English MCQs
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He ............ to see us if he had been able to .
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B: would have come
I wish I ............. him, but I don't .
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D: liked
I .................... quiet if I were you .
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C: should keep
I asked her if she ...................... before she started school.
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A: could read
PROCRASTINATE
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C: delay
EVANESCENT
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D: short-lived
Wars ............ by human greed.
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C: are caused
The boy was so dirty that he looked as if he ............ the mud.
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The dress is .............. as one I had before .
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A: much the same
PERFIDIOUS
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B: treacherous
The woman ............. was old and bent .
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C: I spoke to
You will have to choose ............. the two evils.
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A: the less of
He ........... before he was put in prison.
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B: had been tortured
They were singing ........... they could .
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D: as well as
I wish I .......... my homework last night .
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B: had done
After the assassination attempt, President Reagan's doctor suggested that he ............ a short rest at Camp David.
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C: take
Bake the cakes ........ they are firm to the touch .
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A: until
I will make your dreams ........ true .
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C: come
The synonym of 'trivial' is
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B: insignificant
As soon as the election commission 'promulgates' the list of candidates, a ballot is prepared.
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B: officially declares
Ancient civilizations such as the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamians .......... goods rather than use money .
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C: used to trade
If a ruby is heated it ......... temporarily lose its colour .
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B: will
As an atom absorbs energy , ................. increases, and the atom is said to be excited .
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A: its energy level
The work was done ............. time and within budget .
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A: in
Of the thousand of known volcanoes in the world, the overwhelming majority are 'dormant'.
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D: inactive
The younger you are, ............ it is to learn.
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B: the easier
The handwriting that you cannot read is ...............
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C: illegible
Modern printing equipment quickly turns out 'duplicate' copies of textual and pictorial matter .
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A: identical
The walls of our garden have been painted ............ white .
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She has just left ............... the airport to meet a friend who is coming from Japan .
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C: for
Which of the following is in plural form ?
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D: media
Choose the correct alternative from the followings-
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B: The day before yesterday he went by air to Europe
The resort is ____ a big influx of foreign tourists this year .
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Today many new ____________ of language teaching are being experimented with.
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C: techniques
Measles had __________ in the village .
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B: broken out
__________ he has created striking stage settings for the Martha Graham dance company, artist Isamu Noguchi is more famous for his sculpture .
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D: Although
The ............ of the world extend around the equator in tropical and semitropical regions .
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C: cotton - growing areas
_______ ended traffic on the Mississippi River , Mark Torain left his job as river pilot and moved west to Carson city.
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D: When the civil war
A 'thrifty' buyer purchases fruits and vegetables season.
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D: careful
The sun's intense rays 'distorted' the image on the horizon .
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C: altered
It was 'inevitable' that the smaller company should merge with the larger .
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Victoria Holt and William Shakespeare wire 'prolific' writers .
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A: productive
After the rope had broken, the mountain climber was left 'dangling ' freely .
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A: swinging
The fibrous membranes surrounding organs in the human body are tough _______ add strength to the parts of the body they cover.
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D: and
The recent medical breakthrough was the 'culmination' of many long years of experimentation .
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B: climax
The examination will begin 'precisely' at eight thirty.
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B: exactly
'Strive' for excellence.
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A: make efforts
Some metals are malleable, ______ others are so brittle that they break easily when bent quickly .
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A: but
It is time I had my ............ cut.
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B: hair
We should use ............. time we have at our disposal to settle the dispute.
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A: the little