Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given after the sentence. Select the most appropriate word for the blank space.
1. The completion of the railway line has been held ________ owing to the workers’ strike.
- (a) off
- (b) up
- (c) on
- (d) over
2. The pilot was ________ injured, he died within half an hour.
- (a) seriously
- (b) fatally
- (c) fatefully
- (d) vitall
3. His ________ directions misled us, we did not know which road to take.
- (a) complex
- (b) obscure
- (c) mingled
- (d) vague
4. He was very friendly with the press and it really __________ him even for what he did not achieve.
- (a) praised
- (b) lionized
- (c) appreciated
- (d) highlighted
5. Anand was the sort of person who always looked on the _________ side of life.
- (a) clear
- (b) bright
- (c) broad
- (d) illuminated
6. “How dare you speak to me like that, you ________ fellow!” shouted the officer.
- (a) impudent
- (b) impeccable
- (c) immutable
- (d) intricate
7. I refused to ___________ his rudeness any longer.
- (a) put up
- (b) put up with
- (c) put on
- (d) put out with
8. Let us __________ our heads together to solve this difficult problem.
- (a) join
- (b) bring
- (c) combine
- (d) put
Answers
- (a)
- (b)
- (d)
- (b)
- (b)
- (a)
- (b)
- (d)