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 880. Harish soon gained _________ in        887. She __________ him angrily be-         filled with an appropriate word(s). Four
      English.                                     cause he made the floor dirty with    alternatives are suggested for each
      (1) provincialism                            his muddy shoes.                      question. For each question, choose
      (2) proficiency                              (1) scold        (2) scolds           the correct alternative.
      (3) efficiency                               (3) scolded      (4) scolding                             (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (4) eminency                           888. He walked along the road won-                      Exam. 03.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
      Directions (881-883) : In the                dering what __________ hap-            896. The man was _______ his deaf-
following questions, the sentences giv-            pened and where all the people               ness.
en with blanks are to be filled with an            had gone.                                    (1) rewarded for
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives             (1) had          (2) has                     (2) cured of
are suggested for each question. For               (3) have         (4) it                      (3) convicted by
each question, choose the correct al-        889. The criminal was __________ lest              (4) saved at
ternative and choose the option corre-             he should escape.                      897. He is the talk ___________
sponding to it.                                    (1) fetid        (2) fettered                (1) of the town
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)           (3) fettled      (4) feted                   (2) for the town
           Exam. 30.08.2016 (IIIrd sitting)                                                     (3) about the town
                                                   Directions (890-892) : In the
 881. By a single mean act, he _____        following questions, the sentences giv-             (4) over the town
      out all his good deeds.               en with blanks are to be filled with an       898. I ________ very much like to see
      (1) wiped        (2) whipped          appropriate word(s). Four alternatives              my old classmates.
      (3) worked       (4) whisked          are suggested for each question. For                (1) can         (2) should
 882. I was conscious _____ a break         each question, choose the correct al-               (3) would       (4) might
      in my voice.                          ternative.                                         Directions (899–901) : The sen-
      (1) to           (2) of                                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   tences given with blanks are to be
      (3) over         (4) for                          Exam. 02.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting) filled with an appropriate word(s). Four
 883. The young woman broke _____            890. Legislation was passed to pun-         alternatives are suggested for each
      on hearing the news of her hus-              ish brokers who ________ their        question. For each question, choose
      band’s death.                                client’s funds.                       the correct alternative.
      (1) up           (2) down                    (1) devastate (2) devour                                  (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (3) off          (4) in                      (3) defalcate    (4) dawdle                       Exam. 04.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
      Directions (884-886) : In the          891. His father was _________ the            899. A partial victory is sometimes all
following questions, the sentences giv-            same business.                               we can hope to _______.
en with blanks are to be filled with an            (1) managing over                            (1) gain        (2) lose
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
                                                   (2) engaged in                               (3) suffer      (4) reward
are suggested for each question. For
                                                   (3) endowed with                       900. My father has been advised to
each question, choose the correct al-
                                                   (4) enlisted in                              _______ his smoking.
ternative corresponding to it.
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)     892. It is due to this lethargy that the           (1) cut down (2) cut off
           Exam. 31.08.2016 (IIIrd sitting)        plan fell _____                              (3) cut into    (4) cut in
 884. Do not _____ your own personal               (1) off          (2) out               901. I had not expected to meet him;
      views upon the reader.                       (3) through      (4) away                    it was quite an ________ meet-
      (1) expose       (2) interpose              Directions (893–895) : The sen-               ing.
      (3) express      (4) impose           tences given with blanks are to be                  (1) organised (2) unique
 885. This school isn’t _____ from the      filled with an appropriate word(s). Four            (3) accidental (4) intentional
      last one.                             alternatives are suggested for each                Directions (902–904) : The sen-
      (1) more different                    question. For each question, choose          tences given with blanks are to be
      (2) any different                     the correct alternative.                     filled with an appropriate word(s). Four
      (3) difference                                             (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   alternatives are suggested for each
      (4) any difference                                Exam. 03.09.2016 (IInd sitting)  question. For each question, choose
 886. I have decided _____ my course         893. He has no recommendations; he          the correct alternative corresponding
      of action.                                   will _____ get the job.               to it.
      (1) upon         (2) with                    (1) however      (2) whatsoever                           (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (3) for          (4) of                      (3) whereas      (4) whatever                     Exam. 04.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
      Directions (887-889) : In the          894. Leaves _____ in autumn.                 902. Pour the juice _____ the glass.
following questions, the sentences giv-            (1) fall down (2) fall of                    (1) in          (2) into
en with blanks are to be filled with an            (3) fall on      (4) fall off                (3) onto        (4) on
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives       895. Each time he tried to climb the         903. I have been _____ this problem
are suggested for each question. For               tree, he failed to do _____ .                since noon.
each question, choose the correct al-              (1) thus         (2) then                    (1) working into
ternative corresponding to it.                     (3) so           (4) this                    (2) working on
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          Directions (896–898) : The sen-               (3) working for
           Exam. 01.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting) tences given with blanks are to be                  (4) with after
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