FILL IN THE BLANKS
 424. When she retired, she handed          435. _____ can be no excuses this          446. The boys _ ___ whom I was
      ______ the charge to the’ Vice-             time, students !                          playing are all my good friends.
      President.                                  (1) They’re        (2) They               (1) with            (2) to
      (1) out            (2) across               (3) Their          (4) There              (3) of              (4) by
      (3) off            (4) over           436. Tables are usually made               447. Parveen and Neelima could not
 425. Statistics _____ always my worst            ______wood.                               enroll in the college ______ they
      subject.                                    (1) from           (2) of                 had already managed to get a
      (1) were           (2) is                   (3) with           (4) by                 passing score in the official
      (3) have           (4) are            437. All of them are surprised _____            exam.
 426. The bus ____ fifty passengers               her rudeness.                             (1) therefore     (2) even though
      fell ____ the river.                        (1) with           (2) upon
                                                                                            (3) hence         (4) moreover
      (1) for; upon      (2) over; on             (3) at             (4) on
                                                                                       448. The gypsies do not live ______
      (3) of; at         (4) with; into     438. When Wilbur Wright tried to sell
                                                                                            at a particular place.
 427. Take this medicine regularly and            his flying machine to the U.S.
                                                  Government, the officials in              (1) broadly         (2) willingly
      y ou wi l l g et ri d _ __ _ _ thi s
                                                  charge were _____.                        (3) permanently (4) voluntarily
      disease.
      (1) from           (2) of                   (1) highly misunderstood                 Directions (449-458) % In the fol-
                                                  (2) grudging sceptical              lowing questions, sentences are given
      (3) over           (4) at
                                                  (3) grudgingly unhappy              with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
 428. She tries to adjust _______ her
                                                  (4) highly sceptical                propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
      relations.
                                                  Directions (439-448) : In the       suggested for each question. Choose
      (1) at             (2) so
                                           following questions, sentences are given   the correct alternative out of the four
      (3) with           (4) for                                                      as your answer.
                                           with blanks to be filled in with an
      Directions (429–438) : In the
                                           appropriate word(s). Four alternatives                       (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff
following questions, sentences are                                                                Exam. 24.03.2013, Ist Sitting)
                                           are suggested for each question. Choose
given with blanks to be filled with an
                                           the correct alternative out of the four as 449. Go home immediately ___ your
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
                                           your answer.                                    mother is looking for you.
are suggested for each question.
                                                            (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff       (1) after         (2) so that
Choose the correct alternative out of            Exam. 17.03.2013, Kolkata Region)
the four as your answer.                                                                   (3) because       (4) but
                                            439. What would you have done if
                 (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff                                             450. He was slow as usual. Even a
                                                 you______ the train ?
          Exam. 17.03.2013, IInd Sitting)                                                  snail would have seemed ___.
                                                 (1) have missed (2) had missed
 429. My tennis player is a _____; she                                                     (1) fastest       (2) faster
                                                 (3) missed         (4) missing
      will not play mixed doubles in                                                       (3) too fast      (4) not fast
                                            440. I stayed in Mumbai ____ eight
      shorts or a tennis skirt; she is                                                451. The father seems relieved as he
                                                 years.
      overly concerned about being                                                         has married ___ both of his
                                                 (1) for            (2) since
      proper or modest.                                                                    daughters.
                                                 (3) through        (4) around
      (1) admonish       (2) prude                                                         (1) of            (2) off
                                            441. If I _____ her address, I would
      (3) rude           (4) loyal
                                                 have called on her.                       (3) to            (4) away
 430. Sometimes it is good to _____
                                                 (1) will have      (2) had known     452. Mohan, have you ever ___ before?
      your soul in front of your
                                                 (3) can have       (4) shall have         It’s my first time in a plane and I
      friends.
                                            442. Balu ___ in several other States          am a little nervous.
      (1) bear           (2) bare
                                                 when he decided to work in                (1) fled          (2) flowed
      (3) beer           (4) bar                 Kolkata.
 431. If you are worried about the                                                         (3) flown         (4) flying
                                                 (1) had worked
      problem, you should do                                                          453. They have already completed the
                                                 (2) worked
      something _____ it.                                                                  job, ___?
                                                 (3) had been working
      (1) against        (2) with                                                          (1) isn’t it      (2) has they
                                                 (4) working
      (3) for            (4) about          443. The degree will be awarded                (3) haven’t they(4) won’t they
 432. This is entirely_______you and             during the annual ____.              454. The whole class sympathised ___
      me.                                        (1) conference (2) convention             the peon.
      (1) between        (2) from                (3) convolution (4) convocation           (1) at            (2) for
      (3) among          (4) amidst         444. She slipped and ___ her ankle.            (3) with          (4) towards
 433. The mother parted ______ her               (1) broken         (2) sprained      455. Your tie does not go well ___ your
      married daughter in sorrow.                (3) massaged       (4) hurted             shirt.
      (1) for            (2) off            445. Mussoorie, the Queen of hills in          (1) above         (2) with
      (3) away           (4) from                India. offers many ____.                  (3) for           (4) over
 434. This movie is directed by                  (1) entertainments                   456. I am grateful ___ him.
      Steven Spielberg, ______ ?                 (2) sights
      (1) hasn’t he      (2) hasn’t it                                                     (1) with          (2) in
                                                 (3) attractions
      (3) isn’t it       (4) isn’t he                                                      (3) for           (4) to
                                                 (4) tourists
                                                           SEE–450