the above
40 Sarah and I ________ the car for Mr. Jones last night
a) Cleaned b) Cleans c) Cleaning d) Have cleaned e) None of the above
42 The people ________ something to each other.
a) Whispered b) Whisper c) Did whispered d) All of the above e)None of the above
43 Ann's grandfather ________ when he was 90 years old
a) Died b) Will die c) Dying d) Die e) None of the above
44 By the time we reached, arrangements ________ made.
a) Had been b) Has been c) Have been d) Is been e) Will been
45 They ________ a small grocery store at the turn.
a) See b) Saw c) Seeing d) Will See e) Seen
46 We ________ this meeting well in advance
a) Will plan b) Plan c) Planned d) Planning e) None of the above
47 Emily ________ her room.
a) Paints b) Painted c) Is Painting d) Paint e) None of the above
48 Has Karen ________ computer games?
a) Play b) Played c) Will Play d) Is playing e) None of the above
49 Sarah ________ 15 years old
a) Is b) Was c) Are d) Will be e) None of the above
50 I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you ________ at home.
a) Was b) Was Not c) Were not d) Is not e)None of the above
51 My friends ____________ smoking
a) Had given b) given up c)gave d)have given up e)none of the above
52 When I was a child, I. To be a doctor
a) Want b)Wanted c)Will Want d)Wanting e)None of the above
53 By the time we reached, arrangements ____ made.
a) Had been b)Has been c)Have been d)Is been e)Will been
54 They ____ a small grocery store at the turn.
a) See b)Saw c)Seeing d)Will See e)Seen
55 This Sunday, I ____ two hours cleaning my room.
a) Am Spending b)Is Spend c)Will Spend d)Spend e)Spent
56 Markus -----------------an accident.
a) Has been b) is having c) Had d)Has having e)None of the above
57 We ______ this meeting well in advance
a) Will plan b)Plan c)Planned d) Planning e)None of the above
58 Has Karen ------------computer games?
a) Play b)Played c) Will Play d)is playing e)None of the above
59 The thief --------------- the locker.

a) Broke b)Broken c)Breaked d)Is breaking e) None of the above
60 I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you--------at home.
a) Was b)Was Not c)Were not d) Is not e)None of the above
61 Last week my uncle_________a new car
a) Drive b)Drove c) Driven d)Drives e) none of the above
62 She ________when you telephone her.
a) will be sleeping b)is sleeping c)will sleeping d) would be sleeping e) was sleep
a) will have b) have c) would have d) All of the above e)none of the above
64 Last night, I ____ dinner with a client.
a) Have b) Has c)Had d)Will Have e)Having
65 The lady ___ invitation cards.
a) Send b) Sends c)Sent d)Is Sending e)Will Send
66 Dave and Pat --------------the museum.
a) Visited b)Will Visit c) Have Visited d)Visiting e) None of the above
67 You were _______ to finish this task on time
a) Expect b)Expected c) Expecting d)is Expected e)None of the above
68 I ----------- and brought up in New Delhi
a) Am born b) Was Born c)Borne d)Will be born e) None of the above
69 Sarah ------------ 15 years old
a) Is b) Was c) Are d) Will be e)None of the above
70 Norah ------------------ in the rain.
a) Play b) Plays c)Played d) Will play e) None of the above
71 We _______ the pets now.
a) were feeding b) are feeding c) was feeding d) is feeding e) will feeding
72 The people____________ something to each other.
a) whispered b) Whisper c) did whispered d) All of the above e)none of the above
73 The accident last afternoon
a) Happened b) Happens c) Will happen d) Happening e) None of the above
74 Caroline. To the cinema three times last week
a) Will be going b) will go c) Shall be going d) Went e) None of the above
75 I . Television, when the door bell rang
a) Watch television b) Watched television c) Will watch television d) Was Watching
77 They ---------------------already ---------------their rucksacks
a) Has, Pack b) Had, Packed c) Has, Packed d) Had, Pack e) None of the above
78 We ______ this meeting well in advance
a) Will plan b) Plan c) Planned d) Planning e) None of the above
79 Norah ------------------ in the rain.

a) Play b) Plays c) Played d) Will play e) None of the above
80 The thief --------------- the locker.
81 She _____the contest three years ago
a) didn't win b) didn't won c) wind d) will e) none of the above
a) Happened b) Happens c) Will happend d) Happening e) None of the above
a) Send b) Sends c) Sent d) Is Sending e) Will Send
84 Dave ____ to carry the reports for the meet.
a) Forgets b) Forgetting c)Forgotten d) Forget e)Forgot
a) Visited b)Will Visit c)Have Visited d)Visiting e)None of the above
86 They ---------------------already ---------------their rucksacks
a)Has, Pack b) Had, Packed c) Has, Packed d) Had, Pack e) None of the above
87 Emily ---------------her room.
a) Paints b) Painted c) Is Painting d) Paint e) None of the above
88 Sarah -------------- to music to calm her nerves
a) Listened b) Will Listen c) Listening d) Am listening e) None of the above
89 We ------ a movie last night
a)Watch b)Watches c) Watched d)Will watch e)None of the above
90 Ram ----------------------- watching movies.
a)Happened b)Happens c)Will happen d)Happening e)None of the above
a)Will be going b)will go c)Shall be going d)Went e)None of the above
93 Last night, I ____ dinner with a client.
a)Have b)Has c)Had d)Will Have e)Having
94 That woman ____ a new book this morning.
a)Buy b)Bought c)Had Buy d)Buying e)Is Buy
95 The gardener ____ the trees last month.
a)Cut b)Cuts c)Is Cutting d)Will Cut e)None of the above
96 Markus -----------------an accident.
a)Has b)Is having c)Had d)Has having e)None of the above
97 I ---------------just ----------------my bike.
a)Have, Clean b)Had, Cleaned c)Has, Clean d)Cleaning e)None of the above
98 Emily ---------------her room.
a)Paints b)Painted c)Is Painting d)Paint e)None of the above
99 Norah ------------------ in the rain.

a)Play b)Plays c)Played d)Will play e)None of the above
100 Thief --------------- the locker.
a)Broke b)Broken c)Breaked d)Is breaking e)None of the above
a) will have b)have c)would have d)All of the above e)none of the above
102 It was hot in the room, so I....... the window
a) Opened b)Opens c)is Opening d)Open e)None of the above
103 When I was a child, I. To be a doctor
a) Want b)Wanted c)Will Want d)Wanting e)None of the above
104 Jim always goes to work by bus. .. He went to work by car
a) This week b)Tomorrow c)Yesterday d)Day After tomorrow e)None of the above
105 I . Television, when the door bell rang
a) Watch television b)Watched television c)Will watch television
d)Was Watching e)None of the above
106 That woman ____ a new book this morning.
a)Buy b)Bought c)Had Buy d)Buying e)Is Buy
a) Send b)Sends c)Sent d)Is Sending e)Will Send
108 Karen -------------------an e-mail.
a) Will send b)Sent c)Sending d)Has sent e)None of the above
109 I -------------------at the pet shop.
a) Were b)Is c)Was d)Are e)None of the above
110 Emily ---------------her room.
a)Paints b)Painted c)Is Painting d)Paint e)None of the above
111 Last week my uncle_________a new car
a)Drive b)Drove c)Driven d)Drives e)none of the above
112 She _____the contest three years ago
a)didn't win b)didn't won c)win d)will e)none of the above
113 We _______ the pets now.
a)were feeding b)are feeding c)was feeding d)is feeding e) will feeding
114 Andy________ a video when I arrive tonight.
a)will watch b)be watching c)will be watching d)All of the above
a) Will be going b)will go c)Shall be going d)Went e)None of the above
116 Karen -------------------an e-mail.
a)Will send b)Sent c) Sending d)Has sent e)None of the above
117 I ---------------just ----------------my bike.
a)Have, Clean b)Had, Cleaned c)Has, Clean d)Cleaning e)None
118 You were _______ to finish this task on time
a)Expect b)Expected c)Expecting d)is Expected e)None of the above

119 Has Karen ------------computer games?
a)Play b)Played c)Will Play d)is playing e)None of the above
110 Ram ----------------------- watching movies.
a)Like b)Likes c)Liked d)Has liked e)None of the above
Subject-Verb Agreement
Select the correct Verb form to agree with the subject.
1 The number of errors_______small
a) Is b) are c) ares d) where e) None of the above
2 The Mayor and Governor___________that the bill will soon become a law
a)hopes b)hope c)hopee d)hop e)None of the above
3 The parents and the child often _______Disney movies
a) watch b)watches c)watching d)watched e) None of the above
4 The staff _______in a disagreement about the findings
a) are b) is c) ares d) where e) None of the above
5 Ten dollars________a high price to pay
a) Is b) are c) ares d) where e) None of the above
6 My aunt or my uncle ... by train today.
a)is arriving b)Are Arriving c)Arriving d)Arrives are e) None of the above
7 At the end of the story, they .. living happily ever after.
a)Was b)Were c)Went d)Will e)None of the above
8 It is not the faculty members but the president who ... this issue.
a) Decide b) Deciding c) Decides d) Are e) None of the above
9 Each and every student and instructor in this building __________ for a new
facility by next
year.
a) Are Hope b) Hopes c) Hoping d) Is hope e) None of the above
10 There ____________ several reasons why you should reconsider your decision.
a) Are b)Is c)Haves d)Had e)None of the above
11 You should decide which one of the three choices A, B or C best ___ the
question. a)Answers b)Is c)Answers d)Answering e)None of the above
12 Psychology ___ a fun course.
a) Is b) Are c) Not d) Have e) None of the above
13 All of the students who took his class ____ passed.
a)Has b)Is c)Are d) Have e)None of the above
14 Every one of those books --------- fiction.
a)Is b)Are c)Not d)Have e)None of the above
15 None of my friends -------------------------- there.
a)Is b)Are c)Not d)have e)None of the above

16 Bread and butter -------------------our daily food.
17 What ______ around comes around.
a)Go b)Went c)Goes d)Has e)None of the above
18 Andrea __________ know her neighbours.
a) Don't b) Do c) Doesnt d) Have e) None of the above
19 The scissors _________ lying on the table.
20 The family ________ a troubled history
a)Has b)Have c)Having d)Is e)None of the above
21 Neither the books nor the tapes________here
a) was b)were c)what d)where e) None of the above
a)is b)are c)are's d)where e)None of the above
23 The parents and the child often _______Disney movies
a)watch b)watches c)watching d)watched e) None of the above
24 A Car and a bike_____my means of transportation
a) are b)is c) are's d)where e)None of the above
a) Is arriving b)Are Arriving c) Arriving d)Arrives are e)None of the above
a) was b) Were c) Went d)Will e)None of the above
27 His dogs, which .. kept outside, bark all day long.
a) Are b)IS c)Will d)Was e)None of the above
28 The books borrowed from the library ___ on my desk.
a) Are b)Is c)Have d) Not e)None of the above
29 Neither his mother nor his father ___ cards.
a)Play b) Playing c)Is d)Plays e) None of the above
31 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ___ not regulate vitamins and herbs.
a) Does b) Do c)Don't d)Is e) None of the above
32 An enormous pair of shoes ____ Rs. 5000.
a) Cost b) Costed c)Costs d)Have e) None of the above
33 ____ the jury going to decide on the case soon?
a) Are b) Have c) Not d) Is e)None of the above
34 ----------- the news on at five or six?
a)Is b) Are c)Not d)Has e) None of the above
35 There -------- fifteen candies in that bag. Now there -------- only one left!
a) Was, are b)Were, is c) Was, is d) is, are e) None of the above

36 Collecting match-boxes -------------------------- one of his favorite pastimes.
a) is b) Are c) Not d) Has e) None of the above
37 There ________ ten chocolates in that cupboard.
a) Was b) Were c) Is d) has e) None of the above
38 The commission ________ these questions cautiously.
a)Debate b)Debates c) Debating d)Debated e) None of the above
39 Andrea __________ know her neighbors.
a) Don't b) do c)Doesnt d) Have e) None of the above
40 The scissors _________ lying on the table.
a) Is b) Are c) Not d) Have e)None of the above
41 Either the kittens or the puppy _______ in my lap while I watch television
a) sit b) sits c) sat d) sitting e) None of the above
42 Most of the sand __________ wet from the high tide
a) is b) are c) are's d) where e) None of the above
43 The staff _______in a disagreement about the findings
a) are b) is c) are's d) where e) None of the above
44 My aunt or my uncle _____arriving by train today
a) is b) are c) are's d) where e) None of the above
45 Al and Eli .. to the beach to surf with their friends.
a) Goes b) Go c) going d) were e) None of the above
46 My problem, which is minor in comparison with others, ... because I dropped
out of high
school.
a) Exists b) Existing c) Exist d) Is Exist e) None of the above
47 Each and every student and instructor in this building __________ for a new
facility by next
year.
a) Are Hope b) Hopes c) Hoping d) Is hope e) None of the above
48 The pen or the pencil ___ lost.
a) Is b) Are c) Have d) Not e) None of the above
49 The number of deaths ___ increasing.
a) Are b) Have c) Is d) Not e) None of the above
a) Cost b) Costed c) Costs d) Have e) None of the above
52 Nobody ------------- the trouble I've seen.
a) Know b) Knows c) Knew d) Knowed e) None of the above
53 Eight dollars ------------- the price of a movie these days.

54 The famous singer and composer-------------------- arrived.
a) Has b) Have c) Not d) Is e) None of the above
55 Most students ----------------------- made the same mistake.
a) Has b) Have c) Not d) is e) None of the above
56 Thirty years --------------------a long time.
57 John and Jane __________ want to see that show.
a) Do b) Does c) Dont d) Is e) None of the above
a) Debate b) Debates c)Debating d)Debated e)None of the above
59 The Chairman, together with his wife, __________ the press cordially.
a) Greets b) Greet c) Greeting d) Greet e)None of the above
60 The players, as well as the captain, ________ to win.
a) Wanted b) Wants c) Want d) Has e) None of the above
61 Several of these books ________ brand new
a) Look b)Looks c)Looking d)Looked e)None of the above
62 The group of administrative assistants ________ meeting in the board room
a) Are b) Is c) Are's d)Where e)None of the above
63 The economics of the trip ________ pleasing
a) Was b)Were c) What d)Where e) None of the above
64 Ten dollars ________ a high price to pay
a) Is b) Are c) Ares d) Where e) None of the above
65 One third of the city ________ unemployed
a) Are b) Is c) Are's d) Where e) None of the above
66 If our staff members don't quit ________ at each other, we will not meet our
goals.
a) Pick b) Picking c) Picks d) Picked e) None of the above
67 His dogs, which ________ kept outside, bark all day long.
a) Are b) is c) Will d) Was e) None of the above
68 Juan or Julian ________ the conference room each week.
a) Prepare b) Prepares c) Is Prepare d) Are Prepare e) None of the above
69 The books borrowed from the library ________ on my desk.
a) Are b) Is c) Have d) Not e) None of the above
70 You should decide which one of the three choices A, B or C best ________ the
question.
a) Answer b) Is c) Answers d) Answering e) None of the above
71 Kilos ________ a heavy load.
72 A number of parents ________ us to leave.
a) Wants b) Wanting c) Not d) Want e) None of the above

73 ________ the news on at five or six?
a) Is b) Are c) Not d) Has e) None of the above
74 ________ the tweezers in this drawer?
75 None of my friends ________ there.
76 John and Jane ________ want to see that show.
a) Do b)Does c) Don't d) Is e) None of the above
a) Was b) Were c) Is d)Has e) None of the above
78 The drama, including all the breaks, ________ about two hours.
a) Lasting b) Last c) Lasts d) Is e) None of the above
79 Andrea ________ know her neighbors.
a) Don't b) Do c) Doesn't d)Have e)None of the above
80 The school of fish ________ in the sea.
a) Swim b) Swimming c) Swims d) Swimmed e) None of the above
81 The parking pass and the ticket ________ on the desk
a) Lies b) Lie c) Lied d) Liee e) None of the above
82 The Mayor and Governor ________ that the bill will soon become a law.
a) Hopes b) Hope c) Hoped d) Hop e) None of the above
83 The parents and the child often ________ Disney moyies.
a) Watch b) Watches c) Watching d) Watched e) None of the above
84 Each of the girl ________ well.
a) Sing b) Sings c) Singing d) Singe e) None of the above
85 Al and Eli ________ to the beach to surf with their Mends.
a) Goes b) Go c) Going d) Were e) None of the above
86 When Joan and Jade arrived, they found that their friends ________ waved their
boards.
a) Had b) Has c) Were d) Is e) None of the above
87 My problem, which is minor in comparison1 with others, ________ because I
dropped out of high school.
a) Exists b) Existing c) Exist d) Is Exist e) None of the above
question.
a) Answer b) Is c) Answers d) Answering e) None of the above
89 All of the students who took his class ________ passed.
a) Has b) Is c) Are d) Have e) None of the above
90 The number of deaths ________ increasing.
91 The students or the teacher ________ guitar.

a) Plays b) Play c) Playing d) Have e) None of the above
92 ________ the jury going to decide on the case soon?
a) Are b) Have c) Not d) Is e) None of the above
93 The players, as well as the captain, ________ to win.
a) Wants b) Want c) Should d) Is e) None of the above
94 There ________ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ________ only one left.
a) Was,are b) Were,is c) Was,is d) is,are e) None of the above
95 The price of these jeans ________ reasonable.
96 Thirty years ________ a long time.
a) Is b) Are c)Not d) Have e) None of the above
a) Swim b) Swimming c) Swims d) Swimmed e) None of the above
98 The dog or the cats ________ in the house.
a) Is b)Are c)Not d)Has e)None of the above
99 Mathematics ________ my favorite subject.
a) Is b) Are c)Not d) Has e)None of the above
100 The scissors ________ lying on the table.
101 Either the kittens or the puppy ________ in my lap while I watch television
a) Sit b)Sits c) Sat d)Sitting e)None of the above
102 Each of us ________ to give a report
a) Plans b) Plan c)Planning d) Will planned e)None of the above
103 Neither the books nor the tapes ________ here
a) Was b) Were c) What d) Where e)None of the above
104 A Car and a bike ________ my means of transportation
a) Are b) Is c) Are's d)Where e) None of the above
105 My aunt or my uncle ________ by train today
a) Is arriving b) Are Arriving c) Arriving d) Arrives are e) None of the above
106 At the end of the story, they ________ living happily ever after
a) Was b) Were c)Went d) Will e)None of the above
107 Jack ________ one of our most intelligent students
a) Are b) Is c) Have d)Not e) None of the above
108 Advertisers say that the herb "kava kava" ________ anxiety and insomnia
a) Reduce b)Reduces c) Reducing d) Is Reduce e) None of the above
109 The pen or the pencil ________ lost
a) Is b) Are c) Have d)Not e)None of the above
110 An enormous pair of shoes ________ Rs.5000
a) Cost b) Costed c)Costs d) Have e)None of the above
111 The students or the teacher ________ the guitar

a) Plays b) Play c) Playing d) Have e) None of the above
112 Johnny, together with his friends, ________ going out
a) Enjoy b) Enjoys c) Enjoying d) Have e) None of the above
113 There ________ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there -------- only one left!
a) Was,are b) Were,is c) Was,is d) Is,are e)None of the above
114 Thirty years ________ a long time
115 Nobody ________ the problems I have gone through
a) Know b) Knows c)Knew d) Have e) None of the above
116 John and Jane ________ want to see that show
a) Do b) Does c) Don't d) Is e) None of the above
117 One of my brothers ________ going for a holiday to Italy
118 There ________ ten chocolates in that cupboard
a) Was b) Were c)Is d) Has e) None of the above
119 The players, as well as the captain ________ to win
a) Wanted b) Wants c) Want d) Has e) None of the above
120 The team ________ during practice
a) Runs b) Run c)Running d) Runned e) None of the above
121 Either the kittens or the puppy ________ in my lap while I watch television
a) Sit b)Sits c) Sat d) Sitting e)None of the above
122 The Mayor and Governor ________ that the bill will soon become a law
a) Hopes b) Hope c)Hopee d) Hop e) None of the above
123 One third of the city ________ unemployed
a) Are b) Is c) Are's d) Where e) None of the above
124 Each of the girl ________ well
a) Sing b) Sings c) Singing d) Singe e)None of the above
125 My aunt or my uncle ________ arriving by train today
a) Is b)Are c) Are's d)Where e)None of the above
126 When Joan and Jade arrived, they found that their friends ________ waxed
their boards.
a) Had b) Has c) Were d) Is e) None of the above
127 If our staff members don't quit ________ at each other, we will not meet our
goals.
a) Pick b) Picking c) Picks d) Picked e)None of the above
128 Nora, of all the candidates ________ running, is the best.
a) Who is b) Who are c) Who will d) Who in e)None of the above
question.
a) Answer b) Is c) Answers d) Answering e)None of the above

130 Jack ________ one of our most intelligent students.
131 Neither his mother nor his father ________ cards.
a) Play b) Playing c) Is d) Plays e)None of the above
132 The use of vitamin supplements and herbs ________ becoming increasingly
popular among Americans.
a) Are b) Have c) Not d) Is e)None of the above
133 A number of parents ________ us to leave.
a)
b) Wants b)Wanting c)Not d) Want e)None of the above
134 We ________ going to have fun unless our friends come.
a) Isn't b) Didn't c) Aren't d) Haven't e) None of the above
135 Nobody ________ the trouble i've seen.
a) Know b) Knows c) Knew d) Knowed e)None of the above
136 Eight dollars ________ the price of a movie these days.
137 One of my brothers ________ going for a holiday to Italy.
a) Is b) Are c) Not d) Has e)None of the above
a) Was b) Were c) Is d) Has e) Was
a) Swim b) Swimming c) Swims d) Swimmed e)None of the above
a) Has b) Have c) Having d) Is e)None of the above
141 Neither the books nor the tapes ________ here
142 The economics of the trip ________ pleasing
143 The staff ________ in a disagreement about the findings
a) Are b)Is c) Are's d) Where e)None of the above
144 Ten dollars ________ a high price to pay
a) Is b) Are c) Ares d) Where e)None of the above
145 Each of the girl ________ well
a) Sing b) Sings c) Singing d) Singe e) None of the above
146 The group of children from that school ________ Never seen the ocean.
a) Has b) Have c) Is d) Are e)None of the above
147 Nora, of all the candidates ________ running, is the best.
a) Who is b) Who are c) Who will d)Who in None of the above

148 Jack ________ one of our most intelligent students.
149 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ________ not regulate vitamins and
herbs.
a) Does b) Do c) Don't d) Is e)None of the above
150 The committee ________ whether or not the school is responsible for this
action.
a) Decide b) Decides c) Deciding d) Is e) None of the above
151 We ________ going to have fun unless our friends come.
a) Isn't b) Didn't c) Aren't d) Haven't e) None of the above
152 Either answer ________ acceptable.
153 ________ the tweezers in this drawer?
154 There ________ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ________ only one left!
a) Was, are b) Were, is c) Was, is d) Is, are e) None of the above
155 The famous singer and composer ________ arrived.
156 Gold, as well as platinum, ________ recently risen in price.
157 Either my sister or brother ________ coming to the meeting.
158 What ________ around comes around.
a) Go b) Went c) Goes d) Has e)None of the above
159 Andrea ________ know her neighbors.
a) Don't b) Do c) Doesn't d) Have e) None of the above
a) Has b) Have c) Having d) Is e)None of the above
161 Several of these books ______brand new
a) look b) looks c) looking d) looked e) None of the above
162 Neither the books nor the tapes________here
a) was b) were c) what d) where e) None of the above
163 Each of the girl _____well
a) sing b) sings c) singing d) singe e) None of the above
a) Was b) Were c) Went d) Will e) None of the above
165 The group of children from that school . never seen the ocean.
a) Has b) Have c) Is d) Are e) None of the above
166 Two-fifths of the vineyard . destroyed by fire.
a) Will b) Are c) Was d) Were e) None of the above

167 The department members but not the chair . decided not to teach on
Valentine's Day.
a) Have b) Has c) Will d) Is e) None of the above
168 It is not the faculty members but the president who ... this issue.
a) Decide b) Deciding c) Decides d) Are e) None of the above
169 The issues of inflation and tax reform ____________ to be on everyone's mind
a) Continue b) Continues c) Continuing d) Is continue e) None of the above
170 The chairman, along with his two assistants, ____________ to attend the
annual convention.
a)Plan b) Plans c) Is Planed d) Are Plan e) None of the above
171 Jack ___ one of our most intelligent students.
a) Are b) Is c)Have d) Not e)None of the above
a) Has b) Is c) Are d) Have e) None of the above
173 Advertisers say that the herb "kava kava" ___ anxiety and insomnia.
a) Reduce b) Reduces c) Reducing d) Is Reduce e) None of the above
a) Cost b) Costed c) Costs d) Have e) None of the above
a) Are b) Have c) Not d) Is e) None of the above
177------------- the tweezers in this drawer?
178 Nobody _________ the problems I have gone through.
a) Know b) Knows c) Knew d) Have e) None of the above
a) Was b) Were c) Is d) has e) None of the above
a) Debate b) Debates c) Debating d) Debated e) None of the above
181 Each of us ______to give a report
a)plans b)plan c)planning d)will planned e)None of the above
a)look b)looks c)looking d)looked e)None of the above
183 The parking pass and the ticket_________on the desk
a)lies b)lie c)lied d)liee e)None of the above
a)is b)are c)are's d)where e)None of the above
185 Hansel and Gretel _______ a famous children's story
a)are b)is c)are's d)where e)None of the above

186 One third of the city _______unemployed
a)are b)is c)are's d)where e)None of the above
187 Either Matilda or her brothers ________the symphony tickets each week.
a)use b)uses c)using d)uses e)None of the above
188 Al and Eli .. to the beach to surf with their friends.
a)Goes b)G c)going d)were e)None of the above
189 Nora, of all the candidates ..running, is the best.
a)Who is b)Who are c)Who will d)Who in e)None of the above
a)Reduce b)Reduces c)Reducing d)Is Reduced e)None of the above
a)Is b)Are c)Have d)Not e)None of the above
a)Cost b)Costed c)Costs d)Have e)None of the above
193 Johnny, together with his friends, ____ going out.
a)Enjoy b)Enjoys c)Enjoying d)Have e)None of the above
195 There -------- fifteen candies in that bag. Now there -------- only one left!
a)Was, are b)Were, is c)Was, is d)is, are e)None of the above
196 None of my friends -------------------------- there.
a)Is b)Are c)Not d)have e) None of the above
197 Thirty years --------------------a long time.
a)Don't b)Do c)Doesnt d)Have e)None of the above
199 The school of fish _________ in the sea.
a)Swim b)Swimming c)Swims d)Swimmed e)None of the above
200 The dog or the cats _______ in the house.
a)Is b)Are c)Not d)Has e)None of the above
201 The books from the library _______to be returned by Friday
a) need b)needs c)needed d)need e)None of the above
202 Neither Juan nor Carmen ...available.
a) Is b)Are c)haves d)has e)None of the above
203 The group of children from that school . never seen the ocean.
a) Has b)Have c)Is d)Are e)None of the above
204 Juan or Julian ____________ the conference room each week.
a) Prepare b)Prepares c)Is Prepare d)Are Prepare e)None of the above
205 Jack ___ one of our most intelligent students.
a) Are b)Is c)Have d)Not e)None of the above

a) Has b)Is c)Are d)Have e)None of the above
a)Does b)Do c)Don't d)Is e)None of the above
a)Reduce b)Reduces c)Reducing d)Is Reduce e)None of the above
209 The committee ____ whether or not the school is responsible for this action.
a)Decide b)Decides c)Deciding d)Is e)None of the above
210 The students or the teacher ____ guitar.
a)Plays b)Play c)Playing d)Have e)None of the above
211____ the jury going to decide on the case soon?
a)Are b)Have c)Not d)Is e)None of the above
212 Either two umbrellas or one raincoat ___ enough to keep you dry.
a) Is b)Are c)Have d)Not e)None of the above
213 Nobody ------------- the trouble I've seen.
a) Know b)Knows c)Knew d)Knowed e)None of the above
214 Eight dollars ------------- the price of a movie these days.
a) Is b)Are c)Not d)Have e)None of the above
215 Gold, as well as platinum, ---------------------------------- recently risen in
price.
a) Has b) Have c) Not d)is e)None of the above
216 Collecting match-boxes -------------------------- one of his favourite pastimes.
217 Most students ----------------------- made the same mistake.
a) Has b) Have c) Not d)is e)None of the above
218 Ten tons --------------------------------a heavy load.
a) Is b)Are c)Not d)Have e)None of the above
220 The Chairman, together with his wife, __________ the press cordially.
a)Greets b)Greet c)Greeting d)Greet e)None of the above
a)look b)looks c)looking d)looked e)None of the above
a)Is arriving b)Are Arriving c)Arriving d)Arrives are e)None of the above
223 His dogs, which .. kept outside, bark all day long.
a)Are b)IS c)Will d)Was e)None of the above
224 Two-fifths of the vineyard . destroyed by fire.
a)Will b)Are c)Was d)Were e)None of the above
225 Rice and beans, my favorite dish, __________ me of my native Puerto Rico.
a)Remind b)Reminds c)Reminding d)Reminded e)None of the above
a)Has b)Is c)Are d)Have e)None of the above
a)Does b)Do c)Don't d)Is e)None of the above
a)Is b)Are c)Have d)Not e)None of the above
230 The committee ____ whether or not the school is responsible for this action.
a)Decide b)Decides c)Deciding d)Is e)None of the above
231 We ____ going to have fun unless our friends come.
a)Isn't b)Didn't c)Aren't d)Haven't e)None of the above
a)Are b)Have c)Is d)Not e)None of the above
a)Cost b)Costed c)Costs d)Have e)None of the above
a)Are b)Have c)Not d)Is e)None of the above
235 Mathematics ---------- John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)------Andrea's favorite
subject.
236 The price of these jeans -------- reasonable.
237 Nobody _________ the problems I have gone through.
a)Know b)Knows c)Knew d)Have e)None of the above
a)Don't b)Do c)Doesnt d)Have e)None of the above
240 Mathematics _________ my favorite subject.
Practice Papers
1.Anns grandfather . When he was 90 years old
a. Died b. dying c. will be died d. die e. none of the above ans: (a)
2.There -------------- a few boys yesterday
a. none of the above b. were c. would d. are e. will be ans: (b)
3.Fifteen minutes --------given to each speaker
a. is b. all c. are d. will be ans: (d)

4.There ----------nothing to fear.
a. will be b. none c. has been d. was e. is ans: (e)
5.Let us go as soon as you --------ready.
a. are b. all c. will be d. would be ans: (c)
6.Dont get off the train till it ----------a. stopped b. stops c. will stop d. stop ans: (b)
7.Each of the students ----------brought their resumes
a. have b. has c. is d. was ans: (a)
8.Most of the sand ____________ wet from the high tide.
a. are b. are's c. is d. none e. were ans: (c)
9.One third of the city ___________ unemployed
a. is b. are c. are's d. were ans: (a)
10.Either Matilda or here brothers ___________ the symphony ticket each week.
a. using b. none of the above c. use d. uses ans: (d)
11.Neither Juan nor Carmen _________ available
a. are b. none of the above c. Have d. has e. is ans: (e)
12.Either Gary or ! __________ responsible for allocating the funds.
a. none of the above b. in c. is d. will e. are ans: (e)
13.The department members but not the chair decide not to teach on
Valentines day.
a. have b. will c. not d. is e. none of the above ans: (a)
14.The number of deaths ________ increasing
a. Have b. Is c. none of the above d. Are e. not ans: (b)
15.__________ the news on at five or six ?
a. Not b. None of the above c. Is d. Has e. Are ans: (c)
16.Mathematics ____________ Johns favorite subject, while civics (is, are)
--------- Andreas favorite subject
a. Have b. IS c. None of the above d. Not e. ARE ans: (b)
17.Eight dollars _______________ the price of a movie these days
a. Are b. Have c. Not d. Is e. None of the above ans: (d)
18.There _______ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ______ only one left
a. Was,Are b. was, is c. Were, is d. Is,Are ans:( c)
19.Collecting match-boxes ______________ one of his favorite pastimes.
a. Not b. None of the above c. Is d. Has e. Are ans:
20.Nobody ___________ the problems I have gone through
a. Know b. None of the above c. Have d. Knows e. Knew ans: (d)
21.One of my brothers _____________ going for a holiday to Italy.
a. Has b. Not c. None of the above d. Is e. Are ans: (d)
22.Every one of those books __________ philosophical
a. Not b. None of the above c.are d. Have ans:

23.The news _________ on at six
a. Are b. None of the above c. Have d. Is e. Not ans: (d)
24.What _____________ around comes around
a. None of the above b. Goes c. Has d. Go e. Went ans: (b)
25.Andrea ______________ know her neighbors.
a. Do b. None of the above c. Doesnt d. Dont e. Have ans: (c)
26.The school of fish ___________ in the sea
a. Swimmed b. Swims c. Swimming d. Swim e. none of the above ans: ( a or b)
27.The dog or the cats ___________ in the house.
a. None of the above b. Is c. Are d. Has e. Not ans: (a)
28.Most of the sand ________ wet from the high tide.
a. ARE b. ARE NOT c. WHERE d. IS ans: (d)
29.One third of the city ________ unemployed
a. are b. where c. is d. are's ans:
30.Either Matilda or her brothers ________ the symphony tickets each week
a. uses b. use c. using d. usee ans: (a)
31.Neither Juan nor Carmen ________ available.
a. has b. is c. haves d. are ans: (b)
32.Either Gary or I _________ responsible for allocating the funds.
a. in b. are c. will d. is ans: (b)
33.The department members but not the chair________ decided not to teach on
Valentines Day
a. has b. is c. Have d. will ans:
34.The number of deaths _______increasing.
a. not b. is c. have d. are ans: (d)
35._________ the news on at five or six?
a. are b. None of these c. is d. not ans: (c)
36.Mathematics_________Johns favorite subject, while Civics (is,
are)______Andreas favorite subject
a. is b. have c. not d. are ans: (a)
37.Eight dollars ________ the price of a movie these days.
a. is b. not c. have d. are ans: (a)
38.There ________ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ________ only one left
a. Was,is b. Was, are c. Were, is d. is, are ans: (a)
39.Collecting match-boxes ________ one of his favorite pastimes.
a. is b. Are c. Has d. Not ans: (a)
40.Nobody ________ the problems I have gone through.
a. ) Know b. Knows c. Have d. Knew ans: (d)
41.One of my brothers ________ going for a holiday to Italy.
a. is b. Has c. Not d. Are ans: (b)

42.Every one of those books _______ philosophical.
a. is b. Have c. Are d. Not ans: (c)
43.The news _______on at six
a. Not b. is c. are d. Have ans: (b)
44.What ________ around comes around
a. Go b. Went c. Has d. Goes ans: (b)
45.Andrea ________know her neighbours.
a. Have b. Do c. Dont d. Doesnt ans: (d)
46.The school of fish ________ in the sea.
a. Swim b. Swims c. Swimming d. Swimmed ans: (c)
47.The dog or the cats ________ in the mouse.
a. are b. is c. has d. not ans: (a)
48.___________ responsible for consumer affairs in this company.
a. Whos b. Who c. Whose d. Whom ans: (b)
49.Ive added an appointment with Mr. Dias to __________agenda.
a. Yours b. You c. Youre d. Your ans: (d)
50.Choose at least one answer.
a. are b. have c. not d. is ans: (d)
51.Mathematics_________Johns favorite subject, while Civics (is,
are)______Andreas favorite subject
52.One of my brothers ________ going for a holiday to Singapore.
a. are b. is c. has d. not
53.We ____ the pets now.
a. are feeding b. is feeding c. well feeding d. was feeding e. Were feeding ans:( a)
54.She ______ when you telephone her.
a. Will be sleeping b. is sleeping c. well sleeping d. would be sleeping e. was
sleeping ans: (d)
55.The people ______ something to each other
a. whispered b. all of the above c. none of the these d. did whispered e. whisper
ans: (a)
56.Washing machines ______________ popular in India in the last ten years or so.
a. are become b. have become c. became d. are becoming ans: (b)
57.He succeeded in getting possession _______________ his land after a long
court case.
a. against b. for c. to d. with e. of ans: (e)
Sentence Construction
I. Instruction for Q. Nos. 1 to 3:
Choose the word which best completes the sentence.
Q.1 The older child had a reputation for ________ trouble in high school, but he
calmed down in college.

a)mortifying b)appeasing c)curtailing d)instigating e) None of the above
Q.2 As usual he was dressed ____.
a) Impetuously b) Impenitently c)Impeccably d) Intermittently e)None
Q.3 He couldnt find the word he was looking for so he consulted his ___________.
a) Timetable b) Bible c) Thesaurus d) Atlas e) None of the above
Instruction for Q. Nos. 4 to 10: Choose the correct option.
Q.4 Everyone in this universe is accountable to God ____________ his actions.
a) For b) about c) of d) against
Q.5 Progress in government, science, art, literature, philosophy and religion
______________ great civilisations from mere groups of communities.
a) Extol b)describe c) distinguish d)relinquish
Q.6 Some parents make their commands so ______________ that they antagonise
their children.
a)perfunctory b)peremptory c) acrimonious d)spasmodic e)sporadic
Q.7 A great literary or artistic work is known as a ______________.
a)pot-pourri b)par excellence c)bete noire d)peccadillo e)magnum opus
Q.8 He sold property because he was under a lot of _______________.
a) Account b) debt c) loan d) credit
Q.9 Washing machines ______________ popular in India in the last ten years or
so.
a) became b) are become c) have become d)are becoming
Q.10 His _________________ speech has seriously _________________ the
young minds.
a) audacious, delighte b) maiden, flattered
c) humorous, damaged d) irresponsible, misled e) eccentric, questioned
II.
Q.1 Most people _________ the Government's economic policy as a success,'
claimed the spokesman.
a) believe b)measure c)consider d) think e) None of the above
Q.2 There's a ____ of restrictions on who can apply for benefits.
a) Multifarous b) Plethora c) Swanky d) Innumerable e) None of the above
Q.3 The Government is hoping to __________ on those working in the black
economy.
a) Clamp up b) clamp on c) clamp at d) clamp down e) None of the above
Q.4 Although I had pledged not to tell anyone of the previous evening's trauma, the
compulsive urge to unburden myself became ______________
a) overwhelming b) rresistible c) impassive d) preponderous e) indomitable
Q.5 Modern architecture has discarded the ________________ trimming on
buildings and emphasises simplicity of line.
a) Gaudy b) gaunt c) flabbergasting d)flamboyant e)flagrant

Q.6 Diplomacy is the best means of ____________ peace which a society of
sovereign nations has to offer, but, especially under the conditions of
_____________ world politics and of contemporary war, it is not good enough.
a)maintaining, today's b) presenting, contemporary c) retaining, present
d) promoting, modem e)evolving, self-centred
Q.7 Discontented wives, dejected lovers, frustrated politicians, all these tend to be
___________.
a) specious b)abstemious c)euphemistic d)persiflagus e) querulous
Q.8 Joseph introduced me _____________ his mother as the best batsman.
a) to b)by c)with d)of
Q.9 Moreover, a fact-finding mission _____________ by BSN to India in January
this year strongly recommended that the French group should do it alone, and not
hand over to _______________ as Indian partner.
a) constituted, authority b) organised, papers c) dispatched, control d) sponsored,
power
Q.10 The commandos took a long time to _____________ the resistence of the
rebels.
a) cut down b) pull down c) tone down d) break down
III
Q.1 Most people _________ the Government's economic policy as a success,'
claimed the spokesman.
a) believe b) measure c) consider d) think e) None of the above
Q.2 Unemployment has ___________ many people's lives.
a) denounced b) blighted c) overhauled d) mesmerized e)None of the above
Q.3 She begged to be allowed to go and her parents finally _____
a) Argoted b) Arboured c) Aquiesced d) Allowed e) None of the above
Q.4 A determined effort will be needed to restrict the country's _____________
social services.
a) profligate b) profiteering c) renegade d) variegated e) expensive
Q.5 Success in great ventures calls for ______________ concentration and strong
personal
a) sterling, attachment b) standing, participation c)continued, apathy
d) unflagging, involvement e) hectic, interest
Q.6 If I _______________ a doctor, I would _____________ you free.
a) am, see b) were, treat c) was, examine d) be, advise
Q.7 The children were disappointed because they had hoped ________ with us.
a) to have gone b) to go c) would have gone
Q.8 The young man lost his way in the forest and found that he had become a/an
________________ to the dacoits.
a) enemy b) adversary c) decoy d) quarry

Q.9 Washing machines ______________ popular in India in the last ten years or
so.
a) became b) are become c) have become d)are becoming
Q.10 This was a dangerous method of ______________ popular support.
a) securing b) soliciting c) extracting d) expecting
IV.
1 She never knew whether her husband would be in an angry or cheerful mood as
he was such a ________ character.
a) Volatile b) Passive c) Lazy d) Voluble e) None of the above
2 She is much too ________ to have anything to do with that obnoxious affair.
a) Happy b) Hasty c) Noble d) Proud e) None of the above
3 So many servants attended ________ him during his illness.
a) At b) Upon c) On d) With e) About
4 His answer was such ________ I expected him to give.
a) That b) Which c) As d) like which e) Who
5 The principal and staff have made ________ efforts to enable the students to
attend college on the days of the bus strike.
a) Integrated b) Deliberate c) Concerted d) Systematic e) None of the above
6 History records seventeen incursions of Sultan Mahmood ________ India.
a) Against b) Into c) Upon d) On e) None of the above
7 Many women in the developing countries experience a cycle of poor health that
________ before they are born and persists through adulthood passing from
generation to generation.
a) Derives b) Establishes c) Begins d) Originates e) None of the above
8 Everyone should ________ himself against illness since medical care has now
become expensive.
a) Vaccinate b) Insure c) Brace d) Ensure e) Inoculate
9 These essays are intellectually ________ and represent various levels of
complexity.
a) Revealing b) Modern c) Superior d) Demanding e) Revealing
10 The priest addressed the ________ for more than an-hour and was listened to
with rapt attention.
a) Staff b) Audience c) Congregation d) Crew e)None of the above
V
Q.1 Only a rich __________ tycoon could afford a private jet.
a) business b) farmer c) royalty d) goon e) None of the above
Q.2 The long dark days and lack of a job made him feel _________.
a) Alarmed b) Excited c) Depressed d) Satisfied e) None of the above
Q.3 He ordered his servant ____________________
a) if he could bring a glass of water

b) that bring a glass of water
c) to bring a glass of water
d) that he should bring a glass of water
Q.4 A son who is unable to look his father in the face is ____________
a)timid b) guilt c) arrogant d) ashamed
Q.5 If a man keeps his fingers crossed, he ______________ .
a) hopes for the best b) suspects everybody c) demonstrates peevishness
d) welcomes every danger e) prays for good health
Q.6 The Indian princes and rulers seldom thought in terms of the country as a
whole and ___________ their time and energy in _________ warfare.
a) exhausted, common b) dissipated, mutual c) depreciated, expensive
d) desiccated, isolationist e) wasted, reciprocal
Q.7 In his attempt to _______________ the condition of poor people in the slums,
he found that he needed the aid of wealthy benefactors.
a) delineate b) assay c) evaluate d) ameliorate e) extricate
Q.8 Idleness squanders what _________ in a previous generation has won.
a) laziness b) indolence c) resourcefulness d) industry e) work
Q.9 Any political leader who allows nepotism to flourish should be subject, to
______________.
a)autopsy b) stringency c) stricture d) punishment e) condemnation
Q.10 You need _______ shoes for walking in the hills.
a) good b) comfortable c) satisfactory d) sturdy
VI
Q.1 I'm afraid I don't have much experience in dealing with ____ teenagers.
a)Profound b)Straitening c)Fractious d)Facsist e)None of the above
Q.2 The main problem with the faulty iron were the terrible __________ marks it
left on all the clothes.
a)Scorch b)Aspirated c)Elicited d)Torch e)None of the above
Q.3 When Raju heard the news of his selection to the college team he felt
_______________
a)effervescent b)enamoured c)elated d)embittered e)exasperated
Q.4 In his attempt to _______________ the condition of poor people in the slums,
he found that he needed the aid of wealthy benefactors.
a)delineate b)assay c)evaluate d)ameliorate e)extricate
Q.5 She had a terrible night caused by an ___________ during her sleep.
a)incubus b)debility c)obsession d)delusion e)hypochondria
Q.6 The government should provide attractive tax ___________ to create the
market of quality goods.
a)revenues b)structures c)resources d)incentives e)controls
Q.7 He is the friend ____________ I trust most.

a)him b)whom c)which d)who
Q.8 These essays are intellectually _______________ and represent various levels
of complexity.
a) revealing b)modern c)superior d)demanding e)persistent
Q.9 Would you _______________ giving your book to me?
a)desires b)mind c)call d)observe e) thought
Q.10 If you do not ____________ , all your monthly expenses would _________
your income. a) spend, gain b)save, outwit c)economise, exceed d)think, swallow
VII
1 Roberto pretended to know a lot about the opera, but he was really just a
________
a) Dilettante b) Supernumerary c) Chimera d) Catalyst e) None of the above
2 The jury ________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.
a) Exonerated b) Expatriated c) Augmented d) Subjugated e)None of the above
3 As usual he was dressed ________.
a) Impetuously b) Impenitently c) Impeccably d) Intermittently e) None of the
above
4 He couldn't find the word he was looking for so he consulted his ________.
a) Timetable b) Bible c) Thesaurus d) Atlas e) None of the above
5 Through a ________ circumstance, they unexpectedly found themselves on the
same bus with Uncle Morris.
a) Fortuitous b) Elusive c) Referential d) Lambent e) Friable
a) That b) Which c) As d) Like which e) Who
7 Knowledge is like a deep well fed by ________ springs, and your mind is the little
bucket that you drop in it.
a) Immortal b) Inexhaustible c) Eternal d) Perennial e) Sterling
8 ________ is a person who dabbles in art and letters.
a) Dilettante b) Connoisseur c) Philistine d) Chauvinist e) Epicurean
9 He is the friend ________ I trust most.
a) Him b) Whom c) Which d) Who e) None of the above
10 Whom would you prefer ________ the two of us?
a) Among b)Of c) Between d) To e) In
VIII
1 The jury ________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.
a) Exonerated b) Expatriated c) Augmented d) Subjugated e) None of the above
2 Life came a ________ for her when she started teaching at her alma mater.
a) Complete Circle b) Full Circle c) Round Circle d) Around e) None of the above
3 A radical change in social policy could be in the ________ if Labor wins the
election.
a) Upping b)Dubbing c) Scoffing d) Offing e) None of the above
4 Anil got the company car for a ________ price as he was the seniormost
employee in the company.
a) Discounted b)Nominal c) Fixed d) Reduced e)None of the above
5 He ________ sometimes force himself to work on till late in the night only to find
himself unable to do anything the next day.
a) Could b) Used to c) Would d) Would be e) Should
6 The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an ________ study.
a) Anthropological b) Ecological c) Epigraphic d)Numismatic e)Ecumenical
7 Success in great ventures calls for ________ concentration and strong personal
a) Sterling, attachment b) Standing, participation
c) Continued, apathy d) Unflagging, involvement e) Hectic, interest
8 In ________ of international matters, there is always an element of risk in
________ one might do.
a) View, whichever b) Many, doing c) Defence, wrong
d) Case, whatever e) Spite, whatever
9 ________ is a criminal ________ in England and covers cases where offensive
descriptions of Christianity are published.
a)Nepotism , act b) Sacrilege, violence c) Blasphemy, offence
d) Obscenity, deviation e) Impiety, transgression
10 On ________ of the enquiry, if it is found that the ________ are true, the
enquiry officer will report the matter to the higher authority.
a) Demand, finding b) Completion, allegations c) Instituting, charges
d) Withdrawl, inferences e) Establishment, results
IX
1 She never knew whether her husband would be in an angry or cheerful mood as
he was such a ________ character.
a) Volatile b) Passive c) Lazy d) Voluble e) None of the above
2 She is much too ________ to have anything to do with that obnoxious affair.
a) Happy b) Hasty c) Noble d) Proud e) None of the above
a) That b) Which c) As d) like which e) Who
5 The principal and staff have made ________ efforts to enable the students to
attend college on the days of the bus strike.
a) Integrated b) Deliberate c) Concerted d) Systematic e) None of the above
6 History records seventeen incursions of Sultan Mahmood ________ India.
a) Against b) Into c) Upon d) On e) None of the above
7 Many women in the developing countries experience a cycle of poor health that
________ before they are born and persists through adulthood passing from
generation to generation.
a) Derives b) Establishes c) Begins d) Originates e) None of the above
8 Everyone should ________ himself against illness since medical care has now
become expensive.
a) Vaccinate b) Insure c) Brace d) Ensure e) Inoculate
9 These essays are intellectually ________ and represent various levels of
complexity.
a) Revealing b) Modern c) Superior d) Demanding e) Revealing
10 The priest addressed the ________ for more than an-hour and was listened to
with rapt attention.
a) Staff b) Audience c) Congregation d) Crew e) None of the above
X
1 Tashonda had read the book in a ________ fashion and couldn't remember what
she'd read
a) Truculent b)Obstreperous c)Cursory d) Discreet e) None of the above
2 The court heard that the four defendants had been ________ into making a
confession
a) Coerced b) Duressed c) Compulsed d) Asked e) None of the above
3 The ________ of turning the deserts green with plastic trees was dismissed as
absurd
a) Lotion b) Notion c) Motion d) Potion e) None of the above
4 Beauty is to ugliness as adversity is to ________
a) Happiness b) Prosperity c) Misery d) Cowardice e) None of the above
5 He deals ________ foreign goods only, but our firm deals ________ several
leading merchants who trade ________ a variety ________ goods
a) In, in, with, of b) With, with, with, of c) With, in, of, with d) In, with, in, of
6 Even when Mohan's reputation was in ________ almost everyone was willing to
admit that he had genius
a) Peregrination b) Accumulation c) Eclipse d) Rebuttal e) Failure
7 Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect world, is a ________ web
of good and evil
a) Complicated b) Intricate c) Entrapped d) Entangled e) Tangled
8 The opposition parties allege that prices of essential commodities are ________
like a runaway balloon
a) Flying b) Reviving c) Leaping d) Soaring e) Shooting
9 He ________ that he could speak languages
a) Challenged b) Boasted c) Submitted d) Suggested e) None of the above
10 He succeeded in getting possession ________ his land after a long court case
a) For b) To c) Of d) With e) Against

XI
1 She begged to be allowed to go and her parents finally ________
a) Argoted b) Arboured c) Aquiesced d) Allowed e) None of the above
2 All of us should abide ________ the laws of our country.
a) On b) To c) By d) In e) None of the above
3 The enemy paid a large sum as ________
a) Compensation b) Punishment c) Redress d) Amends e) Restitution
4 Since there was adequate grazing area for the herds, the land was ________
populated.
a) Disproportionately b) Sparsely c) Inadequately d)Rustically e) None of the above
5 In the ________ areas of the rail-road terminal thousands of travellers lingered
while waiting for their train.
a) Commodious b) Accomodious c)Capricious d)Extensive e) Capacious
7 I do not think you will gain anything by insulting and ________ the man you do
not agree with.
a) Defaming b) Depicting c) Charging d) Revamping e) Enervating
8 ________ is a person who dabbles in art and letters.
a) Dilettante b) Connoisseur c) Philistine d) Chauvinist e) Epicurean
9 ________ diseases spread like wild ________.
a) Contagious, flames b) Contagious, fire c) Fatal, wind
d) Minor, breeze e) None of the above
10 Shoppers used to surly clerks behind retail counters elsewhere in China are in
for a ________.
a) Gift b) Shock c)Treat d)Give e)None of the above
XII
1) For centuries Rome was the ________ power in the Mediterranean.
a) supreme

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