Fill in the blank with correct option.

1. She had just _________ down when the telephone rang.

1.laid 2.lain 3.lay 4 4.laining

2. building comprises _________ sixty

1.off 2.to 3.with 4.of

3. Sunita decided to set _________ some time every day for pr1yers.

1.up 2.in 3.on 4.aside

4. I _________ him last night.

1.met 2.have met 3.has met 4.was met

5. My uncle _________ yet.

1.does not arrive 2.did riot arrive 3.not arrived 4.has not arrived

6. The shop _________ at ten o’clock each morning.

1. is opening 2.opens 3.open 4.opening

7.President Saddam Hussain has lived _________ the gun all his life.

1.with 2.for 3.by 4.on 5.through

8.The mother was anxious _________ the safety of her son.

1.at 2.about 3.for 4.upon 5.with

Choose the one which expresses the meaning of the italicized word of the sentence.

9. He would have been successful, but for his lack of temerity.

1.audacity 2.sincerity 3.confidence 4.strength

10. He is quite meticulous in his dealings with others.

1. reserved 2. haughty 3. indifferent 4. very careful

11. Millionaires become eccentric in their old age.

1. irritable 2. peculiar 3. dull 4. miserable

Answers:

01.2 06.2 11.2

02.4 07.3

03.2 08.2

04.1 09.2

05.4 10.4