1.the flash of the torch--------a cobra
1.exposed
2.displayed
3.disclosed
4.revealed
2.he-------himself a stiff drink before making his statement to the police officer.
1.threw
2.poured
3.filled
4.sipped
3.it was his ----that led him to penury.
1.flamboyance
2.arrogance
3.extravagance
4.ebullience
4.gita was known to be a ------so nobody entrusted any important work to her
1.joker
2. wprker
3.shoker
4.shirker
5.the statue was so----that people stared at it in horror
1.grotesque
2.exquisite
3.beatific
4.cumbersome
6.he was caught red-handed and could not------the charges
1.refute
2.refuse
3.rebuke
4.revoke
7.unhappy about the treatmentmeted out to her, shanti----demanded justice.
1.sumptuously
2.voraciously
3.spasmodically
4.vociferously
8.The police sprayed ter gas----on the protesters.
1.indirectly
2.intensively
3.indifferently
4.indiscriminately
9.We are happy to -----the receipt of your order No 4071 dated 13.3.96
1.admit
2.accept
3.acknowledge
4.respond
10.All jobs are respectable----of their nature.
1.irrelevant
2.immaterial
3.irresponsible
4.irrespective
11.Nadheeka was musing-----memories of the past
1.over
2.about
3.on
4.from
12.The lame boy tried to climb up the staircase without------help.
1.little
2.any
3.some
4.many
13.Each school has its own set of rules-----all good pupils should follow
them.
1.but
2.or
3.so
4.and
14.on my return from a long holiday, i had to-----with a lot of work.
1.catch on
2.catch up
3.make up
4.take up
15.only one of the boys----not done the home-work given yesterday.
1.have
2.has
3.can
4.could
16.Hopes of a settlement depends on the----of the discussion.
1.findings
2.outcome
3.break through
4.resolutions
17.we must avail ourselves------every opportunity that comes----our way.
1.of;in
2.on;in
3.against;for
4.to;to
18.It is time we------with determination.
1.act
2.acted
3.have acted
4.will act
19. When the thief entered thehouse, the inmates......in the hall.
(1) were slept
(2) were sleeping
(3) slept
(4) had been sleeping
20. 700 men worked for 10 years to.......the Borobudur temple in
Java to its former glory.
(1) restore
(2) give
(3) create
(4) revive
21. The thief explained how he......from the jail.
(1) escapes
(2) had escaped
(3) escaped
(4) has escaped
.
22. He held......to the books passionately
(1) on
(3) off
(2) in
(4) away
23. They did not know where they......from.
(1) had come
(2) have come
(3) has cor
(4) come
24. There is only one member who has not paid his......And he has
promised to pay before the end
of this month.
(1) remittance
(2) honorarium
(3) subscription
(4) allowance
25. He was an......Swimmer, but was swept away by a strong........
(1) eligible: water
(2) able; stream
(3) old: river
(4) expert; current
