Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
What are the future possibilities for space travel in the long term? (1) ______ will humans go after they have explored our solar system? It is said that ‘Star Trek’ could hold the (2) ______ to these questions. It is predicted that travel to other galaxies will only be (3) ______ in huge ‘starships’. These will wander through space for hundreds or even thousands of years. Each of them will carry a large human (4) ______. Some of those people will take over a suitable new planet and settle down there. This search for new planets to settle in will continue until life on planet Earth could be just a (5) ______ memory.

381)

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

A)

nearest

B)

imaginary

C)

factual

D)

distant

Comprehension:
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.
As the full impact of cyclone Amphan’s fury emerged on Thursday morning and the count of uprooted trees (1) ______ the 5000 mark, environmentalists, horticulturists, and nature lovers mourned the huge (2) ______ . But they also felt that Kolkata could emerge stronger from the (3) ______ if it used the opportunity to move from arbitrary plantation drives to ones that (4) ______ more scientific and rational. The loss of trees is bound to have a great impact on the climate in (5) ______ parts of West Bengal as oxygen levels will go down.

382)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

A)

crossed

B)

is crossing

C)

crosses

D)

was crossed

383)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

A)

passing

B)

death

C)

failure

D)

loss

384)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

A)

extinction

B)

destruction

C)

creation

D)

construction

385)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

A)

was

B)

are

C)

have

D)

is

386)

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

A)

much

B)

abundant

C)

several

D)

differing

Comprehension:
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.
Seventy-year-old Bapak Gilang sat in his favourite rocking chair in his (1) ______ villa. He was staring at the evening sky (2) ______ the open window. It was already (3) ______ and it was very windy. He (4) ______ the dark clouds and felt a little (5) ______ today. He reflected that like the dusk sky, his days were also wrapped in clouds of loneliness.

387)

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

A)

spacious

B)

specific

C)

spiral

D)

spreading

388)

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

A)

through

B)

among

C)

between

D)

with

389)

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

A)

dawn

B)

noon

C)

morning

D)

dusk

390)

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

A)

glanced

B)

observed

C)

stared

D)

peered