CLOZE TESTMany students have confusion that Cloze Test is the test of only Vocabulary. To some extent it is true but the cloze test also tests your grammatical skills. You have to keep the following points in your mind and then attempt the cloze test.Just go through the passage without filling any gaps and then try to observe the following things :i. The tense in which the passage isii. Check for the sense and sarcasm in the passage because some times iii. Check the options for positive or negative optionsThen only complete the gaps you are absolutely sure of. Next try and find out what the missing words in the remaining gaps. See which part of speech may fit in each gap (article?, pronoun?, noun?, adverb?, adjective?, preposition?, conjunction?, verb?) and pay special attention to the grammar around the words in each gap. Many of the gaps may include the following: Preposition following a noun, adjective or verb. (Example: good at languages) Prepositional phrase: - (Example: in spite of) Adverb: - (Example: He moved to London two years ago) Connector :- (Example: First, he arrives; then he sits down; finally, he leaves.) Conjunction :- (Example: Although he is five, he can speak five languages. Auxiliary verb :- (Example: He has won 2 matches) An article or some other kind of determiner: - (Example: I have no time) A relative :- (Example: Bob, who I met two years ago, is my best friend) A pronoun, either subject or object: - (Example: it is difficult to know) Is there a comparative or superlative involved? (Example: she's taller than me)Some sentences may seem to be complete and contain gaps that appear to be unnecessary. If you find gaps like this, you will probably need the following: An adverb: - (Example: He is always late) A modal verb :- (Example: They can swim very well) A word to change the emphasis of the sentence: She's good enough to be queen.The problems are too difficultA few gaps may demand a vocabulary item consistent with the topic of the text; or a word which is part of an idiomatic expression (example: Good heavens!); or a word which collocates with another one (example: do a job); or a word which is part of a phrasal verb (example: I was held up by traffic). Directions (Q.1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Acid attacks, especially on women, are an issue of increasing (1). In order to (2) with such attacks, a three pronged (3) is currently under formulation. The first is providing (4) punishment to perpetrators, not only as proportionate punishment for their (5) but also to (6) potential offenders. The second approach is to (7) attacks by regulating (8) to acids. The third is constructing a compensation scheme for victims.The Indian Penal Code did not have specific provisions to criminalize and punish acid attacks (9) earlier this year. If a person is convicted for (10) acid on another, and thereby causing temporary or permanent damage or deformity, a minimum imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment is now provided.

1.1) value2) welfare3) gossip4) concern5) happening2.1) deal2) do away3) fight4) solve5) tussle3.1) dimension2) solution3) discussion4) system5) approach4.1) light2) stringent3) attractive4) compulsory5) serious5.1) performance2) role3) work4) action5) job6.1) defend2) differ3) deter4) determine5) dissociate7.1) prevent2) facilitate3) debar4) examine5) oversee8.1) approach2) concede3) knowledge4) access5) excess9.1) by2) until3) up to4) before5) prior10.1) supplying2) giving3) attacking4) bringing5) throwingAnswers1. 42. 13. 54. 25. 46. 37. 18. 49. 210. 5Directions(Q11 - 20) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.The ..1.. of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in the...2..... of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens (according to Human Development Index) which...3....India very low among 182 countries. In our performance-oriented world, measurement issues have taken on ..4... importance as what we measure affects what we do. In fact the French President has established an international Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, Owing to his....5... and that of others with current state of statistical information about the economy and society. A big question arises....6..... the Gross Domestic Product Provides a good measure of living standards. In many cases, GDP statistics seem to ..7... that the economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover, the focus on GDP creates conflicts- while political leaders are told to maximize it, citizens also demand that...8... , should be paid on enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution all of which actually...9.. GDP growth. Statistics are....10....... to summarize what is going on in our complex society, it is therefore obvious threat that we can't reduce everything to a single number -GDP.

Q11.[a] pursuit [b] perception [c] conversion[d] title [e] tributeQ12.[a] quality [b] spirit [c] span[d] joy [e] lossQ13.[a] scored [b] qualified [c] regard[d] ranked [e] countedQ14.[a] great [b] unduly [c] trivial[d] considerably [e] negligible

Q15.[a] confidence [b] belief [c] dissatisfaction[d] compliance [e] obedienceQ16.[a] unless [b] because [c] against[d] whether [e] thatQ17.[a] recommend [b] think [c] point[d] refer [e] suggestQ18.[a] respect [b] debt [c] attention[d] expense [e]compensationQ19.[a] lower [b] attain` [c] decline[d] shrunk [e] recoverQ20.[a] difficult [b] interpret [c] reveal[d] intended [e] inferredANSWERS:11. b12. a13. d14. a15. c16. d17. e18. c19. a20. d

Direction (Q.2 1 - 30):- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.Gradually, Aftab stopped ...(1)... on himself, his worry about life or death was put aside and he started to be filled with an ...(2)... and inexhaustible sense of happiness. He thought, Every day is so peaceful and calm. Its nothing like the days he used to have before he got ill. There was nothing for him to fear any longer. ...(3)... of ...(4)... he was cured of his sickness or not, he knew he would continue worshiping. It was when he reached the state of ...(5)... able to think this way that a miracle came upon him.He was back for examinations when the doctor, who few months earlier diagnosed him with severe infection. Few months earlier, his stomach had been so swollen that he could feel it ...(6)... from ...(7)... the skin. Now, it was back to its normal size and there was no longer any abnormality ...(8).... He ...(9)... could not believe it at first, but he could think of the reason why this miracle had happened: He got a second life. There was no mistake; he was made to live to prove the miracles of God. He now knows the mission he must fulfill with his new life. It is to widely communicate the ...(10)... teachings of god and to keep serving him. With literally a brand new life, there is a new light in his heart.

21. 1) routing 2) shellacking 3) breaking4) striking5) beating22. 1) overwhelming 2) releasing3) yielding4) bounded5) ending23. 1) attentive 2) regardless3) heedful4) concerned5) prudent24. 1) that 2) either 3) rather4) whether 5) this25. 1) abstract 2) fact3) being 4) deadness5) inanimate26. 1) contracting 2) bulging3) rising 4) bending 5) waving27. 1) underneath 2) superior3) secondary 4) above 5) over28. 1) whatsoever 2) hither 3) toward 4) away from5) towards29. 1) likewise 2) as well3) furthermore 4) too5) along30. 1) plausible2) unmasking 3) miraculous4) normal5) conventional

Answers1. 52. 13. 24. 45. 36. 27. 18. 19. 410. 3Directions (31-40): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word in each case.The constitution of Independent India and various laws ___(1) to meet the constitution obligations have fortified the position of woman vis-a vis the man.But it is ___(2) on paper only. The myth that more and more women are getting higher education and are occupying position of responsibility in all walks of life is falsified by the ____(3) of dowry deaths and divorce cases filed in the ___ (4) courts. One look at the national dailies will tell the__(5) tale of Indian women ,women who___(6) a child is bargained for bridal price or when she grows up serves as a supplier of dowry for her husbands family or who as a widow immolates herself on husbands ___(7) to be ___(8) sati.Our study about womans place in Indian society is mainly based on urban professional and educated Indian women. Deep in the rural heartland of the country, the rapidly changing world has not even touched the ___(9) of life of a woman. Most men of orthodox families take ___ (10) in revealing that their women folk stay in purdah a shield that deprives a woman of the joys of free nature.31. (1) Drawn (2) Enacted(3) Created(4) Crafted (5) Manufactured32. (1) Just (2) All (3) Something(4) Anything (5) Any body33. (1) Many (2) Rise (3) Number(4) Numerical (5) Much34. (1) Civil (2) Social (3) Criminal(4) Company (5) Public35. (1) Horrifying (2) Sordid (3) Painful(4) Critical (5) Satirical36. (1) Since (2) as (3) being(4) former5) for37. (1) corpse (2) woods (3) pyre(4) incineration (5) extinguish38. (1) appreciated (2) acclaimed (3) marked(4) notify(5) mix39. (1) end (2) edge (3) fringe(4) plain (5) deep40. (1) fame (2) Pride (3) Boast(4) Proclaim (5) PromoteAnswers:122.23.34.15.36.17.38.39.310.2Directions(Q.4 150) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.I used to look _(1)_ to the holidays. I usually _(2)_ to my uncles house where I _(3)_ his children. I did not get paid a salary for _(4)_ What I received in return however, was farmore _(5)_ My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an _(6)_ to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some _(7)_ Reading became my new _(8)_._(9)_ spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to _(10)_ books. This has benefited me greatly.

41. (A) forward (B) towards (C) backward (D) up (E) around42. (A) went(B) sent (C) visited(D) travelled (E) gone43. (A) cared (B) occupy (C) guarded (D) taught (E) played44. (A) them (B) whom (C) this (D) now (E) which45. (A) expensive (B) deserving (C) helping (D) demanding (E) valuable46. (A) opportunity (B) ability (C) use (D) encouragement (E) achievement47. (A) distance (B) extent (C) time (D) limits (E) degrees48. (A) activity (B) hope(C) hobby (D) duty (E) worship49. (A) despite (B) though (C) by (D) instead of (E) while50. (A) sell (B) read (C) exchange (D) invest (E) buy

Answer: 1. (A)2. (A)3. (D)4. (C)5. (E)6. (A)7. (B)8. (C)9. (D)10. (E)Directions (Q. Nos. 51 to 60)In the following passage there are blank spaces with numbers filled in it,These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.Technology ...1... lives. But ...2... if people want it to. This qualification is important, and ...3... to understanding progress. Akio Morita, the founder of Sony, used to make inventions not by writing code but by making minute, detailed studies of ...4... people lived their lives.It is observable that when the relinquished direct involvement in product development at the company in the 1980s, Sony seemed to lose its ...5... of developing a truly radical invention like the Walkman that the world takes to masse.However much it seems that machines are in ...6... they are not. Yet, the belief that technology alone holds the key to ...7... the way people work, buy, and do business is strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s was ...8... by a belief that technology was changing the rules of marketing and employee relationships. This is not to say there have been no changes in the new economy; but that they ...9... to appear where technology makes it ...10... for people to communicate with each other or have been unrelated to the technology. The dynamic is still a human one.51.(1) ruins(2) changes(3) makes(4) explains(5) shakes52.(1) not(2) occasionally(3) seldom(4) only(5) never53.(1) key (2) primarily(3) encouraging (4) supported(5) disastrous54.(1) why (2) where(3) when (4) whether(5) how55.(1) share (2) profit(3) knack (4) business(5) plant56. (1) progress(2) control(3) action (4) operation(5) transition57.(1) encroaching(2) accomplishing (3) determining (4) highlighting(5) informing58.(1) govern (2) successful(3) underlying(4) disputed(5) accompanied59.(1) tend(2) cease(3) fail(4) refuse(5) avoid60.(1) essential(2) laborious(3) tough(4) easier(5) awkward

ANSWERS -1. 22. 43. 14. 55. 36. 27. 38. 59. 110. 4

Directions (Q. Nos. 61 to 70)In the following passage there are blank spaces with numbers filled in it,These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.Speculation and opinions on accidents (1) to (2) them as part of natural (3). This is a very convenient way of (4) all are concerned of their responsibility, accountability, and even culpability. Thus, over, the years, the genera; public and the media have begun to (5) accidents as natural disasters. Most of the investigations (6) on the (7) that some natural phenomenon has (8) the accident. Thus, concrete (9) are by-passed, proper modeling and analysis of the process ignored and ridiculous but convenient conclusions (10) at.61. (1) mean (2) offer(3) are (4) tend(5) define62. (1) project (2) notify(3) simplify (4) sustain(5) surround63. (1) Calamity (2) disaster(3) Chaos (4) certainty(5) phenomenon64. (1) resolving (2) absolving(3) discerning (4) releasing(5) accounting65. (1) Deviate (2) doubt(3) consider (4) raise(5) rethink66. (1) approach (2) succeed(3) avail (4) proceed(5) pursue67. (1) theory (2) basic(3) criteria (4) principle(5) assumption68. (1) magnified (2) triggered(3) managed (4) surrounded(5) inspired69. (1) evidences (2) analysis(3) solution (4) verifying(5) nature70. (1) signaled (2) called(3) arrived (4) managed(5) strived

Answers:142135425364758291103Directions (71-84): In the following Cloze Test (1 & 2) there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Cloze Test [1]The Bhagavad Gita is a poem of 700 verses which is a part of the Mahabharta. It is the only philosophical song existing in all languages. Its popularity and influence have never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2) of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishna on the battle field. Arjuns mind is troubled at the thought of the killings of his friends and relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain. Arjun is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man tom by conflicting obligations and moralities.The in dialogue proceeds and takes up to the higher level of individual duty and social behavior, application of ethics to practical life and social outlook that should govern all. An attempt is (4) to reconcile the three paths of human advancement the path of knowledge, the path of action and the path of faith. But more (5) is laid on faith. There is a call of action to meet the obligations of life, keeping in view the spiritual background and the large purpose of the universe.71. (1) Provides (2) shines (3) enforces(4) secures (5) Seeks72. (1) programmed (2) constitution (3) part(4) formation (5) form73. (1) conceived (2) dream (3) source(4) figures (5) symbol74. (1) generated (2) made (3) established(4) coined (5) given75. (1) important (2) significant (3) declaration(4) emphasis (5) blessings

Cloze Test [2] The concept of evil, as well as the approach to dealing with evil is (6) in Eastern and Western religious traditions and culture. The East (7) that it is Gods job to deal with evil. The individual has (8) to do with it; it can only party. It is the God who will take action to oust evil from our midst. In certain religions there are specific deities responsible for (9) evil forces. So the power of prayer is appreciated; (10) needs only to pray and deities will take care. The Eastern approach will doubtless seem (11) if not completely incomprehensible in the West (12) there is much more action oriented approach to dealing with evil. It is viewed as the (13) of the individual to take action against evil and to deal (14).76. (1) similar (2) illogical (3) different(4) analogous (5) potential77. (1) declines (2) describes (3) suspects(4) ignores (5) believes78. (1) everything (2) nothing (3) lot(4) responsibility (5) hesitation79. (1) invoking (2) stabilizing (3) mobilizing(4) counteracting (5) instigating80. (1) one (2) which (3) who(4) he (5) deity81. (1) reasonable (2) emotional (3) rationalistic(4) realistic (5) odd82. (1) though (2) because (3) where(4) as (5) when83. (1) monopoly (2) prerogative (3) right(4) responsibility (5) desire84. (1) regularly (2) firmly (3) haphazardly(4) politely (5) decently

Answers: 112535425463758294104115123134142

Technology (1) lives. But (2) if people want it to. This qualification is important, and (3) to understand progress. Akio Morita, the founder of Sony. used to make inventions not by writing code but by making minute, detailed studies of (4) people lived their lives. It is observable that when he relinquished direct involvement in product development at the company in the 1980s, Sony seemed to lose its (5) of developing a truly radical invention like the walkman that the world takes to en masse.However much it seems that machines are in (6), they are not. Yet the belief that technology alone holds the key to (7) the way people work, buy, and do business is strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s was (8) by a belief that technology was changing the rules of marketing and employee relationships. This I not to say there have been no changes in the new economy; but that they (9) to appear where technology makes it (10) for people to communicate with each other, or have been unrelated to the technology. The dynamic is still a human one.

85.(1) ruins (2) changes(3) makes(4) explains86. (1) not(2) occasionally(3) seldom(4) only(5) never87. (1) key(2) primarily(3) encouraging(4) supported(5) disastrous88. (1) why(2) where(3) when(4) whether(5) how89. (1) share(2) profit(3) knack(4) business(5) plant70. (1) progress(2) control(3) action(4) operation(5) transition

71. (1) encouraging(2) accomplishing(3) determining(4) highlighting(5) informing72. (1) govern(2) successful(3) underlying(4) disputed(5)accompanied73. (1) tend(2) cease(3) fail(4) refuse(5) avoid74. (1) essential(2) laborious(3) tough(4) easier(5) awkward

I had (1) to become a multipurpose manager. I took three steps to accomplish this. First, I took very (2) part in professional associations. I (3) the National President of the Indian Society for Training and Developmentone of the (4) organizations for HR professionals. This helped me to grow professionally. My communication skills got(5). It also taught me (6) to conduct meetings in an effective manner. My job (7) me to different parts of the country and I (8) believe that (9) provided me more education. I also wrote a lot. Newspaper editors often approached me with (10) to write articles for their publications.

75. (A) achieved (B) aim (C) try (D) dreamed (E) wanted76. (A) selected (B) active (C) interesting (D) often (E) joint77. (A) elected (B) voted (C) became (D) applied (E) decided78. (A) respected (B) status (C) impressed (D) aged (E) common79. (A) lacked (B) grown (C) learnt (D) improved (E) earned80. (A) that (B) why (C) how (D) never (E) anyhow81. (A) saw (B) showed (C) posted (D) discovered (E) took82. (A) quiet (B) firmly (C) strong (D) first (E) not83. (A) travelling (B) journey (C) visit (D) migrating (E) shift84. (A) wish (B) offer (C) appointments (D) requests (E) commands

Answer:1. (E) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (E) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D)Directions (85-94): Read the passage and then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.Indias approach towards treatment of (1) banks is yet another interesting issue. Rather than closing them down policy makers in India have shown a preference to (2) such banks with healthy public sector banks.It has been (3) in certain circles that such an approach may give rise to a moral hazard problem. However, two issues need (4) in this context first commercial banks are the most dominant and systemically important segment of the financial system. Second over 70 per cent of the bank depositors in India are small depositors. Therefore systemic concerns coupled with the necessity to (5) the interest of small depositors have been (6) in the minds of policy makers while (7) with insolvent banks this issue had not (8) much attention in the context of a predominantly government owned banking system as the weight of the private banks increases further thinking will need to be done on this subject, both in terms of (9) of insolvency though advance regulatory supervision and action, and post-insolvency measures that (10) moral hazard and eventual fiscal cost.

85. (1) insolvent (2) foreign(3) cooperative (4) small(5) private86. (1) dissolve (2) relegate(3) anchor (4) merge(5) connect87. (1) resolve (2) felt(3) promised (4) identified(5) done88. (1) resolutions (2) decisions(3) approaches (4) priority(5) consideration89. (1) enhance (2) increase(3) safeguard (4) rationalize(5) evolve90. (1) paramount (2) superficial(3) extradited (4) vested(5) imbibing91. (1) conniving (2) coping(3) absorbing (4) dealing(5) conversing92. (1) paid (2) offered(3) deserved (4) distracted(5) received93. (1) enhancement (2) prevention(3) attachment (4) refurbishment(5) Expedition94. (1) anticipate (2) provoke(3) discourage (4) envisage (5) create

Answers:116124743285459253103

Directions(Q. 95 - 104) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he (1) the companys growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never (2) focus. The cement industry in those days was doing badly. (3) to everyones expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in (4) time. He was (5) that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was (6) the market would have improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich (7) when the plant was commissioned. Not only was he a great entrepreneur but he also (8) all his senior people to be practicing entrepreneurs. I have seen a similar example at the Asian Institute of Management, which allows its professors to (9) their own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the (10) of the Institutes success.

95. (A) achieved (B) implemented (C) visualized (D) persevered (E) aimed96. (A) moved (B) shifts (C) missed (D) changes (E) lost97. (A) Contrary (B) Opposite (C) Yet (D) Obedient (E) Different98. (A) any (B) mean (C) short (D) no (E) less99. (A) known (B) calculating (C) certain (D) dreamt (E) surely100. (A) operational (B) install (C) use (D) produced (E) new101. (A) supply (B) diversity (C) rewards (D) pay (E) knowledge102. (A) thought (B) tried (C) wished (D) encourage (E) wanted103. (A) expand (B) function (C) chose (D) run (E) risk104. (A) responsibility (B) secret (C) guarantee (D) prize (E) value

ANSWER: 1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (E) 9. (D) 10. (B)One day, while a poor farmer named Fleming was ploughing his field to earn his (1); he (2) a cry for help coming from a nearby pond. He ran to the pond where he saw a terrified boy (3) to free himself. The farmer saved the boy. The next day, a a fancy carriage (4) up to the farmer's house. An (5) dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy the farmer had saved. He offered the farmer a (6) for saving his son's life. The farmer refused to accept payment. At that moment the farmer's son returned home. Seeing him the nobleman said, "I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the (7) of education my son would enjoy."

The farmer's son (8) the best schools and graduated from St. Mary's Hospital, Medical School on London . He went on to become known throughout the world as Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. Years later the nobleman's son was (9) with pneumonia. His life was (10) by penicillin. The nobleman's son was Sir Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Britain.

1.(a) career(b) labour(c) livelihood(d) business(e) profession

2.(a) expressed(b) heard(c) discovered(d) uttered(e) listened

3.(a) struggling(b) attempted(c) seek(d) rushing(e) tried

4.(a) appeared(b) pulled(c) entered(d) arrived(e) approached

5.(a) expensive(b) ordinary(c) well(d) elegantly(e) impressive

6.(a) reward(b) thanks(c) price(d) cost(e) compliment

7.(a) process(b) sorts(c) pursuit(d) merit(e) kind

8.(a) passed(b) applied(c) eligible(d) went(e) attended

9.(a) injured(b) weaken(c) sick(d) hurt(e) infect

10.(a) protect(b) guarded(c) prevented(d) saved(e) rescued

Directions (1-10): Please read the paragraph carefully and fill up the spaces with most appropriate words provided in options.Budget 2015 recognizes the need for legal reforms to (1) business and growth. Economic policies overwhelmingly focus on fiscal measures, monetary interventions and welfareprogrammes to (2) businesses, but the legal processes that underlie commerce are often (3). Laws that are concerned with starting businesses, enforcing contracts, (4) debt repayments and exiting businesses, play a critical role and can (5) growth, rendering even good policies ineffective. It is in such a spirit of broadening the approach that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has (6) reform in bankruptcy laws as a key priority, envisaging legal clarity and speedy processes that will ultimately ease doing business in India.The (7) between better insolvency laws and economic growth is straightforward: stronger bankruptcy laws (8) the rights of borrowers and lenders, promote predictability, clarify the risks (9) with lending, and make the collection of debt through bankruptcy proceedings more attractive. These factors ultimately facilitate credit and thus a (10) flow of capital in the economy.1. (1) Change(2) Improve(3) Stimulate(4) Ensure2. (1) Hindrance(2) Render(3) Kindle(4) Aid3. (1) Praised(2) Ignored(3) Valued(4) Motivated4. (1) Neglecting(2) Blocking(3) Ensuring(4) Providing5. (1) Forward(2) Improve(3) Ensure(4) Thwart6. (1) Changed(2) Overlooked(3) Identified(4) Rendered7. (1) Differences (2) Connection(3) Gap(4) Determine8. (1) Ignore(2) Signify(3) Keep(4) Protect9. (1) Amid (2) Ensured(3) Protected(4) Associated10. (1) Lower(2) Simple(3) Higher(4) Stimulate Answers:1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4)6 (3) 7 (2) 8 (4) 9 (4) 10 (3)Cloze Test

A man can be physically ...(1)... within stone walls and iron bars. His .. .(2)... of movement and action may thus be ...(3).... But his mind and spirit will ...(4)... remain free. His hopes and .. .(5)..., ideals and ambitions will still remain with him. ...(6)... tyranny or oppression can...(7)... the lover of liberty. The cruelty of the British ...(8)... increased the zeal and ...(9)... of the freedom fighters. No prison, no oppression can ever... (10)... the invincible spirit of man.

1. (a) prevailed (b) prevented(c) confined (d) limited

2. (a) want (b) freedom(c) nature (d) way

3. (a) rejected (b) adjusted(c) prevented (d) restricted

4. (a) seldom (b) often(c) still (d) hardly

5. (a) aspirations (b) attributes(c) achievements (d) needs

6. (a) all (b) little(c) full (d) no

7. (a) prevent (b) prevail(c) reduce (d) intimidate

8. (a) only (b) rarely(c) hardly (d) narrowly

9. (a) mind (b) determination(c) want (d) discrimination

10. (a) kindle (b) lower

(c) rejeet (d) extinguish

Answers1. C2. B3. D4. C5. A6. D7. D8. A9. B

10. DNow-a-days, under the ...(1)... system of education, however good it may be, when a young man comes out of the university, there seems to be this ...(2)... in him that the higher the standard of living raises, the less should a man work.Thus, mathematically, the higher the standard of living, according to this misconceived notion, the less the ...(3)... Ultimately, what should be the highest standard of living then? ...(4)... work! This leads to an unhealthy ...(5)...among the workers. A typist who types over twenty letters a day asks his ...(6)... how many letters he had types that day. The latter ...(7)... "fifteen". The former thinks, "Tomorrow I should type only fifteen or even ...(8)... This tendency is quite ...(9)... and may ultimately lead to ...(10)... Even one's family life may be affected adversely due to such tendency.

Q1.A. developedB. extinctC. outdatedD. proposedE. modern

Q2.A. anxietyB. misconceptionC. realisationD. worryE. apprehension

Q3.A. salaryB. comfortC. workD. energyE. time

Q4.A. MinimumB. MaximumC. LessD. NoE. Ample

Q5.A. competitionB. disputeC. delayD. jealouslyE. ambition

Q6.A. employeeB. subordinateC. bossD. clientE. colleague

Q7.A. suggestsB. remembersC. repliesD. typesE. does

Q8.A. lessB. allC. moreD. fewE. some

Q9.A. discouragingB. hearteningC. healthyD. unfortunateE. unnatural

Q10.A. evilB. retardationC. progressD. denialE. complexity

ANSWERS:1. E2. B3. C4. D5. E6. C7. C8. A9. A10. BParents spend to much time worrying about their adolescents wasting time. But for an adolescent, many activities, parents consider wasteful, are, in fact, worthwhile. Parents complain that teenagers spend too much daydreaming.Yet ...(1)... has important functions in teenagers' development ...(2)... daydreams, all adolescents try out various ...(3)... as they search for the direction ...(4)... want to take in their lives. Many daydreams are ways of ...(5)... escaping the streets of everyday life ...(6)... even they have some immediate-tension-reducing ...(7)... Some parents also complain about the ...(8)... conversation the teenagers have with one ...(9)... over the telephone. In fact, these ...(10)... pointless conversations are often a means ...(11)... which adolescents check out their own ...(12)... of the world with others, gaining ...(13)... view of themselves and others. For parents, the issue is the ...(14)... of the fact that any kind of significant achievement ...(15)... hard work which the adolescents do not fully appreciate.

1. A. dream B. imaginationC. fantasy

2. A. In B. ByC. From

3. A. rules B. rollsC. roles

4. A. parents B. theyC. teenagers

5. A. temporary B. semi-permanentlyC. temporarily

6. A. But B. ForC. And

7. A. value B. purposeC. development

8. A. rampant B. randomC. rambling

9. A. another B. eachC. other

10. A. apparent B. apparentlyC. really

11. A. with B. underC. through

12. A. perceptions B. conceptionsC. presumptions

13. A. a realistic B. a religiousC. an idealistic

14. A. recognition B. appreciationC. requisition

15. A. reserves B. resistsC. requires

ANSWERS:1. C2. B3. C4. B5. C6. C7. A8. C9. A10. B11. A12. A13. A14. A15. CA man can be physically ...(1)... within stone walls and iron bars. His .. .(2)... of movement and action may thus be ...(3).... But his mind and spirit will ...(4)... remain free. His hopes and .. .(5)..., ideals and ambitions will still remain with him. ...(6)... tyranny or oppression can...(7)... the lover of liberty. The cruelty of the British ...(8)... increased the zeal and ...(9)... of the freedom fighters. No prison, no oppression can ever... (10)... the invincible spirit of man.

1. (a) prevailed (b) prevented(c) confined (d) limited

2. (a) want (b) freedom(c) nature (d) way

3. (a) rejected (b) adjusted(c) prevented (d) restricted

4. (a) seldom (b) often(c) still (d) hardly

5. (a) aspirations (b) attributes(c) achievements (d) needs

6. (a) all (b) little(c) full (d) no

7. (a) prevent (b) prevail(c) reduce (d) intimidate

8. (a) only (b) rarely(c) hardly (d) narrowly

9. (a) mind (b) determination(c) want (d) discrimination

10. (a) kindle (b) lower

(c) rejeet (d) extinguish

Answers1. C2. B3. D4. C5. A6. D7. D8. A9. B

10. DDirections (1-10): Please read the paragraph carefully and fill up the spaces with most appropriate words provided in options.Budget 2015 recognizes the need for legal reforms to (1) business and growth. Economic policies overwhelmingly focus on fiscal measures, monetary interventions and welfareprogrammes to (2) businesses, but the legal processes that underlie commerce are often (3). Laws that are concerned with starting businesses, enforcing contracts, (4) debt repayments and exiting businesses, play a critical role and can (5) growth, rendering even good policies ineffective. It is in such a spirit of broadening the approach that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has (6) reform in bankruptcy laws as a key priority, envisaging legal clarity and speedy processes that will ultimately ease doing business in India.The (7) between better insolvency laws and economic growth is straightforward: stronger bankruptcy laws (8) the rights of borrowers and lenders, promote predictability, clarify the risks (9) with lending, and make the collection of debt through bankruptcy proceedings more attractive. These factors ultimately facilitate credit and thus a (10) flow of capital in the economy.1. (1) Change(2) Improve(3) Stimulate(4) Ensure2. (1) Hindrance(2) Render(3) Kindle(4) Aid3. (1) Praised(2) Ignored(3) Valued(4) Motivated4. (1) Neglecting(2) Blocking(3) Ensuring(4) Providing5. (1) Forward(2) Improve(3) Ensure(4) Thwart6. (1) Changed(2) Overlooked(3) Identified(4) Rendered7. (1) Differences (2) Connection(3) Gap(4) Determine8. (1) Ignore(2) Signify(3) Keep(4) Protect9. (1) Amid (2) Ensured(3) Protected(4) Associated10. (1) Lower(2) Simple(3) Higher(4) Stimulate Answers:1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4)6 (3) 7 (2) 8 (4) 9 (4) 10 (3)I noticed George Ramsay at the restaurant. He was staring into space. He looked as though the burden of the whole world sat on his shoulders. I ...(1)... at once that his unfortunate brother ...(2)... trouble again. I suppose every family has a black ...(3)... Tom has been ...(4)... trail to his family ...(5)... twenty years. He had begun life decently enough; he went ...(6)... business, married and had two children. The Ramsay were ...(7)... respectable people, and there was every ...(8)... to suppose that Tom Ramsay would have a useful and ...(9)... career. But one day without warning, he ...(10)... that he did not like to work, and that he was not suited ...(11)... marriage. He wanted to enjoy ...(12)... He would listen ...(13)... no advice. He left his wife and his ...(14)... He had ...(15)... money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Rumors of his ...(16)... reached his relations from time to time and they were ...(17)... He certainly ...(18)... a very good time. They shook their heads and asked what ...(19)... when his money was spent. they soon found out that he was broke and wanted to ...(20)... home.

1. A.believedB.suspectedC.agreed2. A.had been causingB.was causingC.will cause3. A.goatB.sheepC.wolf4. A.soreB.bitterC.sweet5. A.sinceB.forC.in6. A.intoB.forC.to7. A.utterlyB.perfectlyC.wholly8. A.reasonB.causeC.point9. A.profitableB.badC.honorable10. A.saidB.announcedC.wrote11. A.toB.forC.with12. A.himselfB.idlenessC.others13. A.toB.inC.with14. A.jobB.houseC.relatives15. A.a littleB.littleC.no16. A.habitsB.doingsC.whereabouts17. A.deeplyB.shockedC.disappointed18. A.hasB.hadC.will have19. A.would happenB.happenedC.will happen20. A.come backB.goC.will happenD.settle

Some scholars were exploring the forest of Middle America. They discovered some buildings which were in ruins. These buildings were ...(1)... ruined by the encroaching forest. It was also clear that these buildings were no ordinary structures. They were remnants of a ...(2)... civilisation. The scholars got interested. They excavated more and discovered ...(3)... their utmost surprise the remains of flourishing civilization-the Maya's ...(4)... they named it. Thus it was as late in ...(5)... 19th that the secrets of new civilization were ...(6)... For sometime the scholars believed that the Mayan's must have ...(7)... the descendants of ancient Egyptians or one of the lost tribes of Israel; or perhaps a brand of the South East Asia's immigrants. However they could not come to an unanimous decision. Nonetheless the fact remains that even-to day the Mayan is one of ...(8)... most ancient cicilizations. This civilisation was situated in the ...(9)... of Middle America. It covered an area equivalent to France, ...(10)... spread across Guatemala, Belize and some part of Mexico Honduras. It started in 2500 B.C and continued its progress till 34 ...(11)... later. Throughout its period of progress, the people struggled against the invading ...(12)... They used to burn the plants and make the land ...(13)... for civilization. Their staple food was maize. but even while ...(14)... for existence, they found time to build remarkable buildings for ...(15)... they used mortar, sandstone and volcanic rock. The buildings do tell us about the technological advances they had attained.

1.A.reasonableB.surelyC.apparently

2. A.ordinaryB.newC.great3. A.toB.atC.for4. A.whenB.asC.while5. A.atB.thenC.the6. A.unparalleledB.unearthedC.unmatched7. A.beenB.becomeC.being8. A.anB.aC.the9. A.headB.heartC.tail10. A.andB.yetC.but11. A.yearsB.centuriesC.decades12. A.civilizationB.enemysC.forests13. A.fertileB.goodC.properly14. A.fightingB.strugglingC.doing15. A.thatB.whichC.it

Many of us believe that science is something modern ...(1)... the truth is that ...(2)... has been using science for ...(3)... very long time. However, it has ...(4)... a greater effect on human lives in the last 25 ...(5)... 30 years than in the hundreds of years ...(6)... the invention of the plough. The ...(7)... gifts of science have modern life ...(8)... and comfortable. But science has ...(9)... the same time created new problems. one of these which may become ...(10)... in the years to come, is ...(11)... of "jet-lag". With the coming of modern jets. flying at more than 900 km/hr, the world ...(12)... very small indeed. Today if you ...(13)... New Delhi at 4.00 in the morning, you ...(14)... eat an early breakfast in the sky ...(15)... kabul, and be in London by about 1.00pm.

1. A.ifB.thoughC.unless2. A.menB.peopleC.man3. A.theB.aC.that4. A.hasB.haveC.had5. A.andB.orC.either

6. A.fromB.forC.since7. A.marvelousB.costlyC.inexpensive8. A.dullB.excitingC.aimless9. A.atB.inC.within10. A.badB.worseC.good11. A.thoseB.thisC.that12. A.can becomeB.becameC.has become13. A.leaveB.will leaveC.would leave14. A.willB.canC.must15. A.atB.onC.over