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. vitally
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
9. Rainfall in the desert is not only low but extremely ___________.
a. intense
b. erratic
c. meagre
d. undesirable
10. If mountains are __________ of trees, rains will soon wash fertile topsoil down the slope to end as useless silt below.
a. stripped
b. deforested
c. afforested
d. shortage
Answer
1-b
2-b
3-d
4-b
5-b
6-a
7-b
8-d
9-b
10-a
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