Exercise 14: Fill in the Blanks with suitable words- for SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank Po, UPSC & GMAT Exams

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131 Q) The Greenland ice sheet is ___ at the rate of about 50 cubic miles a year.
(1) smelting
(2) condensing
(3) melting
(4) freezing 

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(3) melting 

132 Q) We had_____money left, so we went out for a meal. We decided to abandon our trip as we had ____money left.
(1) a little, a little
(2) little, a little
(3) a few, few
(4) a little, little 

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(4) Little = not much a little = used with uncountable nouns to mean a small amount 

133 Q) He was .................................... accept the grudgingly given invitation.
(1) not enough sensible to
(2) sensible enough to
(3) sensible enough not to
(4) sensible enough to not

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(3) Here, adverb (enough) should be used after adjective. Look at the sentences: She is old enough to decide for himself. Tell them it's just not good enough. The word grudgingly means: given or done unwillingly reluctantly. 

134 Q) The manager wanted to meet you ............................. the theft in the office.
(1) referring to
(2) with regard to
(3) with reference to
(4) in connection with 

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(4) In connection with something means : for reasons connected with something Look at the sentence : A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager 

135 Q) Ramappa______________as the mayor of the town and he will assume charge this Friday.
(1) elects
(2) elected
(3) is elected
(4) is electing

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(3) Here, Present Simple (Passive) should be used. 

136 Q) Girls generally______in their mother.
(1) confide
(2) confident
(3) confidential
(4) confidence 

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(1) Here, Verb i.e. confide should be used. 

137 Q) The railway coaches_______by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
(1) is manufactured
(2) are manufactured
(3) are manufacture
(4) is being manufactured 

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(2) Coaches is a plural Noun. Hence, are manu factured (Passive) should be used. 

138 Q) You have all come well prepared. I_____you to pass this exam.
(1) wish
(2) except
(3) hope
(4) expect 

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(3) The word Hope means : to want something to happen. Look at the sentence : We hope to arrive around two (Infinitive) 

139 Q) She feared that she__________.
(1) will fail
(2) may fail
(3) might have fail
(4) would fail 

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(4) Here Reporting verb is in past tense. 

140 Q) The officer___the car to speak to the driver.
(1) stops
(2) has stopped
(3) stopped
(4) had stopped 

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(3) Here, Past Simple i.e. stopped should be used