FILL IN THE BLANKS
      (1) interrupted (2) interrupts       812. Radium _____ rays that blind the       820. Light is _____ than sound.
      (3) interrupt                               eyes.                                       (1) faster       (2) more faster
      (4) interrupting                            (1) gives away (2) gives over               (3) sounder      (4) lighter
     Directions (805-807) : The sentenc-          (3) gives up     (4) gives off       821. The man _____ for the purpose
es given with blanks are to be filled      813. You will have to work _____ you               never did what was expected of
with an appropriate word(s). Four al-             are in the office.                          him.
ternatives are suggested for each ques-           (1) as long as (2) as good as               (1) supplied     (2) favoured
tion. For each question, choose the               (3) as far as    (4) so far as              (3) employed (4) cited
correct alternative.                             Directions (814–816) : In the fol-    822. There was a serious _____ be-
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)  lowing questions, the sentences given              tween the two brothers.
           Exam. 29.08.2016 (IInd sitting) with blanks are to be filled with an               (1) altercation (2) alteration
805. The clock has ______ for want         appropriate word(s). Four alternatives             (3) aberration (4) alliteration
      of winding.                          are suggested for each question. For              Directions (823–825) : The sen-
      (1) run down       (2) run short     each question, choose the correct al-       tences given with blanks are to be
      (3) run past       (4) run up        ternative.                                  filled with appropriate word(s). Four
806. Few people know that flowers                             (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)    alternatives are suggested for each
      use textures to _______ differ-                Exam. 31.08.2016 (Ist sitting)    question. For each question, choose
      ent kinds of insects.                814. He is _______ connected.               the correct alternative corresponding
      (1) signal         (2) feel                 (1) respectively (2) respective      to it.
      (3) attract        (4) distract             (3) respectably (4) respectable                           (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
807. They abandoned their comrades         815. After retirement Surti lived                       Exam. 01.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
      ______ the wolves.                          ______ Australia.                     823. The ship with its crew ______
      (1) by             (2) between              (1) in           (2) at                     gone to the bottom of the sea.
      (3) on             (4) among                (3) over in      (4) over at                (1) has          (2) have
      Directions (808–810) : In the        816. He _______ the low pay.                       (3) are          (4) none
following questions, the sentences giv-           (1) moan at                           824. The peon respectfully asked if
en with blanks are to be filled with an           (2) complain about                          he ______ go there.
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives            (3) grumbled at                             (1) may          (2) might
are suggested for each question. For              (4) ran after                               (3) can          (4) will
each question, choose the correct al-            Directions (817–819) : In the fol-     825. I know _____ certain that he has
ternative.                                 lowing questions, the sentences given              gone to England.
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)  with blanks are to be filled with an               (1) with         (2) of
            Exam. 30.08.2016 (Ist sitting) appropriate word(s). Four alternatives             (3) by           (4) for
808. What good fortune! I found the        are suggested for each question. For              Directions (826–828) : In the fol-
      very thing I was ________!           each question, choose the correct al-       lowing questions, the sentences given
      (1) looking in                       ternative.                                  with blanks are to be filled with ap-
      (2) looking to                                           (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
                                                      Exam. 31.08.2016 (IInd sitting)  suggested for each question. For each
      (3) looking besides
                                           817. After a noisy and tumultuous           question, choose the correct alterna-
      (4) looking for
                                                  supper, we _______ for the day.      tive.
809. The swimmer __________ his
                                                  (1) retirement (2) retiring                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      clothes and jumped into the riv-
                                                  (3) retired      (4) retire                       Exam. 02.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
      er.
                                           818. The villager cried ______ his voice     826. Never give your friends _____ .
      (1) took off      (2) took of                                                           (1) the cold arm
                                                  for help.
      (3) took out      (4) took down                                                         (2) the cold elbow
                                                  (1) on the top of
810. I will _________ to Singapore next                                                       (3) the cold shoulder
                                                  (2) in the top of
      month.                                                                                  (4) the cold hand
                                                  (3) from the top of
      (1) be travelling (2) be travel                                                   827. My mother upset the kettle of
                                                  (4) at the top of
      (3) travels       (4) am travelled                                                      boiling water and ______ her
                                            819.Simon teaches children ______
     Directions (811–813) : In the fol-           water colour painting.                      hand.
lowing questions, the sentences given             (1) the art on (2) the art in               (1) scalded        (2) scolded
with blank are to be filled with ap-                                                          (3) scorched       (4) wounded
                                                  (3) the art by (4) the art of
propriate word(s). Four alternatives                                                    828. His writings are ____ mistakes.
                                                 Directions (820–822) : In the fol-
are suggested for each question. For                                                          (1) brooded with(2) burst into
                                           lowing questions, the sentences given
each question, choose the correct al-                                                         (3) replete with (4) boasted of
                                           with blanks are to be filled with ap-
ternative.                                                                                   Directions (829–832) : In the fol-
                                           propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                              lowing questions, fill in the blank(s)
                                           suggested for each question. For each
           Exam. 30.08.2016 (IInd sitting)
                                           question, choose the correct alterna-       with suitable word(s) out of the four
811. See me tomorrow without ____.                                                     alternatives.
                                           tive.
      (1) fails         (2) failure                            (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                        (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (3) fail          (4) failing                     Exam. 01.09.2016 (Ist sitting)             Exam. 02.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
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