1. The doctor….the woman that her son would recover.
A. assured
B. assumed
C. insured
D. ensured
2. I have no….riches
A. desirous of
B. desire to
C. desire for
D. desire of
3. He is only an…director in the organization but he does his work sincerely.
A. honorary
B. honorific
C. honour
D. honourable
4. A warm reception was….him
A. accorded to
B. allied to
C. allotted to
D. given for
5. The cold breath of autumn had…the ivy leaves from the vine and the branches remained almost bare
A. stricken
B. strucked
C. strike
D. striking
6. You take a decision. The ball is in ….now
A. your net
B. your court
C. your pocket
D. your garden
7. We can….right and wrong
A. distinguished for
B. distinguish between
C, distinguish from
D. distinguish by
8. He is a man with…simplicity
A. child
B. childish
C. childlike
D. childless
9. He agreed…..my business proposal.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. for
10. All of us are devoted…..one another.
A. of
B. at
C. for
D. to
11…….is the way to the zoo ?
A. what
B. when
C. where
D. which
12. This area suffers from……
A. drafts
B. droaghts
C. drought
D. draughts
13. All orders must……the rules
A. conform to
B. conforms to
C. conforming with
D. conforms with
14. She failed to……to her name.
A. line up
B. shine up
C. keep up
D. rise up
15. As the doctor……into the room, the nurse handed him the temperature chart of the patient.
A. came
B. was coming
C. comes
D. is coming
16. The economic…….has affected our sales temendously.
A. showdown
B. slowdown
C. crackdown
D. touchdown
17. I have no….office work.
A. experience on
B. experience of
C. experience to
D. experience in
18. Solar panels are used to…..Satellite
A. powers
B. powerful
C. power
D. powerless
19. His words were…….for the occasion.
A. suit
B. appropriately
C. suitably
D. appropriate
20. Ten dollars……too much to pay.
A. were
B. could
C. are
D. is
21. This house……ten rooms.
A. consisted with
B. consist of
C. consists of
D. consists by
22. Have you ever………the wolf cry ?
A. heard
B. board of
C. hear out
D. hear
23. Afreen….that the weather was very pleasant that day.
A. suggested
B. argued
C. announced
D. remarked
24. Mrs Hall was prepared to excuse the scientist’s habit’s and………tempere.
A. irritate
B. irate
C. irritable
D. irritable
25. Take care……..your health
A. of
B. about
C. for
D. over
26. The speeding car….a man this morning.
A. hit out
B. hit about
C. knocked down
D. pushed out
27. The terrorists made a vain attempt to……the bridge.
A. blow out
B. blow over
C. blow down
D. blow up
28. Politics is the last……of scoundrels.
A. resort
B. retort
C. report
D. result
29. Steve has always hoped that his father would……the property to him.
A. bespoke
B. disclaim
C. bequeath
D. beseech
30. I never…..such a result.
A. think of
B. dreamt of
C. dream of
D. dreamed of
31. This ship is…..Geneva.
A. bound of
B. destined to
C. bound for
D. bound to
32. If you…….in your studies, you will get a job.
A. indulge
B. persevere
C. adhere
D. insists
33. If you are caught using a calculator in the exam then it will be…..
A. taken
B. confiscated
C. confisticate
D. under possession
34…..and my younger brother went to the movies all by ourselves.
A. I
B. Mine
C. Myself
D. My own self
35. A large……of angry bisons rampaged through the villages.
A. herd
B. swarm
C. group
D. flock
36. Mangoes do not…all at the same time. Hence, they are not plucked on the same day.
A. germinate
B. ripen
C. grow
D. age
37. The….with which she manages the task is remarkable
A. calm
B. comfort
C. ease
D. satisfaction
38. The Directors failed to understand the….behind the decision to suspend the manager.
A. belief
B. politics
C. ideology
D. rationale
39. The warning bells….several times before anyone realized the danger
A. were ringing
B. had rung
C. had rang
D. would have rung
40. I never go shopping on weekends as on those days the malls are….of people.
A. full
B. busy
C. crowded
D. packed
41. Nobody gets………with a pretentious smug.
A. along
B. up
C. about
D. through
42. Even if two horses may look……., they may not be of the same age.
A. comparable
B. alike
C. on per
D. only same
43. She deserved the accolades as she……for it.
A. hardly worked
B. had hard worked
C. was working hard
D. had worked hard
44. Let the cat out of the …….
A. house
B. well
C. bag
D. cart
45. …….around the bush.
A. to hit
B. to beat
C. to circle
D. to hide
46. Every evening a…….of wolves descends into the valley to hunt.
A. pack
B. gang
C. company
D. herd
47. At this critical juncture what the company needs is a …..marketing strategy.
A. creditable
B. adventurous
C. incredible
D. credible
48. He is not a native speaker yet he has a good……over German.
A. authority
B. hold
C. command
D. expertise
49. Rational thinkers are intellectually ……than those who accept faith without questioning the age old practtices.
A. cultured
B. sophisticated
C. superior
D. modern
50. Politicians requested both the warring communities to …..restraint
A. depict
B. enforce
C. show
D. exercise
51. The priest called upon the families to…..their differences and agree to the wedding.
A. sink
B. abolish
C. immerse
D. lower
52. It become imperative at this juncture to start a…..between the two warning factions
A. debate
B. dialogue
C. talk
D. chat