Exercise-1

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

The jungle was thick (a) ………. dense. We had to hold on to the (b) ………. to avoid slipping (c) ………. the muddy paths.
We had walked (d) ………. and everyone was tired. The sun was shining brightly generating heat and vapour which
would soon turn into rain.

(a)(i) for

(ii) and

(iii) with

(iv) but

(b) (i) wines

(ii) wine

(iii) vines

(iv) vine

(c) (i) in

(ii) on

(iii) off

(iv) from

(d) (i) for four hours

(ii) since four hours

(iii) from four hours

(iv) till four hours

Answers:

(a)(ii) and

(b)(iii) vines

(c)(iii) off

(d)(i) for four hours

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Many people make use if their free time to help others. They are called Volunteers. Maggie goes to a zoo (a) ………….
Saturday where she is a Volunteer. She has to get up very early and drive to the zoo. During the winter it is still dark
and cold when she arrives (b) …………. her destination. Her favorite animals are the pandas (c) …………. were gifted by
the Chinese government. She is always delighted (d) …………. she offers help to their keeper.

(a) (i) one

(ii) last

(iii) every

(iv) either

(b) (i) at

(ii) in

(iii) to

(iv) for

(c) (i) they

(ii) what

(iii) those

(iv) which

(d) (i) when

(ii) unless

(iii) so that

(iv) and then

Answers:

(a)(iii) every

(b) (i)at
(c)(iv)which

(d)(i) when

Exercise-3

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Not (a) ………. long ago almost (b) ………. students who successfully completed a university degree (c) ………. diploma
course could (d) ………. a good job quite easily.

(a) (i) before

(ii) as

(iii) so

(iv) very

(b) (i) few

(ii) many

(iii) any

(iv) all

(c) (i) and

(ii) or

(iii) but

(iv) although.

(d) (i) find

(ii) found

(iii) have found

(iv) has found

Answers:

(a)(iii) so

(b) (iv)all
(c)(ii)or

(d)(i) find

Exercise-4

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Muhammad Ali (a) ………….. in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents named him Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.(b)
………….. a Kentucky statesman who (c) ………….. against slavery in (d) ………….. 1800s.

(a) (i) born

(ii) was born

(iii) is born

(iv) were born

(b) (i) behind

(ii) on

(iii) after

(iv) with

(c) (i) fought

(ii) has fought

(iii) is fighting

(iv) had fought

(d) (i) the

(ii) some

(iii) an

(iv) a

Answers:

(a) (ii) was born

(b) (iii)after
(c)(ii) has fought

(d)(i) the

Exercise-5

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Napoleon Bonaparte, the son of (a) …….. Italian nobleman was born (b) …….. the island of Corsica in 1769. He joined
the French army and (c) …….. the time he was twenty-six, he (d) …….. a general.

(a) (i) the

(ii) some

(iii) an

(iv) a

(b) (i) in

(ii) at

(iii) by

(iv) on

(c) (i) at

(ii) by

(iii) on

(iv) when

(d) (i) had become

(ii) became

(iii) has become

(iv) is becoming

Answers:

(a)(iii) an

(b) (iv)on
(c)(ii) by

(d)(i) had become

Exercise-6

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

According to the mythology recorded (a) ………Rajatarangini, the history of Kashmir (b) ………. by Kalhana in the 12th
century, the Kashmir valley (c) ……… when sage Kashaypa drained a lake. It became a centre of Sanskrit scholarship
and later (d) ……… Buddhist seat of learning.

(a) (i) when

(ii) in

(iii) by

(iv) of

(b) (i) written

(ii) wrote

(iii) write

(iv) writes

(c) (i) has been formed

(ii) had formed

(iii) was formed

(iv) is formed

(d)(i) a

(ii) and

(iii) the

(iv) an

Answers:

(a)(ii) in

(b)(i) written

(c)(iii) was formed

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Exercise-7

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Last month, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa adopted a Royal Bengal Tiger (a)……..the Mysore zoo for a
year, paying Rs. 90,000 for its (b) ……… With his new role as a “foster father” to a tiger, Yeddyurappa joins a growing
(c) …….. of institutions and people (d) …….. are boosting the wildlife conservation movement in the country by
adopting various endangered species.

(a) (i) at

(ii) in

(iii) for

(iv) on

(b) (i) keeping

(ii) upkeep

(iii) upkept

(iv) keep

(c)(i) troupe

(ii) gang

(iii) band

(iv) herd

(d) (i) who

(ii) which

(iii) that

(iv) where

Answers:
(a) (i) at

(b) (ii)upkeep

(c)(iii)band

(d)(i)who

Exercise-8

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Some people are lucky enough never to fall sick, but most (a)………… us have to go (b) ………… a doctor occasionally
for treatment and examination. Except in emergencies, it is customary to make an appointment (c) …………arriving at
a doctor’s clinic. When a patient visits a doctor (d) ………… the first time, he or she is asked a number of questions.

(a) (i) of

(ii) to

(iii) among

(iv) in

(b) (i) into

(ii) with

(iii) to

(iv) for

(c) (i) when

(ii) after

(iii) while

(iv) before

(d) (i) on

(ii) of

(iii) for

(iv) in

Answers:
(a) (i) of

(b) (iii) to

(c)(iv)before

(d)(iii) for

Exercise-9

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

According to the reports issued (1) …….. the Meteorological office, there has been (2) …….. fog this winter than
during the (3) ……… The Minister of Tourism (4) …….. that the delayed flights will lead to (5) …….. cancellations which
in turn (6) …….. mean much loss for (7)……..dependent (8) …….. the tourist arrival.

(1)(a) on

(b) by

(c) at

(d) in

(2)(a) much

(b) more

(c) many

(d) most

(3)(a) latest

(b) latter

(c) last

(d) later

(4)(a) is fearing

(b) fears

(c) fear

(d) feared

(5)(a) much
(b) most

(c) many

(d) less

(6)(a) can

(b) must

(c) should

(d) will

(7)(a) that

(b) those

(c) this

(d) these

(8)(a) in

(b) for

(c) upon

(d) from

Answers:

(1) (b) by

(2) (b)more

(3)(c)last

(4)(b)fears

(5) (c) many

(6) (d)will

(7)(b)those

(8)(c) upon

Exercise-10

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below
A picnic is being organized (1) ……… students (2) ……… class VI (3) ……… September 15th, 2012. The bus will leave the
school (4) ……… 8.45 a.m. sharp. The picnic hours are (5) ……… 8 a.m to 3 p.m. Students must be dressed (6) ………
their school uniform. Those interested to go should give their names along (7) ……… a sum of Rs. 100/- to the
undersigned latest (8) ……… September 10th 2012. Varun

(1) (a) to

(b) for

(c) of

(d) with

(2) (a) of

(b) by

(c) for

(d) with

(3) (a) on

(b) in

(c) from

(d) by

(4) (a) at

(b) by

(c) till

(d) on

(5) (a) between

(b) from

(c) by

(d) till

(6) (a) of

(b) in

(c) with

(d) over
(7) (a) of

(b) with

(c) by

(d) along

(8) (a) on

(b) in

(c) by

(d) at

Answers:

(1) (b) for

(2) (a)of

(3)(a)on

(4)(a) at

(5) (b) from

(6) (b)in

(7)(b) with

(8)(c) by

Exercise-11

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

If freshwater is polluted it harms us and all other living beings, including crops, plants, and trees, (1) ……… many
ways. Unsafe water kills about 1.6 million people a year, more than all violent activities including wan If the oceans
(2) ……… polluted then all living things in (3) ……… ocean are harmed, and all the marine products humans consume,
such (4) ……… fish, will also become harmful. The approaches (5) ……… water conservation (6) ……… storage involve
people in groups of houses, or whole villages, in cleaning (7) ……… local tanks and small canals, building check dams
from local earth, and maintaining these themselves, often with advice from government engineers. The ways we
conserve water are of course (8) ………important, but we also need to think about how we use water.

(1) (a) on

(b) in

(c) out
(d) of

(2) (a) has

(b) is

(c) are

(d) have

(3) (a) the

(b)an

(c) a

(d) some

(4) (a) that

(b) like

(c) in

(d) as

(5) (a) of

(b) in

(c) to

(d) like

(6) (a) in

(b) and

(c) of

(d) also

(7) (a) his

(b) them

(c) this

(d) their

(8)(a) too

(b) very
(c) so

(d) though

Answers:

(1) (b) in

(2) (c) are

(3)(a) the

(4)(d)as

(5) (c) to

(6) (b)and

(7)(d)their

(8)(b)very

Exercise-12

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

The idea that a healthy plate of food (1) ……… feature several different colours is a (2) ……… example (3) ……… an old
wive’s tale (4)……… turns out to be good science. The colours of (5) ……… vegetables reflect the (6) ……… antioxidants
they contain. They (7) ……… to protect (8) ……… chronic diseases like cancer.

(1) (a) would

(b) will

(c) may

(d) might

(2) (a) bad

(b) good

(c)clear

(d) dry

(3) (a) of

(b) for

(c) in
(d)to

(4) (a) what

(b) who

(c) that

(d) it

(5) (a) most

(b) many

(c) less

(d) some

(6) (a) enough

(b) some

(c) different

(d) same

(7) (a) helped

(b) help

(c) is helping

(d) had helped

(8) (a) for

(b) against

(c) in

(d) by

Answers:

(1) (b) will

(2) (b)good

(3)(a) of

(4)(c) that

(5) (b) many

(7)(b)help

(8)(b)against

Exercise-13

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

A teacher’s job is (1) ……. of a guide on a tour. He shows (2) …… the path on which to walk in life and how to
overcome (3) …… hurdles on the same (4) …… ultimately the action lies with us He is not going to (5)…… us hold his
finger and walk. Life itself is the (6)……teacher. It keeps teaching us something new at (7)……moment. It is entirely up
to us to resolve whether to learn (8)…… life or not.

(1) (a) that

(b) which

(c) what

(d) those

(2) (a) me

(b) him

(c) them

(d) us

(3) (a) some

(b) the

(c) many

(d) all

(4) (a) but

(b) and

(c) or

(d) when

(5) (a) makes

(b) make
(c) making

(d) made

(6) (a) best

(b) worst

(a) good

(d) bad

(7) (a) one

(b) each

(c) every

(d) all

(8) (a) of

(b) by

(c) from

(d) with

Answers:

(1) (a) that

(2) (d)us

(3)(b)the

(4)(a)but

(5) (b) make

(6) (a)best

(7)(c)every

(8)(c)from

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Exercise-14
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

There (1)…… always been a conflict going on (2) …… the young and the old. (3) …… is usually referred to as
generation gap. The best thing about the aged (4) …… the experience. Maybe this is what infuriates the young about
(5) …… elders. The young are reckless and wish to make their own mistakes and learn from them. When one is
young, everything (6) …… life is unlimited — hopes dreams possibilities and time. Time is not on the side of the older
and (7) …… experienced. The aged and the youth seem to be poles apart, (8) …… each has its own rewards to offer.

(1) (a) had

(b) was

(c) has

(d) is

(2) (a)amongst

(b) between

(c) with

(d) among

(3) (a) What

(b) Which

(c) That

(d) This

(4) (a) have

(b) had

(c) is having

(d) was having

(5) (a)their

(b) own

(c) some

(d) all

(6) (a)in

(b) about

(c) inside
(d) on

(7) (a)most

(b) more

(c) not

(d) or

(8) (a)so that

(b) similarly

(c) and

(d) yet

Answers:

(1) (c) has

(2) (b) between

(3)(d)This

(4)(c)is having

(5) (a) their

(6) (a) in

(7)(b)more

(8)(d)yet

Exercise-15

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

What makes people work? At first glance the question seems easily answered, or downright, silly. It (1) ……first asked
seriously some 45 years ago. It seemed obvious that people worked only to feed and clothe themselves. The best
way to get more out (2) …… them was to chase them perhaps (3) …… a sharp tongue-lashing from a tough boss. From
the late 1930’s up to the early 1950’s it was felt (4) …… people worked out of loyalty to (5) …… organization and the
only way to stimulate (6) …… loyalty was to organize sports teams, publish magazines and pour (7) …… fringe
benefits. But alas (8) …… approach proved to be the magic motivator.

(1) (a) is

(b) were
(c) was

(d) that

(2) (a) in

(b) on

(c) with

(d) of

(3) (a) to

(b) with

(c) that

(d) on

(4) (a) that

(b) if

(c) whether

(d) should

(5) (a) on

(b) in

(c) an

(d) none of them

(6) (a) these

(b) those

(c) their

(d) that

(7) (a) in

(b) out

(c) on

(d) of

(8) (a) either

(c) several

(d) neither

Answers:

(1) (c) was

(2) (d)of

(3)(b)with

(4)(a)that

(5) (c) an

(6) (d) that

(7)(b)out

(8)(d)neither

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Exercise-16

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Dear John

Many thanks (1)…… your letter, expressing your good (2) …… on my birthday. Your delightful present came (3) ……
hand this morning, and I must thank you very much (4) …… it. It is really very kind (5) …… anything else been you to
have thought me and you (6) …… not have chosen of (7) …… would have me more pleasure. It is just what I (8) ……
been waiting for a long time.

(1)(a) of

(b) is

(c) for

(d) none of the above

(2) (a) wishes

(c) wish

(d) none of the above

(3) (a) in

(b) by

(c) is

(d) through

(4) (a) by

(b) of

(c) is

(d) for

(5) (a) for

(b) through

(c) of

(d) is

(6) (a) would

(b) should

(c) could

(d) will

(7) (a) is

(b) which

(a) were

(d) who

(8)(a) have

(b) will

(c) had

(d) should
Answers:

(1) (c) for

(2) (a) wishes

(3)(b)by

(4)(d) for

(5) (c) of

(6) (c)could

(7)(b)which

(8)(a)have

Exercise-17

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Human Civilization (1)…… a consequence of man’s ability to organize (2) ……range of sounds he can (3) …… into a
highly efficient system of communication, (4) …… animals are content with the production (5) …… sounds as a reflex
of (6) …… stimuli to signal certain basic emotions. Man is superior (7) …… animals not only in his ability to invent and
use symbols (8) …… in this very capacity of his body for the purpose of communication.

(1) (a) is

(b) are

(c) were

(d) am

(2) (a) a

(b) the

(c) an

(d) this

(3) (a) producing

(b) has produced

(c) are producing

(d) produce
(4) (a) wherein

(b) who

(c) whereas

(d) when

(5) (a) in

(b) to

(c) of

(d) for

(6) (a) example

(b) certain

(c) stimuli

(d) instance

(7) (a) than

(b) to

(c) from

(d) as

(8) (a) and also

(b) but also

(c) such that

(d) so that

Answers:

(1) (a) is

(2) (b)the

(3)(d)produce

(4)(c) whereas

(5) (c) of

(6) (b) certain

(7)(b)to
(8)(b)but also

Exercise-18

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

There are people in the world (1) ……have lost their faith in the life of virtue or goodness. They have begun to feel
that good and great men (2) ……not rewarded in life. They (3) …… not get status or wealth which (4) …… to those who
can manage these honours (5) …… themselves. This means, only clever people (6) …… the rewards which the world
gives. The virtuous people deserve (7) ……rewards (8) …… they hardly ever get these.

(1) (a) which

(b) who

(c) that

(d) and

(2) (a) do

(b) were

(c) are

(d) may

(3) (a) did

(b) do

(c) would

(d) will

(4) (a) going

(b) go

(c) goes

(d) come

(5) (a) by

(b) to

(c) for

(d) against
(6) (a) buy

(b) bought

(c) enjoy

(d) enjoyed

(7) (a) these

(b) those

(c) that

(d) this

(8) (a) and

(b) but

(c) so

(d) then

Answers:

(1) (b) who

(2) (c) are

(3)(b)do

(4)(c)goes

(5) (c) for (F)

(6) enjoy

(7)(a)these

(8)(b)running

Exercise-19

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

I started (A)…… school very late that morning. (B) …… I am late for school (C) …… I have to cover a long distance on
foot. I had not done my homework. For a moment I thought of (D) ……away and spending the day out of doors. It
was (E) …… warm, so bright! The birds (F) …… chirping at the end of the woods. It was (G) …… the more tempting
than going back to school. (H) …… could I resist the temptation!
(A) (a) at

(b) for

(c) on

(d) in

(B) (a) Often

(b) Ever

(c) Never

(d) Rare

(C) (a) as

(b) although

(c) since

(d) for

(D) (a) run

(b) running

(c) runs

(d) ran

(E) (a) so

(b) very

(c) too

(d) little

(F) (a) are

(b) were

(c) is

(d) will

(G) (a) all

(b) less

(c) each
(d) every

(H) (a) How

(b) Where

(c) When

(d) What

Answers:

(A) (b) for

(B) (a) Often

(C)(a)as

(D)(d) ran

(E) (a) so

(F) (b)were

(G)(a)all

(H)(a)how

Exercise-20

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

When the old lady (A) …… to her flat she saw at once that the burglars (B) …… in her absence. Though the burglars
themselves (C) …… no longer there she saw at once that they (D) …… because there was a burning cigarette in the
ashtray. Probably they (E) …… the lift coming up and (F) …… down the stairs. But in their hurry one of them (G)…………
his wallet. The old lady called the police and

(A) (a) return

(b) returning

(c) returned

(d) had returned

(B) (a) break

(b)broke

(c)had broken
(d) were breaking

(C) (a)be

(b) were

(c) was

(d) are

(D) (a) just leave

(b) just leaving

(c) are just leaving

(d) had just left

(E) (a) heard

(b) hear

(c) had heard

(d) hearing

(F) (a) run

(b) hear

(c) ran

(d) had run

(G) (a) had dropped

(b) were running

(c) dropping

(d) dropped

(H) (a) catch

(b)were caught

(c) had caught

(d) are caught

Answers:
(A) (c) returned

(B) (c) had broken

(C)(b)were

(E) (c) had heard

(F) (d)had run

(G)(a)had dropped

(H) (b) were caught

Exercise-21

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

The sudden withdrawal (A) …… the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhi (B) …… violence of Chauri-Chaura in
which some policemen were killed, came as a major setback (C) …… the non-cooperation movement. About the
same time, dethronement of Sultan Abdul Hamid (D) ……Kamal Ata Turk who took control of Turkey (E) …… staging a
military coup made the Khilafat Movement redundant and unproductive. This turned the anti-kafir frenzy of
Khilafatists (F) …… the British Kafirs to Hindu Kafirs and resulted (G) …… the killings of thousands of Hindus in
Malabar and other parts (H) …… the country.

(A) (a) by

(b) of

(c) from

(d) with

(B) (a) before

(b) in

(c) after

(d) for

(C) (a) to

(b) for

(c) from

(d) with

(D) (a) with

(b) along with

(d) and

(E) (a) while

(b) on

(c) by

(d) up

(F) (a) to

(b) from

(c) for

(d) off

(G)(a) with

(b) for

(c) against

(d) in

(H) (a) off

(b) of

(c) in

(d) by

Answers:

(A) (b) of

(B) (c) after

(C)(a) to

(D)(c)by

(E) (c) by

(F) (b) From

(G)(d)in

(H)(b)of
Exercise-22

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

You (A) …… come to school in proper dress. You (B) …… to visit the library in your vacant periods. You (C) …… make it
a habit borrows the books you like for your studies. But spoiling the books (D) …… be avoided at any cost. Tearing off
pages or underlining the passages (E) ……be seriously dealt with. Remember, you (F)……_ behave like gentlemen to
be worthy students of this school. Also, you (G) …… respect your teachers. After all you learn at their feet. But you
(H) ……flatter them to take undue advantage.

(A) (a) must

(b) might

(c) need

(d) dare

(B) (a) would

(b) should

(c) might

(d) could

(C) (a) may

(b) could

(c) can

(d) might

(D) (a) should

(b) ought to

(c) need

(d) must

(E) (a) shall

(b) will

(c) can

(d) may

(F) (a) need

(c) should

(d) may

(G) (a) ought to

(b) need

(c) dare

(d)should

(H) (a) daren’t

(b) needn’t

(c) mustn’t

(d) oughtn’t

Answers:

(A) (a) must

(B) (b)should

(C)(c)can

(D)(b)ought to

(E) (b) will

(F) (c) should

(G)(d)should

(H)(b)needn’t

Exercise-23

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Seawater, (A) …… freshwater or rainwater, is very salty (B) …… the saltiness (C)…… due to the presence of (D)……
minerals in seawater. Total amount of (E)…… minerals is (F)…… salinity and measured in grams of salt in a kilogram of
saltwater. (G)……feature of seawater is (H)……The amount of dissolved salt varies from place.

(A) (a) dislike

(b) unlike
(c) like

(d) likely

(B) (a) to

(b) in

(c) for

(d) as

(C) (a) was

(b) has

(c) is

(d) are

(D) (a) much

(b) little

(c) no

(d) many

(E) (a) dissolving

(b) dissolute

(c) dissolved

(d) dissolve

(F) (a) as

(b) like

(c) in

(d) for

(G) The

(b)An

(c) A

(d) Some

(H) which
(b)that

(c) this

(d) then

Answers:

(A) (b) unlike

(B) (b) in

(C)(c)is

(D)(d)many

(E) (c) dissolved

(F) (b) as

(G)(c) A

(H)(b)that

Exercise-24

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Television (A) …… a great addiction amongst all. We miss our classes and lose our household charms but love to
watch the TV. The cable TV has become very popular (B)…… all because it all because it provides fun, frolic and
entertainment. Cable TV works (C) …… disc antenna and the video cassette (D)…… from the place of the cable TV
operator (E)…… this liking kills our time. (F) ……children, household women and elders generally (G)…… viewing the
TV. This (H) …… their work, eyesight and behaviour.

(A) (a) has become

(b) have become

(c) had become

(d) has been becoming

(B) (a) in

(b) between

(c) among

(d) with

(C) (a) with

(c) on

(d) in

(D) (a) was relayed

(b) has been relayed

(c) is relayed

(d) had relayed

(E) (a) since

(b) yet

(c) for

(d) but

(F) (a) Some

(b) All

(c) The

(d) Many

(G) (a) went on

(b) go on

(c) has been going on

(d) had been going on

(H) (a) is affecting

(b) affects

(c) was affecting

(d) has been affecting

Answers:

(A) (a) has become

(B)(c) among

(C)(c) on
(D)(c) is relayed

(E) (d) but

(F)(d)many

(G)(b) go on

(H)(a) is affected

Exercise-25

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below

Faced (A)…… a skewed sex ratio and an (B)…… workforce — by 2020, (C) …… average Indian (D) ……29 years old and
the average Chinese being 37, Beijing is (E) ……the rising social cost of limiting one child per family. But on the
policy’s thirtieth anniversary, China made no commitment to (F) ……the rule that prevented 400 million births over
three decades by forcing most urban Chinese to (G) …… only one child. Parents were recently warned to register
‘extra’ births before November 1 during the ongoing census to prevent their children from (H) stripped of citizenship
benefits.

(A) (a)at

(b) with

(c) on

(d) under

(B) (a)ageing

(b) will age

(c) age

(d) aged

(C) (a)a

(b) an

(c) the

(d) any

(D) (a)would

(b) can be

(c) may

(d) will be
(E) (a)debating

(b) debate

(c) debated

(d)being debated

(F) (a)remove

(b) removed

(c) will remove

(d) removing

(G) (a)have

(b) has

(c) will have

(d) had

(H)(a) be

(b) been

(c) being

(d) is

Answers:

(A) (b) with

(B)(a) ageing

(C)(c)the

(D)(d) will be

(E) (a) debating

(F)(d)remove

(G)(a)have

(H)(c)being