Instructions:
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.
Comprehension:
It’s a magical sight: Just as the light begins to vanish, thousands of tiny penguins waddle ______ (1) the surf on an island in southeastern Australia, then ______ (2) the beach and along well-worn paths toward ______ (3) burrows. The “Penguin Parade” has been a major attraction since the 1920s, when tourists ______ (4) by torchlight to view the nightly ______ (5) the birds — the world’s smallest penguin breed, with adults ______ (6) 13 inches tall. For much of that time, the penguins lived ______ (7) the residents of a housing development, in tight proximity to cars and pets. The penguins’ numbers fell ______(8) But in 1985, the state government decided to buy ______ (9) piece of property on the Peninsula and return the land to the penguins. Today there are about 31,000 penguins ______ (10) on the peninsula, up from 12,000 in the 1980s

151)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 10

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A)

preparing

B)

proceeding

C)

propelling

D)

breeding

Instructions
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

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In a way, adult education is an educational movement through the medium (1)______ village schools. In the beginning, the (2)______ were suspicious. It was hard to persuade (3)______ to realise that they were really getting something (4)______ the schools. They were not at all sure that they wanted their (5)______ to leave their homes.

152)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.

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A)

by

B)

in

C)

from

D)

of

153)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2

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A)

politicians

B)

villagers

C)

officers

D)

children

154)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

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A)

us

B)

him

C)

them

D)

they

155)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 4.

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A)

by

B)

to

C)

from

D)

for

156)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 5.

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A)

teachers

B)

children

C)

parents

D)

villagers

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.

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When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite (5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

157)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.

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A)

plate

B)

counter

C)

seat

D)

stage

158)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2.

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A)

place

B)

time

C)

pen

D)

wallet

159)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

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A)

friend

B)

manager

C)

cleaner

D)

waiter

160)

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 4.

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A)

When

B)

How

C)

What

D)

Why