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Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.

1. He lived _____ the expectations.

a.) on
b.) as per
c.) up to
d.) above

2. ______ the northern frontier of India is the Himalayas.

a.) Aside
b.) Along
c.) Beside
d.) Above

3. The teacher is already in the class, _____?

a.) isn’t it?
b.) isn’t he?
c.) is it?
d.) is he?

4. The release of the movie was timed to ________ with the director’s seventieth birthday.

a.) fall with
b.) coincide
c.) harmonise
d.) patronise

5. A good looking woman does not necessarily have an attractive character, __________________________.

a.) Don’t go by the appearance.
b.) Beauty is only skin deep.
c.) All that glitters is not gold.
d.) Never judge by appearance.

6. The Delhi police has ordered the removal of all ______ from the car windows to combat the growing ________ of rapes inside such darkened cars.

a.) tints, incidences
b.) films, accidents
c.) films, incidents
d.) sheets, incidences

7. If the milkman delivers your milk packets ________ keep them with me till you come or ______ to your home.

a.) do I, send them
b.) should I, send them
c.) will I, send them
d.) could I, send them

8. Because we were not sure about his interest, we kept _________ other authors.

a.) asking
b.) approaching
c.) enquiring
d.) checking

9. In an emerging economy like India, the onus of wealth creation and its consequent usage lies ______ with the government, ________ private enterprises.

a.) not just, also
b.) not only, but also
c.) both, as well as
d.) neither, nor

10. He is much too __________ in his speeches; he would speak five lines to tell what can be said in a single line.

a.) verbose
b.) garrulous
c.) talkative
d.) magnanimous

ANSWER : verbose

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