FILL IN THE BLANKS
902. (2) into                           925. (3) Preliminary (Adjective) =           Look at the sentence :
903. (2) Work on = to try hard to            prepara tory; intro d ucto ry;          The English have a passion for
     achieve or improve something            initial.                                gardens.
904. (1) Hatred (Noun) = a very         926. (4) answer                         946. (3) Elude (Verb) = not achieve;
     strong feeling of dislike          927. (4) Beside = by the side of             fail to be attained by someone.
905. (1) Set aside = something that     928. (3) The sentence shows contrast.   947. (2) Register (Verb) = record; put
     is saved and used for a                                                         on record; enter; file.
                                             Brief (Adjective) Þ short
     particular purpose.                                                        948. (1) Deep (Adjecti ve) = very
906. (4) on                             929. (1) Pity (Noun) = the feeling of        intense or extreme; profound;
                                             sorrow and compassion caused            sound.
907. (3) much
                                             by the sufferings of others.
908. (3) Appropriate preposition - for.                                         949. (3) Plan (Verb) = to intend or
                                        930. (3) is on                               expect to do something ; to
909. (2) Appropriate preposition -
     with.                              931. (3) Mi gh t is use d when               make detailed arrangements for
                                             showing that something is or            something you want to do in the
910. (2) The sentence shows past
                                             was possible.                           future.
     time.
                                        932. (2) Back out = to withdraw         950. (4) Emulation (Noun) = effort to
911. (2) Before a gerund, possessive
                                             from a commitment                       match or surpass a person or
     case (his) ...... should be used.
                                        933. (3) Attract = entice, allure;           achievement
912. (3) in
                                             interest                           951. (2) Here, Past Simple (Passive)
913. (4) Turn up = be found; put in
                                                                                     should be used.
     an appearance; arrive; appear.     934. (4) over
                                                                                952. (3) Assassi nate (Verb) = to
914. (2) Until = up to the point in     935. (3) Correct preposition is : in.
                                                                                     murder an important or famous
     time or the event mentioned.       936. (2) Sensitivity = the quality or        person especially for political
     Let’s wait until the rain stops.        state o f being sensi tive o r          reason.
915. (4) Here, comparative degree            responsive.                             Exterminate (Verb) = to wipe
     i.e., more .... should be used.         Sensibility = the quality of            out; to kill all the members of a
916. (1) If soldiers fall in, they form      being able to appreciate and            group of people or animals.
     lines.                                  respond to complex emotional       953. (3) Consent = Permission to do
917. (2) Call off = to cancel o r            influences.                             something
     abandon; to order to desist.       937. (1) Plung into = jump or dive           Acquiescence (Noun) = the
918. (3) Go ahead = to proceed or be         quickly and energetically; pitch        reluctant       acceptance     of
     carried out. The project will go        oneself; launch oneself.                something without protest.
     ahead.                             938. (1) University                     954. (2) Accede (Verb) = agree to
919. (3) Dubi ous (Adjective) =                    ̄                                  demand, request or treaty;
     hesitating        or   doub ting;                                               assume an office.
     doubtful; uncertain.                         Consonant sound
                                                                                955. (4) Green (Adjective) = of a
920. (4) lie – lying (put yourself in a      Hence, indefinite article ‘a’ ....
                                                                                     person) young and l acking
     flat or horizontal position).           should be used.
                                                                                     experience.
     Hence, Geru nd i.e ., lyi ng       939. (2) It is a negative sentence. As
                                                                                956. (1) Abound (Verb) with/ in
     should be used here.                    the structure suggests, either
                                                                                     something = to exist in great
921. (2) Refuse = to say that you will       .... should be used.
                                                                                     numbers or quantities.
     not d o some thing that            940. (4) Set off = begin a journey
                                                                                957. (2) Check (Verb) = (examine
     somebody has asked you to do;      941. (4) in                                  something)
     turn down.                         942. (2) Make up = compensate           958. (3) Abide by something = to
     Deny = refuse to admit or
                                             Look at the sentence :                  accept and act according to a
     accept something
                                             Her enthusiasm makes up for             law, an agreement etc.
922. (4) Designation = the action of
                                             her lack of experience.            959. (4) Near Þ a short distance away
     choosing someone to hold an
     office.                            943. (2) With bated breath = feeling    960. (4) To error is human, to for-
     Destination = aim; ambition;            very anxious or excited.                give divine = It is human na-
     end.                               944. (3) When journalists write rave         ture to make mistakes and it is
                                             reviews, they praise something          important to forgive people
     Determination = firmness of
                                             in a very enthusiastic way.             when they do.
     purpose
923. (1) The appropriate preposition         Look at the sentence :             961. (2) near
     will be ‘on’.                           The play received rave reviews     962. (4) reading
924. (3) Delighted (Adjective) = a           from the critics.                  963. (4) regiments
     hi gh deg ree of pl easure or      945. (2) Passion (for) = strong and     964. (4) prepared
     enjoyment; ecstatic; elated;            barely controllable emotion;       965. (2) at
     overjoyed; pleased.                     strong liking.                                                     ppp
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