PASSAGE for:
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 had the train compartment to myself up to Rohana and then a girl got in. The couple who saw her off were (1)______ her parents. They seemed very anxious (2)______ her comfort and gave the girl (3)______ instructions as to where to keep (4)______ things, when not to lean out and how to (5)______ speaking to strangers.

281)

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

A)

reject

B)

avoid

C)

protect

D)

protest

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

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All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

282)

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

A)

organism

B)

creature

C)

object

D)

human

283)

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

A)

rock

B)

dust

C)

surface

D)

eclipse

284)

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

A)

replicate

B)

erode

C)

restore

D)

recreate

285)

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

A)

show

B)

store

C)

sell

D)

study

286)

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

A)

heated

B)

hidden

C)

lit

D)

covered

Direction: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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Many people believe that animals possess a sixth sense and know (1) ______ the earth is going to shake. Some experts (2) ______ that animals' more acute hearing helps (3) ______ to hear or feel the earth's vibrations. (4) ______ can sense an approaching disaster long before humans (5) ______ what's going on.

287)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.

A)

Why

B)

When

C)

Where

D)

How

288)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2.

A)

believe

B)

are believing

C)

believing

D)

believed

289)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.

A)

us

B)

them

C)

they

D)

one

290)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.

A)

We

B)

Them

C)

You

D)

They