Exercise 12: Fill in the Blanks with suitable words- for SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank Po, UPSC & GMAT Exams

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111 Q) If 1___her address, I would have called on her.
(1) will have
(2) had known
(3) can have
(4) shall have 

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(2) or 

112 Q) Ria is _________at speaking languages. It is difficult to__ only one puppy for animal shelter.
(1) adept, adapt
(2) adapt, adapt
(3) adept, adopt
(4) adapt, adopt 

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(3) Adept means good at doing something; skilful. Adopt means to take somebody's child into your family. 

113 Q) If I don't___advantage of this platform, then how dare I be a film maker ?
(1) make
(2) take
(3) bring
(4) find

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(2) Take advantage of = to make use of an opportunity. 

114 Q) The telephone kept_________ ringing, but no one attended.
(1) off
(2) on
(3) up
(4) up with 

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(2) Keep on = to continue 

115 Q) This is entirely ____ you and me
(1) between
(2) from
(3) among
(4) amidst 

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(1) between 

116 Q) Being______the judge gave a favourable verdict.
(1) sagacious
(2) pugnacious
(3) malicious
(4) tenacious

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(1) Pugnacious = having a strong desire to fight with other people Malicious = having or showing hatred and a desire to harm somebody Sagacious = showing good judgement Tenacious = persistent: continuing to exist 

117 Q) The dramatist must cater_____ the taste of the audience.
(1) to
(2) over
(3) into
(4) for 

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(1) The word Cater to something = to provide the things that a particular type or person wants Look at the sentence : They only publish novels which cater to the mass market 

118 Q) He was junior me in college and we have been friends since then.
(1) with
(2) than
(3) from
(4) to 

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(4) We use preposition 'to' with junior’. 

119 Q) He was........angry to speak to me.
(1) so
(2) too
(3) that
(4) such 

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(2) Too = excess Look at the sentences : He is too weak to walk. He is so weak that he can not walk. 

120 Q) I know to___you are alluding.
(1) who
(2) which
(3) where
(4) whom 

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(4) After preposition 'to'. Whom is used as objective case.