In a survey 1._____ by a library, it was recently 2.______ that parents wish their children to read books with high moral 3._______ . Around two thousand parents were interviewed and most of them 4._______ Dickens' 'The Christmas Carol' as a must-read for children. This Christmas tale 5._______ the filthy rich but 6._______ Scrooge and the poor but contented Cratchit family offers lessons in moral duties. Another book which many parents marked out as a 7._______ read was Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The choice of this book was rather 8.________ because, this romantic novel is more likely to 9._______ teenagers, than children. Since Elizabeth's final choice of Darcy is deeply rooted in strong moral 10._______ the parents, probably thought, she offers a good example for the girl child to follow.
1.
a. employed
b. maintained
c. circulated
d. conducted
2.
a. inferred
b. exposed
c. revealed
d. concurred
3.
a. ground
b. dilemma
c. content
d. deliberation
4.
a. recommended
b. revised
c. remarked
d. restored
5.
a. devolving
b. involving
c. employing
d. revolving
6.
a. finicky
b. fastidious
c. fussy
d. stingy
7.
a. credible
b. conclusive
c. reconciliatory
d. mandatory
8.
a. unsuspected
b. unfortunate
c. unnerving
d. unexpected
9.
a. attract
b. repulse
c distract
d. presume
10.
a. disturbances
b. considerations
c. dilemmas
d. discomfort
Answer
1-d
2-c
3-c
4-a
5-b
6- a
7-a
8-a
9-a
10-b
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