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351.

They are waiting for her since morning.

A. ere waiting
B. ave been waiting
C. ait
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ait
352.

Because of the patient's ill health, losing weight was advised him by the doctor.

A. ose weight was what the doctor advised
B. o lose weight was advised to him by the doctor
C. e was advised by the doctor to lose weight
D. o correction required
Answer» E.
353.

The train will leave at 8.30 p.m., we have been ready by 7.30 p.m. so that we can reach the station in time.

A. hould have
B. ust be
C. ere
D. re
E. o correction required
Answer» C. ere
354.

As John dived off the spring board, he was horrified to see that the water was drained from the pool the night before.

A. as drained away
B. as drained
C. ad been drained off
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
355.

May I know who did accompany you to the bus station?

A. hom did accompany you
B. hom you accompanying
C. hom did you accompany
D. ho accompanied you
E. o correction required
Answer» E. o correction required
356.

It is a common belief that familiarity dispenses with the necessity of politeness.

A. ispenses of
B. ispenses without
C. ispenses from
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
357.

Certainly man must look up the future and find ways of providing for his needs.

A. ook for
B. ook to
C. ook in
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ook in
358.

When Shankar came home after a hard day in the office he found his wife had slept.

A. as sleeping
B. leeping
C. as been sleeping
D. o improvement
Answer» C. as been sleeping
359.

Had you helped me, I shall not be miserable.

A. ould not be
B. hould not be
C. ould not have been
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
360.

The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than four hours now.

A. as been waiting
B. ad waited
C. ave been waiting
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
361.

He was so rude that they were compelled for asking him to leave.

A. sk him to leave
B. o ask him to leave
C. im to ask to leave
D. o improvement
Answer» C. im to ask to leave
362.

When the train finally came into the station the lonely traveller seemed relieved.

A. ulled into
B. ill pull into
C. ulled to
D. ave pulled into
E. o correction required
Answer» B. ill pull into
363.

When a man has to give evidence he must have a clean breast of the whole matter.

A. ake a clean breast
B. btain a clean breast
C. ossess a clean breast
D. o improvement
Answer» B. btain a clean breast
364.

Mr. Hyon and other dissident leaders have taken shelter at the church last month after the authorities ordered their arrest.

A. ad taken shelter
B. ook shelter
C. re taking shelter
D. o improvement
Answer» C. re taking shelter
365.

The fast train came a halt to before crossing the bridge.

A. ame before to a halt
B. ame to a halt before
C. ame to halts before a
D. ame before a halt to
E. o correction required
Answer» C. ame to halts before a
366.

It is high time he starts to look into his own flaws before speaking ill of others.

A. tarted to look
B. tarts looking
C. tarted looking
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
367.

Leaving aside little room for misinterpretation, the senior politician offered clarifications about his role in the party elections.

A. eaving less room for
B. eaving little room for
C. aving left less room for
D. eaving for little room to
E. o correction required
Answer» C. aving left less room for
368.

Miss Pillai teaches very well, isn't it?

A. idn't she?
B. oesn't she?
C. asn't it?
D. o improvement
Answer» C. asn't it?
369.

The workers are hellbent at getting what is due to them.

A. ell bent for getting
B. ell bent on getting
C. ell bent upon getting
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
370.

Governments in developing countries are under increasing pressure for the recruiting and training teachers to meet the demands of their rapidly expanding systems of education.

A. o as to recruit and train
B. o recruit and train
C. n the recruiting and training of
D. o improvement
Answer» C. n the recruiting and training of
371.

They succeeded without hardly making any effort.

A. ardly without making
B. ith hardly making
C. ithout making hardly
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ith hardly making
372.

If a person studied this period of history, he would have wondered how such things had happened in India.

A. person had studied
B. person would study
C. person could have studied
D. o improvement
Answer» B. person would study
373.

Any able bodied man is eligible for the job.

A. ny able-bodied men are
B. ach able-bodied man is
C. ny able-bodied men have been
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ny able-bodied men have been
374.

Our team is likely to lose unless all members learn to cooperate with one other.

A. ith one and all
B. ith one another
C. ne other with
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ne other with
375.

The notorious dacoit, with all his gangsters, have been robbing banks for the last few months.

A. s robbing
B. as been robbing
C. re robbing
D. o improvement
Answer» C. re robbing
376.

We should take up the first item, let us begin this song.

A. his song begin us
B. s begin with this song
C. s beginning this song
D. o improvement
Answer» C. s beginning this song
377.

The quality of food served in this hotel is so poor that no respectable person would want to eat over here.

A. ill want to eat
B. ill want to have eaten
C. ill have wanted to eat
D. ill be wanting to eat
E. o correction required
Answer» E. o correction required
378.

It is easy for children than for adults to learn a new language.

A. s easy as children
B. asy for children as
C. ery easy to children as
D. asier for children than
E. o correction required
Answer» E. o correction required
379.

I told him clearly that he hadn't ought to do that to me.

A. ught not have done
B. ught not done
C. ught not has done
D. asn't ought to do
E. o correction required
Answer» B. ught not done
380.

Having finished the book, it was put away by him.

A. e put it away
B. t was being put away by him
C. t was putting away by him
D. o improvement
Answer» B. t was being put away by him
381.

He was urgently in need to get his eye operation.

A. f an eye operation
B. or operation on eye
C. or eye to be operated
D. o improvement
Answer» B. or operation on eye
382.

If you are absent for a week, you have to catch with the work when you return.

A. atch up with
B. atch on with
C. atch in with
D. o improvement
Answer» B. atch on with
383.

If I was you, I would not have joined the party.

A. s you
B. f I am you
C. ere I you
D. f I be you
E. o correction required
Answer» D. f I be you
384.

Mary met with an accident. She didn't just twist her leg, she has broken it.

A. ad broken it
B. reaks it
C. roke it too
D. o improvement
Answer» B. reaks it
385.

Do not take another step, else your life will face great peril.

A. ight be thrown into
B. ill be in
C. ould be placed in great
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
386.

As soon as our plan is approved, I shall favour its' adoption.

A. ur
B. t's
C. ts
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
387.

He spent much time and energy over it, and lost a large sum in the bargain.

A. nto the bargain
B. ith the bargain
C. ff the bargain
D. or the bargain
E. o correction required
Answer» F.
388.

Poor Tom laid in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.

A. ied
B. ain
C. ay
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
389.

He opened the letter without caring to read the address on the envelope.

A. hinking
B. othering
C. orrying
D. o improvement
Answer» C. orrying
390.

It was so hot during the school parade that several of the weaker pupils passed by.

A. ut
B. hrough
C. ver
D. o improvement
Answer» B. hrough
391.

The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger that measured eleven feet six and three-fourth inches.

A. ettered
B. mproved
C. roken
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
392.

I knew he could not be trusted; he let off the cat from the bag.

A. et the cat from the bag
B. et the cat out of the bag
C. et the cat jump out of the bag
D. o improvement
Answer» C. et the cat jump out of the bag
393.

He has formed a low opinion about him, so he thinks little of him.

A. hinks a little of him
B. hinks the little of him
C. ittle thinks about him
D. o improvement
Answer» B. hinks the little of him
394.

Do you know who she is going to marry?

A. ho she is married?
B. ho is she going to marry?
C. hom she is going to marry?
D. o improvement
Answer» C. hom she is going to marry?
395.

Even if I had stood on a chair, I would not have been able to reach the light bulb.

A. id not reach
B. ould not reach
C. ould not be reaching
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
396.

The people in villages are deprived of essential commodities for the past two weeks.

A. as been deprived
B. ave been deprived
C. re being deprived
D. o improvement
Answer» C. re being deprived
397.

As he was much hated by his contemporaries, posterity praises his statesmanship.

A. e was as much
B. o much he was
C. uch as he was
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
398.

We might not be able to change the situation quickly but we should continue our efforts in that direction.

A. ould not be
B. id not
C. ad not been
D. ould not be
E. o correction required
Answer» D. ould not be
399.

He could not cope up with the heavy rush.

A. ope up to
B. ope by
C. ope with
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
400.

The old man felled some trees with hardly no effort at all.

A. ard effort
B. hardly any effort
C. ardly any effort
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement