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 number.

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The doctor left some medicines with the instructions for giving them. One was to (1) ______ down the fever and another to overcome an acid condition. “The germs (2) _____ influenza can exist only in acid condition,” he explained. He said there was (3) ______ to worry if the fever did not go up above 103 degrees. This was an (4) ______ of flu and there was no danger if pneumonia could be (5) ______.

231)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.

A)

prevented

B)

postponed

C)

protected

D)

preserved

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

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In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______ environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy’ industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism, and food delivery. Besides, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______ to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities’ - cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.

232)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A)

countries

B)

countryside

C)

factories

D)

cities

233)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A)

greener

B)

brighter

C)

darker

D)

worse

234)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

A)

Of course

B)

Instead

C)

Nevertheless

D)

Clearly

235)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A)

communicate

B)

compute

C)

calculate

D)

commute

236)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

A)

inwards

B)

downwards

C)

outwards

D)

upwards

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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I have always enjoyed flying. I wasn't afraid (1) ______ my mother and I boarded LANSA Airlines flight 508. Some people had (2) ______ flying LANSA because of a recent crash. But (3) ______ and I had a good reason for flying: I had just (4) ______ secondary school in Lima, and we wanted to (5) ______Christmas with my father in our jungle hut.

237)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

A)

how

B)

if

C)

where

D)

when

238)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

A)

given away

B)

given in

C)

given out

D)

given up

239)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

A)

sister

B)

father

C)

brother

D)

mother

240)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

A)

finished

B)

finish

C)

finishing

D)

finishes