Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

1.

a. Every citizen has the ___ to speak, travel and live as he pleases.
b. Professional studies have become the ___ of the rich.
c. He has a definite ___ over all his rivals.
d. Sheron no longer has the ___ of the company’s bungalow and car.

Easy
A. privilege
B. advantage
C. concession
D. right

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Option B can only fit into sentence c.
Option D can only fit into sentence a.
Option C fits into none of the sentences.
Option A fits into sentences a., b., d.

2.

a. A fool at forty is a fool ___.
b. It is ___ a remarkable achievement.
c. Do you agree? ___ I do.
d. ___ I am an entertainer.

Easy
A. thoroughly
B. believably
C. always
D. indeed

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Option D can fit into all sentences.

3.

a. If these appliances don’t suit your needs in a ___ way, we can always refund your money.
b. He had a flamboyant style that was ___ married to the rhythm of the game he called.
c. Even if I have tears in my eyes, believe me when I say I’m __.
d. She sounded as though she thought that there was a complete, ___ rational explanation.

Easy
A. natural
B. always
C. perfectly
D. fitting

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Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Option C can fit into sentences b., d.
None of the other options fit more than once.

4. 

a. The dogs were the first to recognize the signs of oncoming ___.
b. A bad ___ case had come in, a person with a smashed arm.
c. And then, without warning ___ struck.
d. People sensed ___.

Easy
A. calamity
B. accident
C. disaster
D. tragedy

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Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Option D can fit into sentences c., a.
Option B can fit into sentences b., a.
Option A can fit into sentences c., a.
Option C can fit into sentences a., c., d.

5.

a. The men there have fought ___ and emotional withdrawal, and were more capable of helping Jim.
b. But ___ does occasionally inflict all the adults.
c. It is hard to survive this feeling of ___.
d. A person who is deeply hurt feels very ___.

Easy
A. dejection
B. depression
C. trouble
D. lonely

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Option A can fit into sentences a., c.
Option D can fit into sentence d.
Option C fits into none of the sentences.
Option B can fit into sentences a., b., c.

6.

a. David apprehends anything technical, so he lets his partner handle all the ___.
b. She is a simple lady and has no acumen for these fancy ___.
c. There are gadgets that offer freedom and there are ___ made to save effort and time.
d. The view from my office on the 20th floor is not the same with all the ___ sticking out like some creatures out of a fictional movie.

Medium
A. mobile phones
B. credit cards
C. gadgets
D. towers

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Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Option C can fit into sentences a., b., c.
None of the other Options fit more than once.

7.

a. As his earning ___, so does his spending.
b. China’s growing stock market ___ as its economy becomes more stable.
c. The public will have to face another round of ___ in local bus fares.
d. The middle-class is unable to keep up with the price ___.

Medium
A. deductions
B. increases
C. reductions
D. matures

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Option B can fit into sentences a., c., d.
None of the other Options fit more than once.

8.

a. What does this lull before the storm ___?
b. The dense smog in the sky from exhausts of vehicles ___ both corruption and pollution.
c. The sea waves, approaching and receding the shore, ___ at once, both change and continuity.
d. The church has been using this symbol since the 12th century. It ___ the Holy Trinity.

Medium
A. proves
B. signify
C. signifies
D. means

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Option B can fit into sentences a., c.

None of the other Options fits as many times as Option B.

9.

a. I have a small power of ___.
b. They are now bitter enemies all because of a small ___.
c. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from frequent fits of ___.
d. She is blessed with a vivid ___.

Difficult
A. illusion
B. misunderstanding
C. hallucination
D. imagination

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Option A can fit into none of the sentences.
Option C can fit into sentence c.
Option B can fit into sentence b.
Option D can fit into sentences a., d.

 

10.

a. The ___ of affairs of the nation is deplorable.
b. Communism states that every individual must live for the ___.
c. ___ have been laid down by the United Sates, states The Statesman.
d. No ___ has succeeded in gaining complete anatomy from the Federal Government.

Difficult
A. conditions
B. nation
C. government
D. state

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Option B can fit into sentences b., d.
Option C can fit into sentence b.
Option A can fit into sentence c.
Option D can fit into sentences a., b., d.