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3901.

_x005F_x000D_ In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In a way, adult education is an educational movement through the medium (1)______ village schools. In the beginning, the (2)______ were suspicious. It was hard to persuade (3)______ to realise that they were really getting something (4)______ the schools. They were not at all sure that they wanted their (5)______ to leave their homes._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2_x005F_x000D_

A. villagers
B. children
C. politicians
D. officers
Answer» B. children
3902.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We also need to work towards a re-engineering of procedures. It __________________ that fear of being scrutinised by the office of the Central Vigilance Commissioner has _________________ loan officers in the public sector into inaction. It is _______________ no use having a publicly-owned banking ___________ that does not extend credit to sound projects on grounds of __________________ scrutiny._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ ___________ that does not extend credit_x005F_x000D_

A. system
B. scheme
C. structure
D. ideology
Answer» B. scheme
3903.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Now we do talk first about the disease in cases of bodily breakdown; and that for ________ excellent reason. Because, __________ there may be doubt about the way in which the body broke down, there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape in which it should be built up again. No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind of man, with a new arrangement of eyes or limbs. The hospital, by ____________, may send a man home with one leg less: but it will not (in a creative rapture) send him home with one leg extra. Medical science is content with the normal human body, and only seeks to restore it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape_x005F_x000D_

A. none_x005F_x000D_
B. no_x005F_x000D_
C. never_x005F_x000D_
D. nothing
Answer» C. never_x005F_x000D_
3904.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Now we do talk first about the disease in cases of bodily breakdown; and that for ________ excellent reason. Because, __________ there may be doubt about the way in which the body broke down, there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape in which it should be built up again. No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind of man, with a new arrangement of eyes or limbs. The hospital, by ____________, may send a man home with one leg less: but it will not (in a creative rapture) send him home with one leg extra. Medical science is content with the normal human body, and only seeks to restore it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The hospital, by ____________, may send a man_x005F_x000D_

A. necessary_x005F_x000D_
B. necessarily_x005F_x000D_
C. necessity_x005F_x000D_
D. necessaries
Answer» D. necessaries
3905.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We also need to work towards a re-engineering of procedures. It __________________ that fear of being scrutinised by the office of the Central Vigilance Commissioner has _________________ loan officers in the public sector into inaction. It is _______________ no use having a publicly-owned banking ___________ that does not extend credit to sound projects on grounds of __________________ scrutiny._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It __________________ that fear of being scrutinised by the office

A. has been suggested
B. were suggested
C. are being suggested
D. is suggesting
Answer» B. were suggested
3906.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Now we do talk first about the disease in cases of bodily breakdown; and that for ________ excellent reason. Because, __________ there may be doubt about the way in which the body broke down, there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape in which it should be built up again. No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind of man, with a new arrangement of eyes or limbs. The hospital, by ____________, may send a man home with one leg less: but it will not (in a creative rapture) send him home with one leg extra. Medical science is content with the normal human body, and only seeks to restore it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind_x005F_x000D_

A. proposes_x005F_x000D_
B. propose_x005F_x000D_
C. proposing_x005F_x000D_
D. proposed
Answer» B. propose_x005F_x000D_
3907.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We also need to work towards a re-engineering of procedures. It __________________ that fear of being scrutinised by the office of the Central Vigilance Commissioner has _________________ loan officers in the public sector into inaction. It is _______________ no use having a publicly-owned banking ___________ that does not extend credit to sound projects on grounds of __________________ scrutiny._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Central Vigilance Commissioner has _________________ loan officers in the public sector into inaction._x005F_x000D_

A. encouraged
B. emboldened
C. petrified
D. energized
Answer» D. energized
3908.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Now we do talk first about the disease in cases of bodily breakdown; and that for ________ excellent reason. Because, __________ there may be doubt about the way in which the body broke down, there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape in which it should be built up again. No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind of man, with a new arrangement of eyes or limbs. The hospital, by ____________, may send a man home with one leg less: but it will not (in a creative rapture) send him home with one leg extra. Medical science is content with the normal human body, and only seeks to restore it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ and that for ________ excellent reason._x005F_x000D_

A. a
B. an
C. at
D. to
Answer» C. at
3909.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Now we do talk first about the disease in cases of bodily breakdown; and that for ________ excellent reason. Because, __________ there may be doubt about the way in which the body broke down, there is ____________ doubt at all about the shape in which it should be built up again. No doctor ___________ to produce a new kind of man, with a new arrangement of eyes or limbs. The hospital, by ____________, may send a man home with one leg less: but it will not (in a creative rapture) send him home with one leg extra. Medical science is content with the normal human body, and only seeks to restore it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Because, __________ there may be doubt_x005F_x000D_

A. though_x005F_x000D_
B. through_x005F_x000D_
C. thorough_x005F_x000D_
D. thought
Answer» B. through_x005F_x000D_
3910.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Autocracy and bureaucracy must perish utterly, in East and West, and, _________ order that their germs may not re-sprout in the future, they must be___________ in the minds of men. They must be proved to be less efficient _________ the Governments of Free Peoples, even in their favourite work of War, and their iron machinery--which at first brings outer ___________ and success--must be shown to be less lasting and effective than the living and flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ first brings outer ___________ and success_x005F_x000D_

A. prosperous_x005F_x000D_
B. prosperity_x005F_x000D_
C. prosper_x005F_x000D_
D. prospered
Answer» C. prosper_x005F_x000D_
3911.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Autocracy and bureaucracy must perish utterly, in East and West, and, _________ order that their germs may not re-sprout in the future, they must be___________ in the minds of men. They must be proved to be less efficient _________ the Governments of Free Peoples, even in their favourite work of War, and their iron machinery--which at first brings outer ___________ and success--must be shown to be less lasting and effective than the living and flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ be less efficient _________ the Governments_x005F_x000D_

A. then_x005F_x000D_
B. with_x005F_x000D_
C. than_x005F_x000D_
D. by
Answer» D. by
3912.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Autocracy and bureaucracy must perish utterly, in East and West, and, _________ order that their germs may not re-sprout in the future, they must be___________ in the minds of men. They must be proved to be less efficient _________ the Governments of Free Peoples, even in their favourite work of War, and their iron machinery--which at first brings outer ___________ and success--must be shown to be less lasting and effective than the living and flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples_x005F_x000D_

A. of_x005F_x000D_
B. for_x005F_x000D_
C. from_x005F_x000D_
D. off
Answer» B. for_x005F_x000D_
3913.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Literature is a powerful tool that helps writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche and pluck out the hidden dependencies and scars of a particular era. Although fiction allows writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives, most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus on capturing the emotional zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on the large movements of history, they seek to understand the private moments of sadness and explore the sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era.

A. form
B. for
C. off
D. of
Answer» E.
3914.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Autocracy and bureaucracy must perish utterly, in East and West, and, _________ order that their germs may not re-sprout in the future, they must be___________ in the minds of men. They must be proved to be less efficient _________ the Governments of Free Peoples, even in their favourite work of War, and their iron machinery--which at first brings outer ___________ and success--must be shown to be less lasting and effective than the living and flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ they must be ___________ in the minds of men._x005F_x000D_

A. discredit_x005F_x000D_
B. discredits_x005F_x000D_
C. discrediting_x005F_x000D_
D. discredited
Answer» E.
3915.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_   _x005F_x000D_ Literature is a powerful tool that helps writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche and pluck out the hidden dependencies and scars of a particular era. Although fiction allows writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives, most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus on capturing the emotional zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on the large movements of history, they seek to understand the private moments of sadness and explore the sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus_x005F_x000D_

A. politics
B. politically
C. political
D. politician
Answer» D. politician
3916.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Autocracy and bureaucracy must perish utterly, in East and West, and, _________ order that their germs may not re-sprout in the future, they must be___________ in the minds of men. They must be proved to be less efficient _________ the Governments of Free Peoples, even in their favourite work of War, and their iron machinery--which at first brings outer ___________ and success--must be shown to be less lasting and effective than the living and flexible organisations ________ democratic Peoples._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ East and West, and, _________ order that their germs_x005F_x000D_

A. in_x005F_x000D_
B. into_x005F_x000D_
C. on_x005F_x000D_
D. onto
Answer» B. into_x005F_x000D_
3917.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Literature is a powerful tool that helps writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche and pluck out the hidden dependencies and scars of a particular era. Although fiction allows writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives, most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus on capturing the emotional zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on the large movements of history, they seek to understand the private moments of sadness and explore the sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on_x005F_x000D_

A. Thorough
B. Through
C. Though
D. Thought
Answer» C. Though
3918.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ Division of labor is the law in the organic world as in the industrial. Animals ___________ the lowest type, such as the amoeba, do not have separate organs for respiration, digestion, assimilation, elimination, etc. But in the ___________ forms each organ not only has its own specific work, but even within the same organ each part has its own particular function assigned. __________ we have seen that the _________ parts of the neurone probably perform different functions, the cells generating energy and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_ function assigned. __________ we have_x005F_x000D_

A. Thus
B. If
C. Than
D. Why
Answer» B. If
3919.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Literature is a powerful tool that helps writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche and pluck out the hidden dependencies and scars of a particular era. Although fiction allows writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives, most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus on capturing the emotional zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on the large movements of history, they seek to understand the private moments of sadness and explore the sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives,_x005F_x000D_

A. to
B. so
C. as
D. at
Answer» B. so
3920.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ Division of labor is the law in the organic world as in the industrial. Animals ___________ the lowest type, such as the amoeba, do not have separate organs for respiration, digestion, assimilation, elimination, etc. But in the ___________ forms each organ not only has its own specific work, but even within the same organ each part has its own particular function assigned. __________ we have seen that the _________ parts of the neurone probably perform different functions, the cellsgenerating energy and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_ and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. transmit
B. transmits
C. transmitted
D. transmitting
Answer» E.
3921.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ Division of labor is the law in the organic world as in the industrial. Animals ___________ the lowest type, such as the amoeba, do not have separate organs for respiration, digestion, assimilation, elimination, etc. But in the ___________ forms each organ not only has its own specific work, but even within the same organ each part has its own particular function assigned. __________ we have seen that the _________ parts of the neurone probably perform different functions, the cellsgenerating energy and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_ that the _________ parts of the neurone_x005F_x000D_

A. twice
B. pair
C. together
D. two
Answer» E.
3922.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Literature is a powerful tool that helps writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche and pluck out the hidden dependencies and scars of a particular era. Although fiction allows writers the latitude _________ create and imagine lives, most authors of _____________ novels tend to focus on capturing the emotional zeitgeist of the times. _____________ an emphasis on the large movements of history, they seek to understand the private moments of sadness and explore the sounds and flavours __________ a forgotten era._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ writers plumb the _____________ of the human psyche

A. deep
B. down
C. under
D. depths
Answer» E.
3923.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ Division of labor is the law in the organic world as in the industrial. Animals ___________ the lowest type, such as the amoeba, do not have separate organs for respiration, digestion, assimilation, elimination, etc. But in the ___________ forms each organ not only has its own specific work, but even within the same organ each part has its own particular function assigned. __________ we have seen that the _________ parts of the neurone probably perform different functions, the cells  generating energy and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_ Animals ___________ the lowest type,_x005F_x000D_

A. form
B. for
C. of
D. at
Answer» D. at
3924.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ Division of labor is the law in the organic world as in the industrial. Animals ___________ the lowest type, such as the amoeba, do not have separate organs for respiration, digestion, assimilation, elimination, etc. But in the ___________ forms each organ not only has its own specific work, but even within the same organ each  part has its own particular function assigned. __________ we have seen that the _________ parts of the neurone probably perform different functions, the cellsgenerating energy and the fibers ______________ it._x005F_x000D_ But in the ___________ forms each organ_x005F_x000D_

A. high
B. higher
C. highest
D. height
Answer» C. highest
3925.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ to develop ___________ muscles_x005F_x000D_

A. this_x005F_x000D_
B. that_x005F_x000D_
C. them_x005F_x000D_
D. those
Answer» E.
3926.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ learn the art __________ using them to the_x005F_x000D_

A. for_x005F_x000D_
B. of_x005F_x000D_
C. from_x005F_x000D_
D. off
Answer» C. from_x005F_x000D_
3927.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ expect to cope __________ others of his kind_x005F_x000D_

A. by_x005F_x000D_
B. with_x005F_x000D_
C. thus_x005F_x000D_
D. so
Answer» C. thus_x005F_x000D_
3928.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ have the proper _____________, good framework_x005F_x000D_

A. proportional_x005F_x000D_
B. proportionally_x005F_x000D_
C. proportioned_x005F_x000D_
D. proportions
Answer» E.
3929.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce._x005F_x000D_ Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems_x005F_x000D_

A. with
B. by
C. to
D. at
Answer» C. to
3930.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ In order to reason ____________ it is not merely_x005F_x000D_

A. correct_x005F_x000D_
B. correction_x005F_x000D_
C. correctness_x005F_x000D_
D. correctly
Answer» E.
3931.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce._x005F_x000D_ find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas_x005F_x000D_

A. acceptance
B. accept
C. acceptor
D. acceptant
Answer» B. accept
3932.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are  accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find   this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce._x005F_x000D_ solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the_x005F_x000D_

A. authoritatively
B. authoritative
C. authority
D. authorities
Answer» B. authoritative
3933.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce._x005F_x000D_ ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination,_x005F_x000D_

A. within
B. not
C. without
D. by
Answer» D. by
3934.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas areaccepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce.absurd ideas _________ truth, providing_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. as
B. like
C. such
D. just
Answer» B. like
3935.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of thefour alternatives. ________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective action ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those __________________ rule._x005F_x000D_ Outside the domain of often _________________ party_x005F_x000D_

A. smelly
B. obnoxious
C. odourful
D. rancid
Answer» B. obnoxious
3936.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective action ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those __________________ rule._x005F_x000D_ citizens have command _________x005F_x000D_ ________

A. on
B. about
C. over
D. with
Answer» E.
3937.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of thefour alternatives. ________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective action ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those __________________ rule._x005F_x000D_ politics lies an entire terrain of collective action ______________x005F_x000D_ _

A. through
B. to
C. into
D. for
Answer» C. into
3938.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ self-selection ____________ be the best_x005F_x000D_

A. since
B. until
C. may
D. whether
Answer» D. whether
3939.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest._x005F_x000D_ social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. Creativity
B. Creative
C. Creation
D. Create
Answer» B. Creative
3940.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ emerge in art, ________ and literature_x005F_x000D_

A. musically
B. musician
C. musical
D. music
Answer» E.
3941.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. none
B. neither
C. nor
D. no
Answer» E.
3942.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ take birth _________ die every minute._x005F_x000D_

A. since
B. until
C. may
D. whether
Answer» D. whether
3943.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We must remember that we cannot create a draconian state _________ order to end corruption. The moral transformation of civil society must be __________ and based on persuasive leadership. A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle must be voluntarily accepted. Only _________ will the competitive urge to make more  and more money end. Money should become meaningful, moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth is found in a rich heart, no one will want to touch money even with a barge pole._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle_x005F_x000D_

A. clearly
B. clarity
C. clarification
D. clear
Answer» E.
3944.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We must remember that we cannot create a draconian state _________ order to end corruption. The moral transformation of civil society must be __________ and based on persuasive leadership. A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle must be voluntarily accepted. Only _________ will the competitive urge to make more and more money end. Money should become meaningful, moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth is found in a rich heart, no one will want to touch money even with a barge pole._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth_x005F_x000D_

A. satisfy
B. satisfaction
C. to satisfy
D. satisfying
Answer» E.
3945.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We must remember that we cannot create a draconian state _________ order to end corruption. The moral transformation of civil society must be __________ and based on persuasive leadership. A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle must be voluntarily accepted. Only _________ will the competitive urge to make more and more money end. Money should become meaningful, moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth is found in a rich heart, no one will want to touch money even with a barge pole._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ society must be __________ and based on_x005F_x000D_

A. nature
B. natural
C. naturally
D. naturism
Answer» C. naturally
3946.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We must remember that we cannot create a draconian state _________ order to end corruption. The moral transformation of civil society must be __________ and based on persuasive leadership. A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle must be voluntarily accepted. Only _________ will the competitive urge to make more and more money end. Money should become meaningful, moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth is found in a rich heart, no one will want to touch money even with a barge pole._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Only _________ will the competitive urge_x005F_x000D_

A. than
B. thus
C. so
D. then
Answer» E.
3947.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ We must remember that we cannot create a draconian state _________ order to end corruption. The moral transformation of civil society must be __________ and based on persuasive leadership. A ___________ definition of a sustainable lifestyle must be voluntarily accepted. Only _________ will the competitive urge to make more and more money end. Money should become meaningful, moral and deeply _____________. If true wealth is found in a rich heart, no one will want to touch money even with a barge pole._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ draconian state _________ order to end corruption._x005F_x000D_

A. into
B. so
C. in
D. for
Answer» D. for
3948.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’_x005F_x000D_

A. this_x005F_x000D_
B. that_x005F_x000D_
C. the_x005F_x000D_
D. these
Answer» E.
3949.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ such a disparity _________ to the same effect

A. leads
B. lead
C. leading
D. leaded
Answer» B. lead
3950.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ and the world, ________ to the worst_x005F_x000D_

A. nor_x005F_x000D_
B. or_x005F_x000D_
C. and_x005F_x000D_
D. but_x005F_x000D_
Answer» C. and_x005F_x000D_