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Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.

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As the weekend finally rolled around. the city folk were only ___ happy to settle down and laugh their cares _____.

A. just, afar

B. too, away

C. extremely, off

D. very, up

Correct Answer :

A. just, afar


just - afar

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The stock market is very_____ at the moment.

A. sensible

B. sensitive

C. intensive

D. remunerative

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In spite of her other_____, Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies.

A. occupations

B. preoccupations

C. predilections

D. business

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I had not expected to meet him; it was quite an ______ meeting.

A. organised

B. intentional

C. undesirable

D. accidental

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This is a_____ translation of the speech.

A. literary

B. literal

C. verbal

D. verbatim

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The two brothers look so_____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.

A. identical

B. same

C. similar

D. resembling

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Their ____ to scale the mountain peak was an absolute failure.

A. attempt

B. desire

C. anxiety

D. proposal

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She tries to adjust __________ her relations.

A. for

B. at

C. so

D. with

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His attitude to his boss was so_____ that it caused a good deal of repulsion.

A. refulgent

B. arrogant

C. sycophantic

D. hybrid

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I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___________ achieve five years ago.

A. set out to

B. went to

C. thought to

D. thought of

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In his address to the teachers, the Vice-Chancellor____certain measures being taken for improving the quality of college education.

A. declined

B. directed

C. advised

D. highlighted

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As the weekend finally rolled around. the city folk were only ___ happy to settle down and laugh their cares _____.

A. just, afar

B. too, away

C. extremely, off

D. very, up

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The numbers __________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are __________ to buy music.

A. morphed, ignoring

B. labelled, thriving

C. figured, fanatic

D. touted, willing

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Man is still a____in the labour market.

A. guilt

B. possibility

C. endemic

D. commodity

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Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.

A. cited, reason

B. explained, force

C. claimed, understanding

D. argued, culprit

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We attended a ________ discourse.

A. spiritual

B. spirituous

C. spirituality

D. spiritually

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A great literary or artistic work is known as______.

A. par excellence

B. bete noire

C. peccadillo

D. magnum opus

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A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________

A. respectful - slovenly

B. respect - slovenly

C. respected - untidy

D. respect - tidy

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Laxmi lost an important file and rather than confessing her___ she blamed Sandra for losing it.

A. respect

B. image

C. attitude

D. mistake

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A growing number of these expert professionals ___________ having to train foreigners as the students end up ___________ the teachers who have to then unhappily content with no jobs at all or new jobs with drastically reduced pay packets

A. are, supplanting

B. welcome, assisting

C. resist, challenging

D. resent, replacing

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A child is the future of a family _________ nation.

A. just as

B. as a

C. like a

D. as well as of a

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I am fully _________ the problems facing the industry.

A. alive with

B. alive to

C. alive for

D. alive on

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The audience____ at the end of drama.

A. applauded

B. appraised

C. exploded

D. appreciated

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The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.

A. style, motif

B. morals, story

C. wealth, theme

D. morals, theme

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This is not the first time that the management has done some ___________ .

A. tough talk

B. tough talking

C. firm talk

D. firm talking

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Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.

A. on

B. off

C. out

D. down

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He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.

A. sympathetic

B. vague

C. futile

D. contradictory

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Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.

A. anxiety, exist

B. grief, enjoy

C. pain, bestow

D. impatience, preach

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Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.

A. for

B. since

C. after

D. before

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________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. Although

B. However

C. Because

D. Despite

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Cairn cannot ________ bring into picture some ________outsider which has little experience and necessary consents to deal in the oil field.

A. Peremptorily, ascribed

B. Complaisantly, endorsed

C. Democratically, aberrant

D. Arbitrarily, unrelated