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.

241)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

A)

spend

B)

live

C)

leave

D)

stay

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.
Graduation Day was at hand. Primary school graduation (1) ______ in those days followed a prescribed order-conventional, courteous and (2) ______. First, the school principal made a long speech (3) ______ encouragement and blessing for the future of the graduates. (4) ______ one of the representatives of the graduating class (5) ______ with a vote of thanks.

242)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.

A)

ceremonious

B)

ceremonially

C)

ceremonials

D)

ceremonies

243)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2

A)

sentimental

B)

sentiments

C)

sentiment

D)

sentimentally

244)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3

A)

off

B)

in

C)

of

D)

about

245)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.

A)

Those

B)

Then

C)

When

D)

These

246)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.

A)

responded

B)

responsive

C)

respond

D)

response

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

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The Bhojeshwar Temple is an incomplete Hindu temple in Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple's construction is (1) ______ to have started in the 11th century, (2) ______ the reign of the Paramara king, Bhoja. The (3) ______ was abandoned for unknown reasons, with the architectural plans (4) ______ on the surrounding rocks. To understand the construction (5) ______ of 11th-century India, the unfinished materials and the masons’ marks have been studied by scholars.

247)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

A)

understood

B)

alleged

C)

believed

D)

trusted

248)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

A)

among

B)

through

C)

during

D)

throughout

249)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

A)

production

B)

composition

C)

construction

D)

creation

250)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

A)

pressed

B)

decorated

C)

scratched

D)

engraved