CLOZE TEST
627. (1) stuck in (2) stuck on 636. (1) invited (2) invaded swer to each question out of the four
(3) stuck about (4) stick in (3) immigrated (4) infiltrated alternatives and fill in the blanks.
628. (1) gratitude 637. (1) tyranny (2) democracy (SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
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(2) responsibility (3) republic (4) monarchy
(3) concern 638. (1) livelihood (2) living PASSAGE -I
(4) friendship (3) life (4) income The presence of certain (656)
makes friendship a special (657). A
629. (1) would not (2) should not 639. (1) doubts (2) hardships
(658) friend is consistent and honest.
(3) need not (4) had not (3) travels (4) distances A (659) is not (660) to give an honest
630. (1) overconfident 640. (1) forgotten (2) forewarned (661) and does not say things for the
(2) overcautious (3) forgiven (4) fortunate sake of getting (662). A friend provides
(3) over enthusiastic 641. (1) property (2) home companionship and continuous (663).
(4) over indulged (3) house (4) residence There is no room for pride, (664) or
PASSAGE-II 642. (1) revisit (2) revise rivalry in (665).
Auctions are public (631) of (3) return (4) reverse 656. (1) qualities (2) qualify
goods, conducted by an (632) auction- 643. (1) calm (2) stable (3) frequencies
eer. He encourages buyers (3) nervous (4) furious (4) degrees
to (633) higher prices and finally 644. (1) connections (2) concerns 657. (1) hardship (2) courtship
names the (634) bidder as the buyer (3) converts (4) conditions (3) scholarship
of the goods. This is called ‘knocking
645. (1) feelings (2) ideas (4) relationship
down’ the goods, for when the bidding
ends the auctioneer (635). a small (3) mind (4) thoughts 658. (1) true (2) truth
hammer on a table in front of him. PASSAGE -II (3) truthful (4) truly
631. (1) sale Fear and anxiety are (646) forms 659. (1) befriend (2) friendship
(2) marketing of will. If you (647) to do Yoga, you (3) friend (4) friendly
must (648) fear. Fear is always a feel-
(3) promotion 660. (1) fear (2) afraid
ing to be (649) because what you fear
(4) viewing is just the thing that is (650) to come (3) fright (4) fret
632. (1) authoritative to you. Fear (651) the object of fear. 661. (1) opinion (2) concern
(2) allowed (3) authentic Unhappiness (652) the strength. (3) dominion (4) suggestion
(4) approved This truth is the (653) for your trans- 662. (1) approval (2) approve
633. (1) bid (2) buy formation. The world will not change (3) appear (4) disapproval
(654) but it will go forward as rapidly
(3) get (4) bargain 663. (1) support (2) supportive
as it (655) can.
634. (1) smartest (3) suppress (4) provide
646. (1) unique (2) perverse
(2) highest 664. (1) jeopardize
(3) different (4) accepted
(3) biggest (4) strongest (2) jealousy
647. (1) dare (2) wish
635. (1) bangs (2) thrashes (3) humility
(3) want (4) need
(3) smashes (4) hits (4) open-mindedness
648. (1) shrug off (2) throw away
Directions (636-655) : In the fol- 665. (1) friendship (2) friendly
(3) be aware of (4) get rid of
lowing questions, in the following two (3) befriend (4) courtship
649. (1) rejected (2) argued
passages, some of the words have
(3) denied (4) refused PASSAGE - II
been left out. Read the passages care-
fully and choose the correct answer 650. (1) probably (2) likely Whenever I (666) at the moon,
to each question out of the four alter- (3) easily (4) possibly my heart (667) with pleasure. I wish I
natives and fill in the blanks. had (668) to fly up to the moon. I know
651. (1) avoids (2) invites
if I could (669) to become an (670), I
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would be able to go to the moon. Spe-
652. (1) eliminates (2) inactivates cial equipment and a (671) training are
PASSAGE - I (3) suppresses (4) weakens required to go to the moon. I would
My parents (636) to Canada in 653. (1) key (2) remedy have to wear a special (672) along with
1990 in order to escape the (637) of
(3) reason (4) answer a gas-mask for (673). My space shut-
the Chinese Government and to build
654. (1) shortly (2) at once tle would be equipped with (674) cam-
a better (638) in Canada. After listen-
(3) at a stretch (4) readily eras and other scientific (675).
ing to their stories of (639) and frus-
trations, I realized how (640) I was to 655. (1) eventually (2) largely 666. (1) looked (2) saw
be living in the country, now called (3) possibly (4) probably (3) viewed (4) gaze
(641). When the day came to (642) Directions (656-680) : In the 667. (1) fills (2) filled
my homeland, I felt uncertain and following passages some of the words (3) field (4) feels
(643). There were many (644) racing have been left out. Read the passages 668. (1) hands (2) wings
through my (645). carefully and choose the correct an- (3) legs (4) feelers.
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