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In this part incomplete sentences given followed by four choices. The candidate is required to encircle the
correct choice in the answer sheet:
(Faridi)
2. The fact is so _______ that no one over succeeded even in defining it.
a) Fragmentary b) Morbid A
c) Elusive d) Slanderous
3. A careful _______ of the house revealed no clues.
a) Autopsy b) Examination C
c) Dereliction d) Incineration
4. The criminal records of the witness caused the Jury to _______ his testimony.
a) Affirm b) Belie B
c) Discredit d) Acquit
5. The old man _______ in the Garden.
a) Trotted b) Strode C
c) Strolled d) Staggered
6. I was provoked _______ his remarks.
a) By b) On C
c) At d) With
7. The teacher suspected cheating as soon he noticed the student is _______ glances at his class mate‟s
paper.
A
a) Futile b) Furtive
c) Sporadic d) Cold
8. The central south pacific is a region more _______ than any desert area on land.
a) Robust b) Barren B
c) Plentiful d) Organized
9. I am intent _______.
a) On winning b) To win B
c) For winning d) Of winning
10. The Child _______ crying for three hours.
a) is b) has A
c) had d) Has been
11. He was _______ a member of Assembly.
a) Formally b) Next D
c) Lastly d) Old
12. The courts of this country are places where _______ may be rightened.
a) Lawyers b) Judges A
c) Wrongs d) Evidence
13. During the interrogation of all criminal important information was _______.
a) Illicit b) Elicited C
c) Eliminated d) Illegitimate
14. Many secretaries fail because they are not _______.
a) Voracious b) Vivacious B
c) Vindictive d) Versatile
15. As news of his indictment spread through village, the citizens began to _______ him and to avoid
meeting him.
D
a) Harass b) Ostracize
c) Minimize d) Desecrate
16. There are too many _______ and not enough serious workers.
a) Dilettantes b) Sycophants B
c) Novices d) Zealots

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17. The foundation of all civilizations and societies is the ability of humans to _______ with each other.
a) Unite b) Adorn A
c) Dispense d) Collaborate
18. The enemy paid a large amount as _______.
a) Punishment b) Salary D
c) Compensation d) Redress
19. A gentle _______ was blowing.
a) Wind b) Breeze C
c) Gust d) Air
20. They refuse to _______ defeat.
a) Grant b) Yield B
c) Own d) Acknowledge
21. The book is out of print and difficult to _______.
a) Achieve b) Procure D
c) Acquire d) Attain
22. My accountant suggested that I should organize my _______ more carefully.
a) Profits b) Receipts B
c) Annals d) Reminders
23. We cannot pardon such _______ act of violence.
a) An egregious b) An insipid B
c) A circumspect d) A munificent
24. Ali is entering into _______ with Akram, who manages a chartered accountant firm.
a) Association b) Confederation A
c) Agreement d) Partnership
25. The insurance company will pay her for the _______ to the bus.
a) Danger b) Damage D
c) Loss d) Wreck
26. The fraud _______ will come before the sessions court next month.
a) Situation b) Incident B
c) Trial d) Case
27. If you had _______ her on the matter, you would not have made this blunder.
a) Advised b) Consulted D
c) Discussed d) Referred
28. Drug addicts in Pakistan are _______ in special centers set up by the government.
a) Consolidated b) Consulted B
c) Inhabited d) Indoctrinated
29. The murder was _______ by a firing squad.
a) Hanged b) Executed D
c) Sentenced d) Exterminated
30. Her _______ marriage partner is one who is a big bureaucrat.
a) Best b) Ideal B
c) Exemplary d) Excellent
31. He is of the _______ that tests should be abolished.
a) Opinion b) Idea B
c) Thought d) Think
32. The government of Sindh should adopt drastic measures to reduce traffic _______ in Karachi.
a) Flow b) Expansion A
c) Congestion d) Confusion

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33. He was _______ of the result of the interview which he attended.
a) Uneasy b) Apprehensive C
c) Nervous d) Frightened
34. You must ask the private secretary to _______ receipt of the letter.
a) Explain b) Acknowledge B
c) Accept d) Endorse
35. It is easier to _______ than to accept criticism.
a) Praise b) Negotiate B
c) Explain d) Criticize
36. An error of _______ resulted in his bus colliding into another.
a) Judgment b) Assessment D
c) Estimation d) Calculation
37. Our business to Europe has not been _______.
a) Fruit b) Fruiting A
c) Fruition d) Fruitful
38. The condition of the patient has _______.
a) Devastated b) Deteriorated B
c) inclined d) Degenerates
39. His application has been _______ by the management.
a) Postponed b) Cancelled B
c) Rejected d) Discarded
40. There is no _______ for hard work in any field.
a) Substitute b) Reserve C
c) Alternative d) Answer
41. The feudal likes to _______ his wealth before others.
a) Flaunt b) Boast C
c) Describe d) Exhibit
42. You should _______ a qualified Urologist you have kidney pain.
a) Inform b) Consult D
c) Approach d) Communicate
43. In order to _______ votes, some politicians will pander to the greed of the people.
a) Win b) Tempt B
c) Lure d) Entice
44. I _______ the way he ill – treats his servants.
a) Abhor b) Disrespect A
c) Acclaim d) Renounce
45. He was _______ by his office colleagues for betraying one of them.
a) Ostracized b) Isolated A
c) Defeated d) Boycotted
46. Every one is _______ before the law.
a) Impartial b) Equal A
c) Equivalent d) Similar
47. You must read through your work carefully before _______ it up.
a) Giving b) Handing B
c) Submitting d) Conveying
48. Current periodicals are always _______ in the book shop.
a) Valid b) Available C
c) Discovered d) Subscribed

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49. She had difficulty in _______ her gratitude before large audience.
a) Stating b) Expressing B
c) Announcing d) Thanking
50. The verdict was announced by the civil judge after a short _______.
a) Interval b) Interruption B
c) Recess d) Respite
51. To _______ his income, he gives tuition to Kids.
a) Supplement b) Reinforce A
c) Enhance d) Intensify
52. The product of a _______ religious home, be often found _______ in prayer.
a) Pious ; answer b) Devoutly ; solace A
c) Zealously ; distribution d) Vigorously ; comfort
53. He boasts that he is man without prejudices. this _______ itself is very great _______.
a) Pretension ; Prejudice b) Concept ; feat B
c) Fact ; Concession d) Statement ; achievement
54. Although its publicity has been _______, the film is itself intelligent, well – acted, handsomely,
produced, and altogether _______.
A
a) Perfect ; spectacular b) Risque ; crud
c) Test less ; respectable d) Extensive ; moderate
55. It makes no difference what we _______; her opinion is _______.
a) Understand ; reflective b) Opine ; shifting C
c) Modify ; subversive d) Assert ; unwavering
56. _______ keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind filling it with a steady and perpetually _______.
a) Hope ; Gloom b) Cheerfulness ; Serenity D
c) Joy ; shadow d) Despair ; hope
57. _______ minds generally _______ everything that passes their understanding.
a) Medicare ; condemn b) Simple ; admire B
c) Great ; disregard d) Educated ; read
58. Befriend and good men if you esteem your reputation; it is better to be _______ than in _______
company.
C
a) Admired ; disreputable b) Ignore ; desirable
c) Alone ; bad d) Snubbed ; worthless
59. _______ mob to form, full for angry men _______ in coherent threats.
a) An excited ; whispering b) A lynch ; muttering C
c) A huge ; waving d) A listless ; shouting
60. Although, I have always been confused by or _______ system, I _______ travelling on the subways.
a) Mercantile ; remember b) Monetary ; deplore B
c) Social ; Ponder d) Transit ; Relish
61. In his address, the superintendent exhorted the teachers to discover and _______ each student‟s
_______ talents.
D
a) Develop ; intrinsic b) Justify ; gratuitous
c) Belittle ; dormant d) Redirect ; specious
62. The sun which gilds nature and _______ whole creation, does not shine _______ ambition.
a) Enjoys ; excessive b) Exhilarates ; disappointed A
c) Fulfils ; foolish d) Enhances ; meager
63. Ideas boom louder than cannons, _______ are mightier than armies and _______ have always been
victorious.
C
a) Leaders ; teachers b) Fears ; diseases
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64 The members of Pakistani Parliament vowed to _______ all traces of _______ between criminals
and politicians.
C
a) Impose ; ties b) Instigate ; contact
c) Abhor ; animosity d) Eradicate ; collusion
65. You should _______ this paragraph in order to make your essay more _______.
a) Delete ; succinct b) Enlarge ; redundant D
c) Remove ; discursive d) Revise ; abstruse
66. Only the imperfect complain of what is imperfect. The more _______ we are the more _______
become towards the defects of others.
A
a) Passive ; annoyed b) Gentle ; accepting
c) Perfect ; gentle d) Violent ; imperfect
67. The first remedy for a _______ nation is inflation; the second is _______ both bring temporary relief
and permanent ruin.
C
a) Wealthy ; taxes b) Mismanaged ; war
c) Modern ; research d) Communist ; peace
68. Those who admire the beauties of this great poet sometimes _______ of their own judgment into
false _______.
B
a) Base ; belief b) Force ; approbation
c) Did ; pitch d) Throw ; action
69. His submissiveness of manner and general air of self-effacement made it _______ he would be
_______ to take command of this firm.
B
a) Unlikely ; selected b) Clear ; designated
c) Puzzling ; disinclined d) Probable ; demoted
70. Upon realizing that his position was _______, the general _______ his men to retreat to a
neighboring hill.
A
a) Valuable ; admonished b) Untenable ; ordered
c) Exposed ; forbade d) Overrated ; urged
71. A _______ glance pays _______ attention to details.
a) Keen ; scanty b) Cryptic ; close B
c) Cursory ; little d) Fleeting ; vigilant
72. He as a political commentator is patently never _______; he writes _______ editorial about every
action the government takes.
C
a) Content ; deferential b) Amazed ; bemused
c) Overawed ; flattering d) Satisfied ; peevish
73. Surprisingly enough, it is more difficult to write about the _______ than about the _______ and
strange.
D
a) Specific ; foreign b) Simple ; routine
c) Common place ; exotic d) Abstract ; prosaic
74. One of the artificial _______ of the novelist is the trick of going _______ the surface of action to
obtain a reliable view.
C
a) Method ; over b) Devices ; beneath
c) Trick ; for d) Approach ; on
75. His _______ manner served to hide the fact that he secretly indulged in the very vices he publicly
_______.
B
a) Sanctimonious ; condemned b) Dogmatic ; espoused
c) Sedulous ; dispelled d) Candid ; prescribed
76. Because she thought her hateful cousin‟s behaviour was _______ it _______ her to hear the adults
praise him.
A
a) Insipid ; demeaned b) Obnoxious ; galled
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77. Even as they _______ their pledges of support, the secretly planned a betrayal; their actions _______
their word.
B
a) Demonstrated ; echoed b) Confirmed ; reinforced
c) Reiterated ; belied d) Submitted ; emphasized
78. Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the philanthropist deserve _______ for his
_______.
C
a) Recognition ; folly b) Reward ; modesty
c) Blame ; hypocrisy d) Credit ; altruism
79. Azra felt that Khalil‟s _______ in the face of the compelling evidence which she had presented was
an example of his _______ mind.
D
a) Incredulity ; closed b) Reluctance ; impartial
c) Acquiescence ; keen d) Truculence ; Unbiased
80. Why is it that even the most _______ of students occasionally _______ a seemingly simple question,
and finds herself unable to determine the correct answer.
A
a) Erudite ; overlooks b) Intrusive ; resolve
c) Conscientious ; balks at d) Dogged ; proposes
81. Surrounded by a host of besiegers and unable to their _______ supplies, the defenders of the castle
feared their food would soon be _______.
C
a) Replenish ; exhausted b) Consume ; hoarded
c) Replace ; obtainable d) Deplete ; rationed
82. The police feel that the _______ shown by the judges to first offenders unfortunately _______ many
youngsters to embark on a life of crime.
A
a) Intolerance ; induces b) Indifference ; directs
c) Clemency ; encourages d) Understanding ; condemns
(Two One Act Play) (Self Written)
In this part incomplete sentences are given followed by four choices. Candidates are required to
encircle the ONE which is correct in the answer sheet, with reference to their text books.
83. Albert is a _______.
a) A young French noble man b) An old Scottish noble man A
c) A middle aged French noble man d) An Italian young man
84. Countess of Morcerf was formerly called _______.
a) Daughter of Morcerf b) Mercedes B
c) Madam De Mauben d) Mrs. Bertucceio
85. The count of Monte Cristo was formerly called ________.
a) Fernand Mondego b) Father of Albert C
c) Edmond Dantes d) Morrel
86. The count of Morcerf was formerly called _______.
a) Edmond Dauntes b) Fernand Mondego B
c) Friend of Albert d) Burtuccio
87. Beauchamp was _______.
a) Son of Albert b) Son of Monte Cristo C
c) Editor of newspaper d) Son of Morrel
88. Morrel was _______.
a) Son of countess b) Friend of Albert C
c) Friend of Monte Cristo d) Son of Monte Cristo
89. Bertuccio was _______.
a) Steward of Monte Cristo b) Son Monte Cristo A
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90. Countess thoughtfully reminded Albert the Arab custom of _______.
a) Always eating food in the house of a deadly enemy
b) Never eating food in the house of a deadly enemy B
c) Sometimes eating food in the house of a deadly enemy
d) Only drinking water in the house of a deadly enemy
91. _______ replies Count that all Paris has heard of your disgrace, Sir.
a) Albert b) Countess of Morcerf A
c) Count of Monte Cristo d) Morrel
92. _______ was condemned as criminal by Deputies.
a) Albert b) Count of Morcerf B
c) Count of Monte Cristo d) Bertuccio
93. _______ gave Albert the report of proceedings of enquiry which was conducted against his father.
a) Morrel b) Beauchamp B
c) Bertuccio d) Countess of Morcerf
94. Count of Morcerf was the captain in Frech army in the year _______.
a) 1823 b) 1824 A
c) 1825 d) 1826
95. The enquiry of Count of Morcerf was conducted by the _______ himself.
a) The Deputy b) The President B
c) The Government d) The Jury
96. On the day of enquiry Count of Morcerf arrived in the chamber exactly at _______ O‟clock.
a) Eight b) Nine A
c) Ten d) Eleven
97. _______ implored Count of Monte Cristo to spare the life of Albert.
a) Count of Morcerf b) Countess of Morcerf B
c) Beauchamp d) Morrel
98. _______ was out of Paris when the case of Count of Morcerf came up for hearing.
a) Edmond Dantes b) Fernand Mondego A
c) Countess d) Bertuccio
99. While the mother and son were engaged in their talk, the _______ arrived.
a) Count of Morcerf b) Count of Monte Cristo A
c) The Deputy d) Beauchamp
100. The first scene of “The Count‟s Revenge” opens in a well furnished _______ in the house of the
Count of Morcerf in Paris.
A
a) Apartment b) Compartment
c) Department d) Flat
101. In “The Count‟s Revenge” in first scene when the curtain rises, _______ is seen.
a) Count of Morcerf b) Countess of Morcerf B
c) Count of Monte Cristo d) Morrel
102. Albert wanted to punish Count of Monte Cristo because he had _______ his father.
a) Disgraced b) Wronged A
c) Disturbed d) Honoured
103. Albert wanted to fight a _______ against Monte Cristo.
a) Dual b) Duel B
c) Summon d) Call
104. _______ seems very happy to mark the courage of his son.
a) Countess of Morcerf b) Count of Morcerf B
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105. _______ appears as a witness alongwith proofs of bribe in the court.
a) An old man b) A young boy C
c) A lady d) A blind lady
106. _______ comes and tells Albert that Monte Cristo is the man who has brought dishonour to their
family.
B
a) Morrel b) Beauchamp
c) Two Valetes d) Count of Morcerf
107. Scene II of “The Count‟s Revenge” opens to the house of Count of Monte Cristo, where his friend
_______ is standing near him.
A
a) Beauchamp b) Morrel
c) Valete d) Albert
108. _______ comes and tells the Count of Monte Cristo that he is recognized.
a) Albert b) Morrel C
c) Countess of Morcerf d) Beauchamp
109. Monte Cristo told Countess that he remained in dungeon for _______ years.
a) Fourteen b) Fifteen A
c) Sixteen d) Seventeen
110. In scene III Countess is walking _______ and is anxious to know the result of the duel.
a) Calmly b) Gently C
c) Restlessly d) Gracefully
111. Albert tells _______ that his mother approached Monte Cristo to spare his life.
a) Beauchamp b) Morrel C
c) Count of Morcerf d) Valete
112. Learning that Albert had begged pardon from Monte Cristo his father is _______.
a) Happy b) Sad C
c) Annoyed d) Glad
113. Learning that Monte Cristo is his old enemy, Morcerf takes out _______ and tries to shoot him.
a) Gun b) Pistol C
c) Revolver d) Mouzer
114. Morcerf asks _______ in what way is Monte Cristo honourable.
a) Countess of Morcerf b) Albert A
c) Beauchamp d) Morrel
115. Countess (_______) My son, Monsieur Beauchamp? Is he alive? Is all well with him?
a) Hurrying backward b) Hurrying forward B
c) Hurrying downward d) Hurrying upward
116. Countess (_______) Pray. God the poor boy is safe!
a) Knelling b) Bowing C
c) Rising d) Shortening
117. Countess _______ ! You are alive and well! Thank God!
a) Albert! b) Hurrah! A
c) Bravo! d) Huzza!
118. Morcerf (_______). Is this true?
a) To Countess b) To his wife B
c) To his spouse d) To his son
119. Morcerf exclaimed and asked Albert whether he _______ Monte Cristo.
a) Killed b) Wondered D
c) Requested d) Apologized
120. Countess heard of Albert‟s apology and showed surprise and _______.
a) Exclamation b) Delight B
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121. Albert tells _______ that Count of Monte Cristo is still living. He has accompanied me to this house.
a) Morcerf b) Countess of Morcerf D
c) Beauchamp d) Morrel
122. Beauchamp (breathing _______). Pardon me, my dear Countess and you, Sir and you too, Albert.
a) Calmly b) Violently A
c) Quietly d) Sorrowfully
123. Albert asks Beauchamp (_______). Quick, Sir – what have you discovered?
a) Rudely b) Impatiently B
c) Patiently d) Calmly
124. Morcerf exclaims and says, Ah, my _______ who caused it? Speak, Sir.
a) Honour b) Respect C
c) Disgrace d) Dignity
125. Monte Cristo replied Morcerf that it was _______ who apologized to him.
a) Albert b) Countess B
c) Morrel d) Valet
126. Morcerf tells Monte Cristo, certainly Sir. It was to _______ that I come here.
a) Fight b) Combat A
c) Duel d) Settle
127. When Morcers asks Monte Cristo if he was ready for fighting the Count of Monte Cristo replies
_______.
A
a) Yes b) No
c) Rather d) Why not
128. Prof. Corrie bending over the retort and ending the experiment exclaims Ah, at last, _______! By
heaven, I‟ve done it at last.
C
a) In the first instance b) In the end
c) At last d) Concludingly
129. Pro. Corrie said to _______ that he was a proud man.
a) Mrs. Meldon b) Hunnah A
c) Morrel d) Hanna
130. _______ said that he has always believed in keeping secrets to himself.
a) Meldon b) Monte Cristo C
c) Prof. Corrie d) Hanna
131. Hanna said yes, Ma‟am _______, the gardener, brought up the wreath you ordered for the war
memorial Ma‟am.
B
a) Eddie b) Gage
c) Henry d) Beauchamp
132. _______ asked, will you have some more tea, Henry?
a) Hanna b) Mrs. Meldon B
c) Gage d) Valet
133. Prof. Corrie vaguely replied to Mrs. Meldon _______ then definitely yes. Half a cup.
a) Oh no b) Oh yes C
c) Oh-h-h d) Of course
134. You‟re not a very good substitute for a son, Henry! Said _______.
a) Hannah b) Mrs. Meldon B
c) Gage d) Morrel
135. Corrie said to _______ oh, come, come, charlotte! No, no, not alone!
a) Hannah b) Mrs. Meldon B
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136. Mrs. Meldon asked Corrie, Have you invented a means of _______ the duration of wars.
a) Shunning b) Shutting C
c) Restricting d) Lengthening
137. Hearing about the terrible bomb invented by Prof. Corrie, Mrs. Meldon exclaims, More _______! Is
that possible!
B
a) Devastating b) Horrible
c) Terrible d) Ruining
138. Mrs. Meldon was advised by Prof. Corrie not to _______ too much on her sorrow.
a) Keep b) Dwell B
c) Keep on d) Go on
(Prisoner of Zenda) (Self)
139. On leaving Paris Rudolf Rassendyll started his journey by train to Ruritania but he told his friends
that he was going to _______.
A
a) Dresdon b) Strelsau
c) Europe d) Zenda
140. Rudolf Rassendyll came to know that Bertrand had fallen in love with _______.
a) Antonitte de Mauban b) Princess Flavia A
c) Princess of Ruritania d) Sister-in-law
141. _______ travelled with Rudolf by the same train.
a) Princess Flavia b) Madam Mauban B
c) Sister-in-law d) Mrs. Black Michael
142. Rudolf read about the forthcoming _______ of the Ruritania King.
a) Death b) Arrest C
c) Coronation d) Journey
143. Rudolf was also introduced to three daughters of land lady and _______ the lover of her youngest
daughter.
A
a) Johann b) Bertrand
c) Feathery d) Rupert
144. Rudolf set out to climb the hill which led to the _______.
a) Fortress of Yanina b) Castle of Zenda A
c) Railway station d) Strelsau
145. Rudolf Elphberg was pleased to call Rudolf Rassendyll his cousin and invited him to stay there at
_______.
B
a) Zenda b) Chatean
c) Strelsan d) Castle
146. Sapt and _______ were astonished at the resemblance which Rudolf Rassendyll bore to the King of
Ruritania.
B
a) Michael b) Fritz
c) Rupert d) Countess Amelia
147. The forest around the castle of Zenda was _______.
a) Thick & thin b) Thick and dense B
c) Thick and long d) Thick and broad
148. As soon as Rudolf Rassendyll opened his eyes, he found two men staring at him one was old
_______ and the other was young _______.
B
a) Rupert b) Firtz
c) Sapt d) Josef
149. _______ was one of the King‟s weaknesses.
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150. It was _______ who made the King so drunk that he was not able to participate in his own
coronation.
C
a) Colonel Sapt b) Rupert of Henza
c) Black Michael d) Josef
151. After plentiful dinner served to both Rasendylls the rivalry between _______ and Rudolf Elphberf
was further embittered.
C
a) Josef b) Sapt
c) Michael d) Rupert
152. Next morning Rudolf was rudely awakened when a bucket of ________ was poured over his face
and head.
B
a) Hot milk b) Cold water
c) Fragrant flowers d) Hot water
153. The Commander-in-chief a tall old man ________ was leading coronation procession.
a) Colonel Sapt b) Princess Flavia C
c) Marshall Strakenez d) Firtz
154. All present took Rudolf as their King and none showed sign of _______.
a) Certainty b) Doubt B
c) Conformity d) Exclamation
155. At event of coronation, Rudolf was asked to _______ his beard because the King did not wear a
beard.
B
a) Wash off b) Shave off
c) Clean d) Take care off
156. When Sapt and Rudolf left the Palace by a secret door, Rudolf was disguised as Sapt‟s _______.
a) Son b) Officer D
c) Brother d) Orderly
157. In his way to Zenda with Rudolf, Sapt heard the sound of ________.
a) Music b) Roar D
c) Running water d) Running horses
158. _______ was much worried about the King.
a) Fritz b) Sapt A
c) Marshall d) Josef
159. Out of six Michael‟s servants three were in strelsau and three were in _______.
a) Palace b) Den D
c) Cave d) Zenda
160. Rudolf resolved to win the favour of the common people and kept them away from _______.
a) Marshall b) Flavia C
c) Michael d) Sapt
161. Fritz was in love with Countess _______.
a) Flavia b) Helga B
c) Morcerf d) Mrs. Sapt
162. Although Rudolf resembled the real King in form and features, there was every likelihood of his
being _______.
C
a) Confirmation b) King
c) Exposed d) Disguised
163. _______ promised that he would loyally carry out the orders and would not mind even if he had to
lay down his life.
B
a) Michael b) Marshall strakenez
c) Colonel Sapt d) Bersonim
164. Flavia told _______ that if he lost his life the world would become dark for her.
a) Sapt b) Josef D
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165. Rudolf felt _______ over his lot because his attemps to free the King would separate him from
Flavia.
C
a) Sorry b) Happy
c) Sad d) Excited
166. At a distance of _______ miles from Zenda and in the direction opposite to the situation of Zenda
there was a thick forest.
C
a) Three b) Four
c) Five d) Six
167. The large party of servants knew about the evil designs of _______.
a) Michael b) Marshall A
c) Colonel d) Max
168. The aim and purpose of _______ for the time being was to get the King out of the castle alive and
unharmed.
C
a) Michael b) Princess Flavia
c) Rudolf Rassendyll d) De Gantet
170. Rassendyll greatly hated the _______ trusted followers of Michael when he had met one by one.
a) Three b) Four D
c) Five d) Six
171. Outwardly Rupert was gentle but in reality his every remark was full of _______.
a) Envy b) Above board C
c) Veiled threats d) Sympathies
172. Some details about the castle of Zenda had been supplied to him by _______ with the help those he
was able to go near the castle and find out things for himself.
B
a) Rupert b) Johann
c) Marshall d) Krafstein
173. In encounter with Rupert _______ of the six trusted followers of the Duke were killed in this fight.
a) Two b) Three A
c) Four d) Five
174. _______ was one of the six trusted followers of Michael.
a) Bersonin b) Lanengram B
c) Johann d) De Gantet
175. The perfect of Police had received information from _______ that the missing young man who had
the ticket of Dresdan might have come to Ruritania.
C
a) Bersonin b) Krafstein
c) Mr. Feathery d) Fritz
176. Madam Mauban was the lady and loves _______.
a) Bersonin b) The Duke B
c) Sapt d) Fritz
177. The people of _______ were keen that news about Rassendyll‟s betrothal with Flavia be made public
and a date fixed for their marriage.
D
a) England b) Zenda
c) Strelsan d) Ruritania
178. The people of Ruritania came to know that difference had cropped up between _______ and the
Duke.
D
a) Sapt b) Johann
c) Rupert d) Marshall
179. Antoinette de Mauban is a political _______.
a) Figure b) Counselor C
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180. Madan Mauban has courage, determination and will power but works for _______ motives.
a) Exterior b) Interior C
c) Ulterior d) Inferior
181. Countess Helga is the maid of _______.
a) Rupert b) Marshall C
c) Countess Flavia d) Fritz
182. Later on in the story Countess Helga is married to _______.
a) Rupert of Henza b) Rudolf Rassendyll C
c) Fritz von Tarlenhein d) Marshall
183. Countess Helga is a young, rich woman of _______ birth.
a) Simple b) Poor C
c) Aristocratic d) Beaurocratic
184. Black Michael had kidnapped and imprisoned the King in order to.
a) Marry Flavia b) Marry Helga D
c) Become Commander-in-chief d) Usurp the Kingship
185. The most interesting incident of the novel is _______.
a) The duel between Rassendyll and Sapt b) Marriage of Helga and Fritz D
c) Attack on Zenda d) Bid to rescue the King
186. The name of the wife of Duke of Burlesdan is _______.
a) Flavia b) Mauban C
c) Rose d) Helga
187. Sapt and Fritz are two zealous upholders of _______ succession to the throne of Ruritania.
a) Marshall‟s b) Michael‟s D
c) Rudolf Rassendyll‟s d) Rudolf Elphberg‟s
188. After taking _______ in confidence, Rassendyll gave him in the duty of keeping strict watch over
the events and if seems imperative he was to take the army and march upon the Zenda.
C
a) Johann b) Sapt
c) Strenchenez d) Perfect Police
(Self Written)
189. The rumour about breaking of the dam happened in _______ in U. S. City, Columbus, situated near
the Ohio River.
A
a) 1913 b) 1914
c) 1915 d) 1916
190. After hearing the rumour about breaking of the dam some people had covered a distance of _______
miles while others went for only four miles.
A
a) Twelve b) Thirteen
c) Fourteen d) Fifteen
191. The false news about breaking of the dam spread everywhere in _______.
a) One hour b) Two hours D
c) Three hours d) No time
192. Panicky situation after false alarm of the breaking of the dam was finally restored by _______.
a) Government b) Police man D
c) Common man d) Militia men
193. The aunt of James Thurber was in a _______ when the panicky situation arouse during the alarming
sound about breaking of the dam.
B
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194. The aunt of Thurber also told him how even cultured persons like _______ also became panicky on
the day the dam broke.
A
a) Dr. Mallory b) Dr. Seena
c) Dr. Woodrow Wilson d) Dr. Aunistein
195. On a stormy night the Porter brought a lady named _______ in to the waiting room, who was there
to change for her house town to Stanthrope.
B
a) Mrs. Meldon b) Mrs. Oakentubb
c) Mercedes d) Mrs. Fritz
196. Mrs. Oakentubb wanted to wait at the railway station for _______ minutes, because she was there to
catch a train for her house town.
A
a) Twenty b) Twenty one
c) Twenty two d) Twenty three
197. The male waiter told Mrs. Oakentubb that his wife and daughter had been killed in a car accident,
driven by _______.
C
a) Mrs. Tarlenahein b) Mrs. Marshall
c) Mrs. Judy Oakentubb d) Mrs. Bersonin
198. The law had held Mrs. Oakentubb guilty of man slaughter as she made her car over run a woman and
a child and sentenced her to _______ months imprisonment.
D
a) 15 b) 16
c) 17 d) 18
199. The male passenger sitting with Mrs. Oakentubb in the waiting room was the head of _______
family.
B
a) Killing b) Killed
c) To be killed d) Live
200. After hearing the _______ Mrs. Oakentubb, the male passenger conversing with her in the waiting
room pocketed the pistol and went out.
A
a) Remorseful words b) Unparliamentary words
c) Remorseless words d) Graceful words
201. The male passenger sitting with Mrs. Oakentubb in the waiting happened to look at her from outside
and confirming that her talk of repentance was false. _______ his pistol at her and shot her dead.
B
a) Directed b) Aimed
c) Held d) Touched
202. The main reason given by Liaqat Ali Khan for the Muslim‟s desire not to continue living in a united
India is that Muslims do not want to live as _______.
A
a) Perpetual political minority b) Perpetual economic minority
c) Perpetual social minority d) Perpetual technical minority
203. Liaqat Ali pointed out that Hindus believe in many gods where as Muslims are _______.
a) Polytheists b) Monotheists B
c) Egotist d) Biologists
204. Liaquat Ali Khan pointed out that Hindus believe in caste system where as Muslims believe in
_______.
C
a) Justice b) Fraternity
c) Equality of all men d) Equality of few men
205. Liaqat Ali Khan says that the real freedom for the common people means freedom from want,
disease and _______.
D
a) Drought b) Work
c) Leisure d) Ignorance
206. “Pakistan and the Modern World” is an extract from Liaquat Ali Khan‟s speech made by him in
University of _______.
C
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207. Mr. Barthwick and his son rightly afraid that short possible reply should be given in the court about
the purse and the money it would _______.
C
a) Do the needful b) Do nothing
c) Let the cat out of the bag d) Strike the iron when it is hot
208. Mr. Jones is a poor labourer but he gets more irritated when he notices that _______ treatment was
being shown to Jack, who had committed a similar crime.
D
a) Cool b) Hard
c) Equal d) Preferential
209. The Silver Box is a criticism of _______ in which a distinction was made between rich and the poor.
a) Japan economic system b) American Political system C
c) English legal system d) Russian social system
210. According to Reading Text “The World As I See It”, our stay in this world is _______.
a) Temporary b) Permanent A
c) Developing d) Ruin
211. Einstein thinks that political and commercial interests have _______ some nations.
a) Developed b) Ruined D
c) Annihilated d) Corrupted
212. Einstein believes in the _______ ways of God.
a) Open b) Exempted C
c) Mysterious d) Convincing
213. Einstein thinks that the passion to know God leads one to the _______ attitude.
a) Social b) Moral C
c) Religious d) Economical
214. According to Huxley‟s “An Essay on Bird Mind” birds have no _______ but feelings.
a) Listen skill b) Speaking skill D
c) Comprehending skill d) Intelligence
215. According to Huxley‟s “Essay on Bird Mind”, birds are more _______ than four-footed beasts.
a) Clever b) Cunning C
c) Emotional d) Exclamatory
216. According to Huxley the power of birds to modify their behaviour is _______.
a) Limited b) Unlimited A
c) Average d) Below average
217. Mr. Chance has recorded his experiments with the help of the _______.
a) Microscope b) O. H. P C
c) Cinematograph d) Lactometer
218. _______ has recorded some experiments how that birds power of adjustment is limited.
a) Newton b) Ibn-e-Sina C
c) Mr. Eliot Howard d) Mr. Huxley
219. The example of egrets and little _______ show that the birds are very emotional.
a) Hans b) Cuckoo C
c) Herons d) Deers
220. The parent pipit shows consideration towards the ejected birds because _______.
a) it keeps silence and shuts its mouth b) It keeps running and shuts its mouth C
c) It cries and opens its mouth d) It whispers and opens its mouth
221. Huxley was born in _______.
a) 1881 b) 1882 A
c) 1883 d) 1884
222. Jullian Huxley was educated at Oxford and _______.
a) Cambridge b) Leeds C
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223. _______ was used by Prof. Witney as a stepping stone for further journey to the Mars and the
Venus.
C
a) Sun b) Galaxy
c) Moon d) Neptune
224. Prof. Witney dreams of _______ having broken out in the world.
a) Plague b) Sincerity D
c) Adversity d) War
225. Katherine survived attack by taking refuge upon a platform on the top of a building called _______.
a) Trafalgar Square b) Steeple C
c) Crow‟s Nest d) Parrot‟s Cottage
226. Prof. Witney Christened the second spaceship _______ because he intended to escape from this
earth, which according to him wsa going to plunge into war.
a) Landing ship b) Crow‟s ship
c) Noah‟s Ark d) Boat
227. Prof. Witney considers Scientific and nuclear progress logical and rational but was afraid of its
misuse which might bring about a _______.
C
a) War b) Electronic war
c) Nuclear war d) Political war
228. A tidal wave traveled over the Sun forming a _______ of great height.
a) Rock b) Hill C
c) Mountain d) Valley
229. The mountain was torn to pieces and became _______ and Earth is one of them.
a) Stars b) Planets B
c) Suns d) Moons
230. When we discover the nature and purpose of Universe, we are really _______.
a) Glad b) Happy D
c) Exclaimed d) Terrified
231. Life outside these temperate zones will be _______.
a) Warm b) Cool D
c) Heated d) Frozen
232. One School of thought holds that as the Earth cooled down, life was _______.
a) Transitory b) Not necessary C
c) Inevitable d) Integral
233. One School of thought holds that one accident brought the _______ into existence and the other
brought life into existence.
D
a) Sun b) Moon
c) Stars d) Earth
234. Newton‟s law of gravitation and Darwin‟s theory of the origin of species have shown that man is not
an _______ creature.
A
a) Insignificant b) Significant
c) Unknown d) Unparallel
235. Man‟s knowledge of the Universe is incomplete and a good deal of this knowledge is based upon
_______.
D
a) Facts b) Concepts
c) Theories d) Conjectures
236. _______ is the first of a list of flowers which have long been grown in English cottage-gardens.
a) Lilly b) Daffodils C
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237. _______ is a pretty flower with a bunch of pale yellow blossoms which grows wild an in gardens
very early in the English spring.
B
a) Sunflower b) Primrose
c) Black rose d) Lilly
238. “Real friends should have everything in common”, were the words _______ used to say.
a) Hans b) Miller B
c) Water-rat d) None
239. “There is no good in my going to see little Hans as long as the snow lasts”, the _______ used to say
to his wife.
A
a) Miller b) Clergyman
c) Hans d) None
240. “Flour is one thing and friendship is another, and they should not be confused”, These words are
spoken by _______.
A
a) Miller b) Miller‟s wife
c) Linnet d) None
241. “But now the spring has come, and I am quite happy and all my flowers are doing well.” These
words are spoken by _______.
B
a) Miller‟s wife b) Hans
c) Clergyman d) None
(Zia Dogar)
243. We lost confidence in Salim because he never _______ the grandiose promises he had made.
a) Tired of b) Delivered on B
c) Retreated from d) Forgot about
244. The driver suddenly applied the brakes when he saw a _______ truck ahead of him.
a) Stationary b) Moving A
c) Static d) Immobile
245. Knowledge is like a deep well fed by _______ springs, and your mind in the little bucket that you
drop in it.
B
a) External b) Perennial
c) Immortal d) Inexhaustible
246. Salma is much too _____ to have anything to do with that obnoxious affair.
a) Nobel b) Proud A
c) Happy d) Difficult
247. There is no incentive for America to sign the treaty since there is every reason to _______ no other
nation intends to honour its provisions.
C
a) Regret b) Inform
c) Believe d) Occupy
248. A legislation was passed to punish brokers who _______ their clients funds.
a) Defalcate b) Devastate D
c) Devour d) Embezzle
249. Normally an individual thunderstorm _______ about 45 minutes.
a) Lasts b) Ends B
c) Remains d) Continues
250. The task seemed impossible but somehow Jalil _______ very skillfully in the end.
a) Pulled it up b) Pulled it off B
c) Pulled it away d) Pulled it out
251. The unruly behaviour of the children _______ their parents.
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252. We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most _______ of public speakers could, in
a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering.
A
a) Pedestrian b) Accomplished
c) Masterful d) Auspicious
253. The chairperson is a scintillating speaker whose lectures completely _______ students.
a) Entertain b) Absorb C
c) Enthrall d) Alienate
254. Ali _______ force himself to work on till late in the night.
a) Would b) Would be C
c) Could d) Used to
255. The officers threatened to take reprisals if the lives of their men were _______ by the conquered
natives.
B
a) Destroyed b) Endangered
c) Enhanced d) Irritated
256. His moral decadence was marked by his _______ from the ways of integrity and honesty.
a) Obsession b) Declivity C
c) Departure d) Opprobrium
257. Her reaction was not the only _______ one.
a) Workable b) Possible B
c) Likely d) Good
258. After a period of protracted disuse, a muscle will atrophy, _______ both its strength and the ability
to perform its function.
D
a) Insuring b) Regaining
c) Sustaining d) Losing
259. True health and true success go together for they are inseparably _______ in the thought realm.
a) Inter-wined b) Tied up A
c) Bound up d) Inter-related
260. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience you cannot do so by being
understated, tentative, for _______.
C
a) Passionate b) Authoritative
c) Restrained d) Argumentative
261. Although I had pledged not to tell anyone of the previous evening‟s trauma, the compulsive urge to
unburden myself became _______.
D
a) Preposterous b) Overwhelming
c) Impassive d) Irresistible
262. The _______ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.
a) Specious b) Intemperate A
c) Spurious d) Convincing
263. Some officers have _______ their previous statements denying any involvement on their part with
the contra aid network.
A
a) Recanted b) Protracted
c) Justified d) Repeated
264. As the market becomes _______ competitive, some companies will make larger profits.
a) Well b) More B
c) Less d) Fully
265. Although the conditions in which Riaz chooses to live suggest that he is miserly, his contributions to
worthwhile charities show that he is _______.
C
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266 He suggests that the meeting _______ postponed.
a) Be b) Is A
c) Must d) Would be
267. Modern architecture has discarded the _______ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of
line.
C
a) Flamboyant b) Flabbergasting
c) Gaudy d) Gaunt
268. Can he see his wife again? No, he _______.
a) Could b) Can D
c) Will not d) Cannot
269. A man is one of those blessed artists who combine profundity and _______.
a) Fun b) Education A
c) Depth d) Wisdom
270. The accused was released on _______ pending hearing of his case.
a) Bond b) Bale C
c) Bail d) Deposit
271. Sadiq‟s _______ in his family‟s position is great but he does not boast about it.
a) Status b) Proud A
c) Pride d) Presumption
272. There are many dialects of English with radically different pronunciations of the same word, but the
spelling of these words is _______.
D
a) Shortened b) Inconstant
c) Contemplated d) Uniform
273. New concerns about growing religious tension in Kashmir were _______ this week between Hindus
and Muslims.
B
a) Dispersed b) Fueled
c) Invalidated d) Restrained
274. Wasim was so good at Mathematics that his friends considered him to be a _______.
a) Prodigy b) Prodigal A
c) Primeval d) Profligate
275. The majority report issued by the committee was completely _______, extolling in great detail the
plan‟s strengths but failing to mention at all its shortcomings.
C
a) Skewed b) Unbiased
c) One-sided d) Comprehensive
276. I decided to sell a piece of land when I was offered a more _______ price.
a) True b) Realistic B
c) Exact d) Correct
277. The enemy paid a large sum as _______.
a) Punishment b) Reward D
c) Restitution d) Compensation
278. Despite the mixture‟s _______ nature, we found that by lowering its temperature in the laboratory
we could reduce its tendency to vaporize.
C
a) Homogeneous b) Resilient
c) Volatile d) Acerbic
279. Many boys were _______ at street corners for the coffee bar to open.
a) Hanging upon b) Hanging about B
c) Hanging back d) Hanging on
280. His monotonous voice acted like _______ and his audience was soon asleep.
a) An emetic b) An anesthetic C
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281. My finger is still _______ where I caught it in the door yesterday.
a) Sore b) Wounded D
c) Injured d) Bruised
282. The flood water pushed against the river wall and _______ from a sudden break made by it.
a) Ran out b) Surged up B
c) Gushed out d) Flowed
283. Measurement is, like any other human endeavor, a complex activity, subject to error, not always
used _______, and frequently misinterpreted and misunderstood.
A
a) Properly b) Innovatively
c) Mistakenly d) Systematically
284. Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the _______.
a) Coward b) Foolish C
c) Brute d) Ignorant
285. His injury was very painful but not incapacitating and he managed to _______ the game in spite of
it.
D
a) Interrupt b) Concede
c) Abandon d) Finish
286. They have some difficulty _______ all the employees, especially the smaller ones to confirm
_______ the adopted scale of wages.
A
a) Getting ; to b) In getting ; upon
c) To get ; over d) To getting ; with
287. This contract was _______; it was not valid now.
a) Nullified b) Annulled B
c) Invalid d) Cancelled
288. To the dismay of the student body, the class president was _______ berated by the principal.
a) Privately b) Magnanimously D
c) Inconspicuously d) Ignominiously
289. We never believed that he would resort to _______ in order to achieve his end, we always regarded
him as an honest man.
B
a) Logic b) Subterfuge
c) Charm d) Diplomacy
290. It was the help he got from his parents which _______ him through the tragedy.
a) Boosted b) Supported C
c) Helped d) Parked
291. The plot of the play was extremely complicated and included many minor characters _______ to the
central events.
A
a) Tangential b) Contemporary
c) Essential d) Momentous
292. It is a marble wall, _______ no bills.
a) Stick b) Affix B
c) Paste d) Attach
293. You will have to catch the morning flight, so you _______ better get ready.
a) Would b) May D
c) Had d) Should
294. The controversy is likely to create _______ between the two rivals.
a) Doubt b) Amity C
c) Bitterness d) Revenge
295. The authority of voice in Faraz‟s writing strikes many readers today as _______ colonialism.
a) Cognizant of b) Detrimental to C
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296. Beauty is to ugliness as adversity is to _______.
a) Prosperity b) Cowardice A
c) Miser d) Happiness
297. Whenever Imran refers to his favourites he is voluble, but when he talks of his adversaries he is
_______.
B
a) Rough b) Reticent
c) Miserly d) Aggressive
298. The Chairman‟s intolerance of _______ among his aides was intensified by his insistence upon total
loyalty from all.
C
a) Compliance b) Flattery
c) Dissent d) Dishonesty
299. Despite the millions of rupees spent on improvements, the telephone system in Pakistan remains
_______.
B
a) Suspicious b) Primitive
c) Outdated d) Impartial
300. Do you think Irum is avoiding you? Yes, I _______.
a) Do b) Agree A
c) Did d) Have not
301. Few plants can grow beneath the canopy of the sycamore tree, whose leaves produce a natural
herbicide that leaches into the surrounding soil, _______ other plants that might compete for water
and nutrients. D
a) Refreshing b) Nourishing
c) Distinguishing d) Inhibiting
302. Even when Akram‟s reputation was in ________ almost everyone was willing to admit that he had
genius.
A
a) Eclipse b) Peregrination
c) Rebuttal d) Accumulation
303. I do not think, Javed will gain anything by insulting and _______ the man Javed do not agree with.
a) Depicting b) Revamping C
c) Defaming d) Charging
304. Although a few years ago the fundamental facts about the silky way seemed fairly well _______ now
even its mass its radius have come into question.
B
a) Ignored b) Established
c) Determined d) Problematic
305. Naveed‟s _______ of the topic was so good that students had few doubts to raise at the end.
a) Clarity b) Edxposure D
c) Picturisation d) Exposition
306. A good lawyer will argue only what is central to an issue, eliminating _______ information which
might jeopardize the client.
A
a) Extraneous b) Prodigious
c) Seminal d) Erratic
307. Ali got the company car for a _______ price as he was the senior most employee in the company.
a) Nominal b) Fixed A
c) Discounted d) Reduced
308. His novel is both so eloquent in its passion and so searching in its candor that it is bound to _______
any reader.
C
a) Bore b) Disappoint
c) Unsettle d) Embarrass
309. We felt as if the ground was _______ beneath our feet.
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310. It is irritating to try to keep a commitment that you know you are not going to _______.
a) Honour b) Decorate C
c) Glorify d) Dignify
311. Because Rehana had a reputation for _______ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so
affably.
D
a) Graciousness b) Insolence
c) Arrogance d) Querulousness
312. Through a _______ circumstance, they unexpectedly found themselves on the same bus with
Mohsin.
B
a) Referential b) Fortuitous
c) Lambent d) Elusive
313. Could you appease her curiosity? No, I ______.
a) Did not b) Could not A
c) Have not d) Could never
314. Unlike the images in symbolist poetry which are often vague and obscure, the images of surrealist
poetry are startlingly _______ and bold.
B
a) Trivial b) Concrete
c) Furtive d) Virulent
315. The child was so spoiled by his parents that he pouted and became _______ when he did not receive
all of their attention.
A
a) Sullen b) Discreet
c) Suspicious d) Elated
316. Everyone in this Universe is accountable to God _______ his actions.
a) Of b) Against C
c) For d) About
317. I am not concerned _______ him in that business.
a) By b) About D
c) For d) With
318. Just as disloyalty is the mark of the renegades _______ is the mark of the craven.
a) Cowardice b) Avarice A
c) Vanity d) Temerity
319. The new owners of the paper changed the _______ completely.
a) Outlook b) Outlet C
c) Layout d) Outlay
320. Contrary to popular opinion, bats are not generally aggressive and rabid, most are shy and _______.
a) Innocuous b) Turgid A
c) Disfigured d) Punctual
321. Sadia _______ at me in doubt and disbelief.
a) Watched b) Gazed B
c) Gaped d) Looked
322. If you are seeking _______ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task.
a) A direction b) A contrivance C
c) A Panacea d) A Precedent
323. Because Basit could not contain his scorn for the police commissioner, he was imprudent enough to
make _______ remarks about his superior officer.
A
a) Scathing b) Interminable
c) Ambiguous d) Dispassionate
324. I never miss a cricket match. I _______ fond of cricket since childhood.
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325. All of us should abide _______ the laws of our country.
a) By b) In A
c) To d) With
326. The period of the fall of the Roman Empire was a dark period for _______ as well as for other arts.
a) Aesthetics b) Gastronomy B
c) Astrology d) Histrionics
327. Didn‟t you tell me that you would come to see me? No, I _______.
a) Didn‟t b) Had not C
c) Have not d) Cold not
328. He became quite overbearing and domineering once he had become accustomed to the _______
shown to soldiers by the natives; he enjoyed his new sense of power and self – importance.
A
a) Deference b) Enmity
c) Disrespect d) Apathy
329. In his attempt to _______ the condition of poor people in the slums, he found that he needed the aid
of wealthy benefactors.
B
a) Assay b) Ameliorate
c) Delineate d) Evaluate
330. The moth is active _______ the night.
a) At b) Throughout D
c) In d) During
331. Because of the _______ of Acupuncture Therapy in China, western physicians are starting to learn
the procedure.
B
a) Liquidity b) Veracity
c) Effectiveness d) Manipulation
332. This legend has been _______ from father to son.
a) Handed down b) Handed for A
c) Handed in d) Handed over
333. The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an _______ study.
a) Epigraphic b) Numismatic C
c) Ecological d) Anthropological
334. One of the most _______ educators in Lahore, Dr. Zubair ignited a controversy in 1984 by calling
the city public schools a „rotten barrel‟ in need of systemic reform.
A
a) Outspoken b) Indifferent
c) Caustic d) Disputations
335. Though Aslam is poor, _______ he is honest.
a) But b) Nevertheless C
c) Yet d) Still
336. His attitude to his boss was _______ and caused a good deal of repulsion.
a) Arrogant b) Hybrid D
c) Aggressive d) Sycophantic
337. The handle of my bicycle suddenly _______. It was in my hands now.
a) Come off b) Got separated B
c) Was detached d) Came apart
338. The orator was so _______ that the audience became drowsy.
a) Inaudible b) Soporific B
c) Dramatic d) Convincing
339. The person who is looking for sympathy talks _______.
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340. Black comedy is the combination of that which is humorous with that which would seem _______ to
humor.
C
a) Extraneous b) Inferior
c) Antithetical d) Heretical
341. Some parents make their commands so _______ that they antagonize their children.
a) Cruelly b) Perfunctory D
c) Acrimonious d) Peremptory
342. The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephone call cross-country are made of glass so _______
that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard windowpane.
A
a) Transparent b) Immaculate
c) Tangible d) Fragile
343. The reasoning in this editorial is so _______ that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it.
a) Dispassionate b) Cogent C
c) Specious d) Coherent
344. Sometimes it is necessary for an author to know what is going on in the minds of his characters. This
is called _______.
A
a) Omniscience b) Omnipotence
c) Truclence d) Omnipresence
345. The press conference did not clarify many issues since the president responded with obfuscation and
_______ rather than clarity and precision.
B
a) Lucidity b) Vagueness
c) Formality d) Humor
346. Sri Lanka, for the present, is deeply _______ in economic difficulties, but, the Government has taken
a pledge to set everything right within 2 years.
A
a) Ruined b) Swamped
c) Saturated d) Engrossed
347. I don‟t know _______ to value your qualities.
a) Only how b) How B
c) So how d) That how
348. The _______ of evidence was on the side of the plaintiff since all but one witness testified that
Salim‟s story was correct.
D
a) Brunt b) Accuracy
c) Propensity d) Preponderance
349. Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect world, is a _______ web of good and evil.
a) Tangled b) Entrapped A
c) Entangled d) Complicated
350. It is difficult for a modern audience, accustomed to the minutiae of film and TV; to appreciate opera
with its grand spectacle and _______ gestures.
D
a) Subtle b) Inane
c) Monotonous d) Extravagant
351. She should continue to remain cold towards her lover till the latter has taken _______ to move her
heart to kindness.
C
a) Suffering b) Pain
c) Trouble d) Pains
352. Though Akram was theoretically a friend of labour, his voting record in party _______ that
impression.
A
a) Belied b) Confirmed
c) Maintained d) Implied
353. To _______ a bus here is not so easy.
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354. Because of the moon‟s _______ gravity, it has little or no substance.
a) Weak b) Dull A
c) Frail d) Unsubstantial
355. Behaviorism was a protest against the _______ psychological tradition which held that the proper
data of psychology were mentalistic.
B
a) Moralistic b) Orthodox
c) Redoubtable d) Rudimentary
356. He had a terrible night caused by an _______ during his sleep.
a) Delusion b) Hypochondria D
c) Debility d) Obsession
357. A metaphorical statement is an _______ comparison; it does not compare things explicitly, but
suggests a likeness between them.
A
a) Implied b) Ardent
c) Unfair d) Inherent
358. Any leader who allows nepotism to flourish should be subject to _______.
a) Stringency b) Punish D
c) Autopsy d) Condemnation
359. A lively joke is an _______ expression for the moment.
a) Apt b) Befitting C
c) Proper d) Correct
360. A scathing review of the recent performance of dancers called the production grotesque and the
conducting of the orchestra _______.
B
a) Munificent b) Pedestrian
c) Prejudicial d) Heretical
361. The appropriate word used for marriage between people of different races is _______.
a) Embolism b) Scurrility D
c) Reverberation d) Nonsequitur
362. The ravages of time had left the castle _______; it towered above the village, looking much as it
must have done in King Faisal‟s time.
A
a) Untouched b) Lonely
c) Destroyed d) Alone
363. I have no _______ motive in offering this advice; I seek no personal advantage.
a) Ulterior b) Nominal A
c) Disinterested d) Incongruous
364. We had a wonderful view of the day through the _______.
a) Proximity b) Hole C
c) Window d) Vicinity
365. Because customers believe that there is a direct correlation between price and value, software
manufacturers continue to _______ their prices at an astonishing rate.
B
a) Control b) Raise
c) Inflate d) Determine
366. To find the volume of an irregular solid you must _______ Archimedes Principle.
a) Practice b) Exploit C
c) Apply d) Employ
367. Hamid and Javed were part of that inner _______ of the police whose distinguished legacy
dominated national domestic policy.
B
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368. Artists and poets are possessed of the same qualities of mind, governed by the same principles of
taste, and are consistently in sympathy and never in _______ with one another.
D
a) Danger b) Accord
c) Collusion d) Disagreement
369. That charming girl was the _______ of all eyes.
a) Cynosure b) Aim A
c) Target d) Ambition
370. This garden has been preserved in all its _______ wildness so that visitors in future years may see
how people lived during the previous centuries.
B
a) Esoteric b) Pristine
c) Hedonistic d) Prospective
371. The gold ornament was _______ with precious stones.
a) Beautiful b) Studded D
c) Adorned d) Decorated
372. The most difficult modern compositions for the piano _______ the audience.
a) Incited b) Excited C
c) Thrilled d) Disappointed
373. The High Court, in striking down the state law, ruled the statute had been enacted in an atmosphere
charged with religious convictions which had _______ the law-making process.
B
a) Repealed b) Infected
c) Written d) Influenced
374. Nighat is kind; her husband is not _______ a man.
a) Such b) Like A
c) So d) As well
375. If you carry this truculent attitude to the conference, you will _______ any supporters you may have
at this moment.
A
a) Alienate b) Delight
c) Attract d) Defer
376. I have no _______ to listen to his silly talk.
a) Trouble b) Convenience B
c) Patience d) Perseverance
377. The latest research indicates that feelings of love occur in the nonverbal part of brain, which helps to
explain why people are often able to experience such feelings but not _______ them.
C
a) Convey b) Remove
c) Explain d) Believe
378. The young man was quickly promoted when his boss saw how _______ he was.
a) Assiduous b) Cursory A
c) Lethargic d) Indigent
379. The courtiers had to swear _______ to the new King.
a) Allegiance b) Obedience D
c) Loyalty d) Faithfulness
380. He never _______ to her in the near past.
a) Wrote b) Write A
c) To write d) Written
381. Progress in government, literature, art, religion, science and philosophy _______ great civilizations
from mere groups of society.
B
a) Relinquish b) Distinguish
c) Describe d) Extol
383. For Arshad, art became a _______ ritual; paper and pencils were holy objects to him.
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384. Since there was adequate grazing area for the herds, the land was _______ populated.
a) Sparsely b) Disproportionately A
c) Rustically d) Inadequately
385. It is _______ that students do not repay their loans.
a) Laudable b) Unfortunate D
c) Unforgivable d) Regrettable
386. The tapeworm is an example of _______ organism.
a) Parasitic b) Protozoan A
c) Examplary d) Hospitable
387. He said that there was no going back because his decision was _______.
a) Palatable b) Peremptory B
c) Premeditated d) Revolutionary
388. Although his initial success was _______ by the fact that Faisal was the son of a famous actor, the
critics later acclaimed him as a star in his own right.
C
a) Refuted b) Superceded
c) Enhanced d) Trivialized
390. Shy and hypochondriacal Akbar was uncomfortable at public gatherings; his character made him a
most _______ lawmaker and practicing politician.
C
a) Fervent b) Effective
c) Unlikely d) Gregarious
391. The event came _______ as he had predicted it.
a) Up b) Off D
c) By d) About
392. Moeen is _______ opponent, you must respect and fear him at all times.
a) Craven b) Redoubtable B
c) Insignificant d) Disingenuous
393. Now she feels the folly of _______ him.
a) Quarrelling with b) Quarrel on C
c) Quarrelling to d) Quarrelling against
394. His answer was such _______ I expected him to give.
a) As b) Like A
c) Which d) That
395. His true feelings _______ themselves in his sarcastic asides; only then was his bitterness revealed.
a) Developed b) Concealed C
c) Manifested d) Grieved
396. Contrary to popular belief, they were not peace-loving astronomers but _______ warriors who
viewed their Gods as cruel and vengeful.
D
a) Reluctant b) Amicable
c) Skilled d) Formidable
397. We must try to understand his momentary aberration for Ashraf has _______ more strain and anxiety
than any among us.
A
a) Undergone b) Forgotten
c) Described d) Understood
398. I do not think, you will gain anything by insulting and _______ the man you do not agree with.
a) Depicting b) Revamping C
c) Defaming d) Charging
399. Although alcoholism has long been regarded as a personality disorder, there is evidence to suggest
that alcoholics are often the children of alcoholics and that they are born with a _______ the disease.
D
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400. Milk is a _______ food.
a) Wholesome b) Nutritious B
c) Health giving d) Pure
401. So many servants attended _______ him during his illness.
a) On b) With A
c) At d) Upon
402. Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called the
_______ of spring.
B
a) Compass b) Harbinger
c) Autocrat d) Hostage
403. Overindulgence _______ character as well as physical stamina.
a) Maintains b) Debilitates B
c) Stimulates d) Strengthens
404. _______ the event of Aslam‟s resigning his job, his family would starve.
a) In b) On A
c) At d) Within
405. Despite the fact that Nadia was much _______, the scientist continued to present her controversial
theory to the public.
C
a) Imitated b) Chastened
c) Maligned d) Admired
406. Traffic speed limits are set at a level that achieves some balance between the danger of _______
speed and the desire of most people to travel as quickly as possible.
A
a) Excessive b) Prudent
c) Marginal d) Normal
407. Wooden surface was glued _______ the steel surface.
a) Within b) Against C
c) Onto d) Into
408. His _______ tactics may compel me to cancel the contract as the job must be finished on time.
a) Offensive b) Dilatory B
c) Infamous d) Confiscatory
409. In the world of today, material values take precedence _______ spiritual values.
a) Over b) At A
c) On d) About
410. The supposedly impregnable defenses of the country‟s southern border became _______ when the
officer discovered that the defenses could be circumvented by an approach from the east.
D
a) Useless b) Flexible
c) Valuable d) Worthless
411. Work hard lest you _______ fail.
a) Will b) Should B
c) Can d) Should not
412. Usman is not attracted by the peripatetic life of the _______ always wandering through the
countryside.
A
a) Vagabond b) Mendicant
c) Almsgiver d) Philosopher
413. For Amna, each new school year was an _______ experience, but her brother awaited the coming of
autumn with dread.
C
a) Exhausting b) Illuminating
c) Exciting d) Exhilarating
414. _______ is a person who dabbles in art and letters.
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415. Faced with these massive changes, the government keeps its own council, although generally
benevolent, it has always been _______ regime.
A
a) Reticent b) Indifferent
c) Altruistic d) Unpredictable
416. Train is _______ of different bogeys.
a) Make of b) Make up of C
c) Made with d) Made up
417. The legal system of India can no longer regard itself as _______ and standing apart from those of
other countries.
D
a) Damaging b) Arbitrary
c) Binding d) Independent
418. The members of the religious sect ostracized the _______ who had abandoned their faith.
a) Recreant b) Coward A
c) Suppliant d) Litigant
419. Saima _______ my name from across the river.
a) Cried b) Called D
c) Cried out d) Shouted
420. After having worked in the soup kitchen feeding the hungry, the volunteer began to see her own
good fortune as a _______.
B
a) Threat b) Fluke
c) Omen d) Reward
421. To the ambassador, who believed that some measure of _______ should always characterize junior
staffers, the new aid seemed very presumptuous.
C
a) Energy b) Integrity
c) Humility d) Sincerity
422. He worked _______, because he aspired to stand first in the examination.
a) Very hard b) Harder B
c) Much hard d) The harder
423. Those defenders of the tobacco industry who deny that there is a casual linkage between cigarette
smoking and many diseases all but _______ the statistical evidence that very clearly demonstrates
the connection. A
a) Ignore b) Signify
c) Explain d) Refute
424. I have come to se the loss, I won‟t see any one _______.
a) Except b) Else B
c) Or else d) Other
425. This state is a colony, however, in most matters, it is _______ and receives no order from the mother
country.
B
a) Distant b) Autonomous
c) Submissive d) Amorphous
426. Take any apple _______ you like.
a) What b) As D
c) Which d) That
427. By the middle of January, the river had become so choked with ice as to be _______ even for the
smallest of boats.
C
a) Inactive b) Unreliable
c) Impassable d) Unattractive
428. They fired upon the enemy from behind the trees, walls and any other _______ point they could
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A
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429. The dog is _______ faithful animal.
a) The b) Not C
c) A d) Very
430. In their most recent report to the share holders, the directors _______ financial information on
international sales.
A
a) Distort b) Omit
c) Invent d) Substitute
431. Maria has been waiting for you _______ morning.
a) Till b) From D
c) For d) Since
432. The evil of class and race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an _______ state.
a) Independent b) Amorphous C
c) Embryonic d) Uncultivated
433. The candidate later _______ the broad generalization concerning welfare recipients by noting that
the vast majority are not able to find significant employment.
B
a) Verified b) Qualified
c) Withdrew d) Clarified
434. Haider is either a scholar _______ a professional teacher.
a) Else b) Or else C
c) Or d) And
435. In many countries, the proponents of a centrally controlled economy, although in _______, continue
to constitute a powerful political force.
B
a) Control b) Retreat
c) Disarray d) Error
436. Raheela spoke _______ that it was applauded by all.
a) Well b) As well D
c) Very well d) So well
437. Studded starfish are well protected from most predators and parasites by _______ surface whose
studs are actually modified spines.
C
a) A fragile b) An obtuse
c) An armored d) A brittle
438. The committee censured the member, noting that his behavior was the very _______ of ethical
conduct.
D
a) Essence b) Embodiment
c) Nature d) Antithesia
439. Stand here, _______ I speak.
a) While b) As A
c) When d) The time
440. We need more men of culture and enlightenment, we have too many _______ among us.
a) Students b) Philistines B
c) Philosophers d) Visionaries
441. The successful _______ of a novel or a poem requires fluency in two languages.
a) Publication b) Reproduction D
c) Writing d) Translation
442. Let us wait _______.
a) So little b) Little C
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443. Two and _______ makes four.
a) Four b) One C
c) Two d) Five
444. Early _______ is a good habit.
a) Awake b) Rising B
c) Rose d) Shine
445. The water is _______.
a) Colourless b) Blue A
c) Red d) White
446. Bad laws must be _______.
a) Annihilated b) Destroyed D
c) Repeat d) Finished
447. The car was _______ by customs.
a) Inspected b) Caught A
c) Responsible d) Dark
448. Laura was born in _______.
a) America b) Lowa B
c) Pakistan d) Arab
449. David studied _______ to succeed.
a) Harding b) Hard work D
c) Very d) Hard
450. The flight _______ be one time.
a) Should b) Would A
c) Must d) Was
451. Prophet Muhammed (P. B. U. H) _______ born Makkah.
a) Is b) Were C
c) Was d) Has been
452. The baby is _______ for milk.
a) Cry b) Cried C
c) Crying d) Cry over
453. So much _______ on your success.
a) Depended b) Depend A
c) Depends d) Was
454. He is very regular in his _______.
a) Study b) Studied C
c) Studies d) None
455. _______ is the best policy.
a) Honest b) Honesty B
c) Be honest d) Worked
456. Dry wood _______ easily.
a) Burns b) Burn A
c) Was d) Burning
457. Calligraphy is one of the greatest _______ of Muslim art.
a) Famous b) Was C
c) Heritages d) Heritage
458. The Pakistanis _______ in the field of architecture.
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459. She _______ temperature even today.
a) Have b) Was C
c) Has d) Were
460. He has _______ a good job.
a) Find b) Finding D
c) Fill d) Found
461. The plane _______ at 5 p.m..
a) arrived b) Land A
c) Flying d) Write
462. He has not _______ me since Wednesday.
a) Seen b) See A
c) Saw d) Like
463. Knowledge is a _______.
a) Blame b) Model D
c) Success d) Power
464. The man is free to choose the path of good and _______.
a) Honest b) Bad C
c) Evil d) Worthy
465. You are a _______ man.
a) Intelligent b) Intelligence C
c) Worthy d) Model
466. He is an _______ dancer.
a) Adopt b) Adapt D
c) Skilled d) Adept
467. Amir has great _______ for his studies.
a) Affection b) Affectation A
c) Love d) Defection
468. Urdu is our _______ language.
a) Nation b) National B
c) Native d) Mother
469. Our Holy Prophet (P. B. U. H.) laid great stress seeking _______.
a) Poverty b) Habits C
c) Knowledge d) Work
470. We have been _______ how to cook.
a) Taught b) Caught A
c) Catch d) Killed
471. The party has been _______ for two weeks.
a) Plan b) Planned B
c) Arranged d) Left
472. I asked him whom he _______ calling.
a) Had b) Is C
c) Was d) Were
473. The writing of letters is an _______.
a) Fun b) Play C
c) Art d) Love
474. The singing of Christmas carols is an _______ tradition.
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475. To exercise makes most people _______ better.
a) Fell b) Felt C
c) Feel d) Love
476. Shoplifting is considered a _______ crime.
a) Good b) Serious B
c) Very d) Bad
477. Sneezing _______ germs.
a) Spreads b) Spread A
c) Spreading d) Calling
478. God is very _______.
a) Good b) Gave C
c) Merciful d) Lord
479. Ahmed is _______ gentle and honest.
a) Noisy b) Noble B
c) Conscious d) Lover
480. He is too _______ to walk.
a) Weak b) Week A
c) Weeked d) Lazy
481. He asked _______ I was there or not.
a) Why b) When C
c) Whether d) Whom
482. People were not _______ about the choice of a profession sixty years ago.
a) Sure b) Serious B
c) Choose d) Danger
483. The _______ of Akbar was glorious.
a) Rain b) Rule C
c) Reign d) Givernment
484. The poor man does not have a _______ to live.
a) Palace b) Place B
c) House d) Jungle
485. A hand has _______ fingers.
a) Two b) Six D
c) Seven d) Five
486. Unripe mangoes _______ sour.
a) Are b) Is A
c) Were d) Was
487. Haste _______ waste.
a) Make b) Makes B
c) Make d) Give
488. Empty _______ make much noise.
a) Pot b) Glass C
c) Vessels d) Spone
489. God _______ those who help themselves.
a) Helped b) Helps B
c) Helping d) Were
490. Water _______ its level.
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491. _______ begins at home.
a) Rooms b) Charity B
c) Wall d) Ground
492. You make _______ excuses.
a) land b) Lie D
c) Four d) Lame
493. A _______ man catches at a straw.
a) Draw b) Drowning B
c) Dazy d) Teach
494. The Holy Prophet (P. B. U. H.) _______ modest and kind.
a) Was b) Were A
c) Had d) Has been
495. Kindness or politeness is a ________ virtue.
a) Long b) Great B
c) Greatness d) Night
496. They wash their hands and _______ them on a towel.
a) Dry b) Soft A
c) Cleans d) Sell
497. Cairo is a large, _______ city.
a) Big b) Soft D
c) Polluted d) Busy
498. You _______ always keep the food in the freezer.
a) Would b) Will C
c) Should d) Had
499. The builders will soon _______ my house.
a) Finish b) Fill A
c) Finished d) Full
500. They are _______ a meeting.
a) Hold b) Holding B
c) Set d) Finish
501. He has _______ his watch.
a) Stolen b) Sold A
c) Sell d) Full
502. We _______ cakes in an oven.
a) Buy b) Sell C
c) Bake d) Choose
503. First class mail travels as _______ as air mail now.
a) Slow b) Run D
c) Full d) Fast
504. Independence Day in the United States is July _______.
a) Fourth b) Fifth A
c) Six d) Ninth
505. Drugstores here _______ not like those at home.
a) Was b) Were C
c) Are d) Had
506. It is a _______ advice.
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507. My advice had no _______.
a) Affect b) Affected C
c) Effect d) Effort
508. Harappa was an _______ city.
a) Beauty b) Ancient B
c) Very d) Short
509. The canons of _______ are eternal.
a) Moral b) Virtual C
c) Morality d) Deer
510. Murder is a _______.
a) Right b) Blunder B
c) Succeed d) Foolish
511. He ________ a beneficent ruler.
a) Was b) Were A
c) Had d) Is
512. He gave me food and clothes ________ money.
a) Beside b) Foolish C
c) Besides d) Journey
513. Please _______ vote in my favour.
a) Given b) Cast B
c) Cost d) Gave
514. He _______ for me in the electrions.
a) Canvassed b) Gave A
c) Canvas d) Give
515. He _______ conscientious.
a) Was b) Were C
c) Is d) Am
516. Malaria is an _______ disease.
a) Very b) Infectious B
c) Bad d) Cool
517. His _______ was brought home.
a) Lamp b) Colour C
c) Corpse d) Cource
518. He is a member of _______ council.
a) Good b) Advisory B
c) Bad d) None
519. Three boys _______ with one another.
a) Fight b) Will C
c) Fought d) Had
520. They came to class room one after _______.
a) Another b) Together A
c) Will d) Had
521. It is one and the _______ thing.
a) Some b) Same B
c) Will d) Good
522. _______ invented Radio.
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523. _______ discovered America.
a) Amir b) Columbus B
c) Ali d) None
524. Virtue is the _______ vice.
a) Opposite b) Inverse A
c) Bad d) Your
525. The news is _______.
a) Inverse b) Credible B
c) Crown d) Bad
526. Fruit is _______.
a) Dull b) Good C
c) Delicious d) None
527. Do not _______ foul.
a) Played b) Play B
c) Good d) Love
528. He is a _______ thief.
a) Bad b) Good D
c) New d) Notorious
529. _______ knows no enough.
a) Greed b) Great A
c) Good d) Well
530. He wants _______ this book.
a) To thoroughly study b) Thoroughly to study A
c) To study thoroughly d) Study to thoroughly
531. Does he know _______.
a) Where you were born? b) Where were you born? C
c) Where had you been born? d) None of them
532. I _______ trouble with my bicycle these days.
a) Have been experiencing b) Experience A
c) Had been experienced d) Experienced
533. Hardly had I gone out _______.
a) That is started raining b) Then it started raining B
c) When it started raining d) And it started raining
534. We certainly cannot go to the cinema. You know perfectly well that _______.
a) We shall have visiting your mother this evening
C
b) We could have visiting your mother this evening
c) We are visiting your mother this evening d) We should visit your mother this evening
535. You are _______ good job.
a) Do b) Doing B
c) Went d) Get
536. We _______ finished the dinner.
a) Had b) Was A
c) Went d) Had been
537. It _______ raining since morning.
a) Have been b) Has been B
c) Had d) Was
538. You should work hard then _______.
a) You will have to do position b) You should must get position C
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539. My elder brother is nine years old but _______.
a) I am only six b) You are only ten A
c) None of them d)
540. When the test was near _______.
a) We should try to good marks b) We should try to pass it C
c) We would burn the midnight oil d) None of them
541. He said that _______.
a) He will come to see me b) You have to come me A
c) You are very bad person d) None of them
542. The man stole my purse who _______.
a) Meet me last time b) Met me at the railway station B
c) Met me last time d) Met me last night
543. He is the leader whom _______.
a) We was looking for b) We were looking for B
c) We were doing good d) We can see you
544. All his friends were _______.
a) Not good b) Not bad boys D
c) Not very better d) Not reliable
545. You will not _______.
a) Carry my important message b) Carried my message A
c) Carried my very important progress d) Not very good message
546. Ghafoor said that _______.
a) He will kill the snake b) He had killed a snake B
c) He would kill the snake d) None of them
547. The father said to me, “_______”.
a) Do good whenever you feel b) Work hard if you want to succeed B
c) Do bad to everyone d) Do not go home
548. The headmaster said to the boys, “_______”.
a) Do not waste your time in idle talk b) you are not good boys A
c) Do waste your time d) none of them
549. I said to my servant, “_______”.
a) Do not go anywhere till I return b) Go to my home A
c) You are very intelligent d) None of them
550. If he had been able to play, we should have won the game _______.
a) Is not it? b) Would not we? B
c) Would not he? d) Is it?
551. Unfortunately the train moved off _______.
a) Just as we are approaching the platform b) Just as we have approached the platform D
c) Just as we have been approaching the platform d) Just as we were approaching the platform
552. Human senses are designed to _______ specific stimuli and after a focus is achieved other sensory
data is _______.
C
a) look for - heightened b) Respond to - insulated
c) Concentrate on - discounted d) Favour - added up
553. Inference or conclusion that does not follow from the facts as stated is know as _______.
a) Quips separabit b) Resangustadomi B
c) Respice finem d) Non-sequiture
554. The _______ of the Titanic could have been avoided if more safety _______ had been taken.
a) Tragedy – precautions b) Embargo - preservers A
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555. Yesterday I saw a garden where _______.
a) I wanted to sit amongst the flowers b) I want to sit amongst the flowers A
c) I will be wanting to sit amongst the flowers d) I will want to sit amongst the flowers
556. _______ and _______ she left many to mourn her generous heart when she died.
a) Selfless - altruistic b) Thoughtful - rarefied A
c) Beloved - dogmatic d) Kind – ruthless
557. Kinetic movement depends upon _______.
a) Mass of body and velocity b) Mass of body and acceleration A
c) Mass of body and force d) Mass of body and weight
558. She told me that _______.
a) She‟d rather not to serve on the committee b) She‟d not go to committee A
c) I‟d rather not go d) Go to home
559. My roommate would rather _______.
a) We‟d rather that came tomorrow b) I didn‟t keep the light on after o‟clock B
c) I‟d rather not go d) None of them is correct
560. Greg would _______ a Pepsi than a beer.
a) Have been rather b) Have not been C
c) Rather have d) Rather choose
561. He said that he‟d rather go to a small college _______.
a) Instead of a School b) Instead of a large University B
c) Instead of a small College d) Instead of big University
562. This would be an excellent meal if _______.
a) It was done b) It has been done C
c) The meat were a little more done d) None of them is correct
563. If Barbara were really my friend _______.
a) She was meet me in a while b) She could call me in a while C
c) She would call me once in a while d) None of them is correct
564. I is essential that _______ be filed no later than July 1.
a) All applications and transcripts b) All human rights A
c) Had been filled d) None of them
565. _______ are not used in the examination room.
a) Letters b) Books C
c) References d) Key books
566. My _______ is made of yellow and white color.
a) Weeding ring b) ring color A
c) Books color d) None of them
567. I asked him, _______.
a) Why are you doing this work b) You are doing good work A
c) He is doing good work d) None of them is correct
568. By using coupons, you can get a discount on a lot of thing such as _______.
a) Groceries etc. b) Groceries, toiletries and household items B
c) Fast food restaurants d) None of them is correct
569. Jobs at fast food restaurants such as Mc Donald‟s or Taco Bell _______.
a) Are often filled by students b) Are often filled with colors A
c) Keys and belt buckets d) None of them
570. The office that I was assigned was not _______ and _______ but small and dark.
a) Louder but more slowly b) Money but the principle C
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571. It is not the money but the principle _______.
a) That makes me angry b) Understand if she spoke A
c) Louder but more slowly d) That makes me dark
572. John registered for both _______ 500 and _______ 390.
a) None of matric examination b) Electrical engineering and mathematics B
c) Only matric d) None of them is correct
573. The plane is _______ to arrive late because of bad weather.
a) Gone b) Went by C
c) Scheduled d) None of them
574. Helen types _______ and _______.
a) Fast and slow down b) Fast and efficiently B
c) Slow but more fast d) None of them is correct
575. You _______ often late.
a) Are b) Had been A
c) Was d) Were
576. You are _______ intelligent.
a) Bad b) Over C
c) Extra d) Very low
577. In the world of _______ we come across various kinds of people.
a) Human affairs b) Human lives A
c) Human future d) None of them
578. Honor and _______ are not purchasable commodities.
a) House b) Respect B
c) Explanation d) None of them
579. _______ life has its own bliss.
a) Matrimonial b) Good A
c) Evil d) Bad
580. People run after _______ benefits.
a) Play b) Display C
c) Monetary d) None
581. He _______ bad habits all his life.
a) Shift b) Reject D
c) Avoid d) Shunned
582. Please _______ yourself in this moment of grief.
a) Compose b) Composed A
c) Display d) Played
583. He is _______ a thorough gentle.
a) By and large b) Skin and bone A
c) Complete d) Extra
584. He gave his explanation in _______.
a) Yellow and white b) Green and white C
c) Black and white d) Brown and white
585. I shall pray _______ to help you.
a) God b) Heaven and earth B
c) Black and white d) None of them is correct
586. He is reduced to mere ________.
a) Skin and black b) Skin C
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587. There is no _______ rules in basket ball.
a) Hard and soft b) Hard and fast B
c) Hard and clean d) Clean and neat
588. A person who is _______ at one‟s home is guest.
a) Entertained b) Guest A
c) Friend d) None
589. My friend _______ his _______ at my answer.
a) Knitted ; eyes b) Knitted ; brows B
c) None of them d) Cinema hall
590. Allah likes _______.
a) What he says in Quran b) What he said A
c) What his Prophet said d) None of them is correct
591. If we have a _______ in wedding ceremony we shall be burdened with loans.
a) Pomp and grow b) Pomp and slow D
c) Pomp and rich d) Pomp and show
592. When I lost the game, I was _______.
a) Very sad and angry b) sad and neat A
c) Good and clean way d) None of them is correct
593. I have not eaten a _______ since.
a) Moral b) Morsel B
c) Action d) None
594. The _______ was transformed into a noble man.
a) Rich man b) Robber B
c) Bad d) None
595. There is an _______ in our population.
a) Alarming increase b) Bad increase A
c) Not bad d) None of them
596. He did not _______ to my warning.
a) Pay back b) Pay head B
c) Not correct d) None of them is correct
597. My efforts did not _______.
a) Bear any question b) Not answer C
c) Bear any fruit d) None of them
598. We _______ to God‟s will.
a) Bow in submission b) Submission A
c) Beliefs and honor d) None of them
599. We cannot _______ our enemy.
a) Surrender before b) Our enemy A
c) Ten hours d) Bow in submission
600. Sheep are _______ on Eid.
a) Cut off b) Cut down C
c) Slaughtered d) Surrender before
601. I love my _______ ones.
a) Near and clear b) Near and dear B
c) According to d) Man‟s love
602. The child ________ with his father.
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603. He _______ to beat me.
a) Slow down b) Threatened B
c) Go down d) None of them is correct
604. Police _______ of the country.
a) Enforces the laws b) Enforces the night A
c) Ennobles d) none of them is correct
605. The cat _______ its teeth.
a) Cut off b) Sharpens B
c) Fast away d) None of them is correct
606. How many votes _______ in favour of Bashir?
a) Will have been cast b) Will been cast A
c) Has been casted d) None of them is correct
607. _______ given their message?
a) Shall I have been b) Shall A
c) Will have been d) None of them is correct
608. How much corn _______?
a) Will have been weighed b) Will been weighed A
c) Have not been d) None of them is correct
609. This vacancy _______ in newspaper.
a) Will not have been b) Will not the advertised B
c) Will advertised d) None of them is correct
610. Upto the standard books _______ for schools library.
a) Will have purchased b) Will purchase C
c) Will be purchased d) Purchased
611. Barren areas will _______ canal water soon.
a) Be irrigated with canal b) Have irrigated A
c) Not good news d) None of them
612. He _______ his training there for a time and soon _______ an officer.
a) Continued ; give b) continued ; for C
c) Continued ; became d) None of them is correct
613. Why are the _______ of the box?
a) Being taken out b) Take away A
c) Are taking d) None of them is correct
614. When is _______ in college?
a) Was admitted b) Were admitted C
c) He being admitted d) None of them is correct
615. Are the roads being _______?
a) Spark b) Sprinkled B
c) Clean d) Work
(T. M. Dogar)
616. Could you please give me _______ coffee.
a) The b) A C
c) Some d) Any
617. Munir has returned from America with _______ new ideas.
a) The b) A D
c) An d) Some
618. I need _______ rest after _______ whole day‟s work.
a) Some ; the b) some ; a A
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619. _______ watchman employed by our neighbours belongs to Kashmir.
a) A b) The B
c) That d) Some
620. I do deserve _______ cup of coffee at this hour.
a) The b) A B
c) Some d) An
621. The _______ you go the better the view.
a) Higher b) High A
c) Highest d) Lower
622. Always speak _______ truth.
a) The b) a A
c) Some d) Any
623. _______ honest man is always respected by all.
a) An b) A A
c) Any d) Some
624. The camel is _______ ship of the desert.
a) The b) A A
c) Some d) Not
625. This is _______ most beautiful picture I have ever seen.
a) The b) A A
c) Any d) Some
626. He told _______ lie.
a) The b) A B
c) Some d) Any
627. He gave _______ beggar one rupee.
a) The b) A D
c) An d) Some
628. _______ European is generally of fair complexion.
a) Some b) The D
c) An d) A
629. He has lost _______ one rupee note.
a) A b) The A
c) An d) Some
630. _______ earth moves round _______ sun.
a) The ; the b) The ; a A
c) An ; the d) The ; An
631. Air is _______ most essential thing for health.
a) The b) A A
c) Some d) Any
632. _______ soldier must obey his superiors.
a) No b) A A
c) Some d) The
633. He is _______ Shakespeare.
a) A b) An A
c) The d) Some
634. Kali Das is _______ Shakespeare of India.
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635. This is _______ pen that I _______ in the prize.
a) A ; got b) A ; had got C
c) The ; got d) The ; had got
636. _______ dog is _______ faithful animal.
a) A ; the b) The ; a B
c) A ; a d) The ; the
637. They _______ it very well after they had practiced.
a) Do b) Did B
c) Had done d) Will do
638. Before she _______ the computer programme, she had checked it out with her supervisor.
a) Run b) Has run D
c) Had run d) Ran
639. I know that you _______ forty on your last birthday.
a) Are b) Were B
c) Had been d) Will be
640. It usually _______ in July and August.
a) Rains b) Rain A
c) Rained d) Will rain
641. We _______ guests on Sunday next.
a) Expect b) Expected A
c) Had expected d) Will expect
642. Saleema _______ for Murree tomorrow.
a) Leave b) Will leave B
c) Left d) Have left
643. The police already _______ to members of the gang of thieves.
a) Arrest b) Will arrest C
c) Have arrested d) Had arrested
644. The maid-servant _______ her work in the kitchen.
a) Finish b) Finishes D
c) Finished d) Has finished
645. I ________ her for a long time.
a) Am not seen b) Did not see D
c) Do not see d) Have not seen
646. They _______ any dress for the last two years.
a) Did not buy b) Have not bought B
c) Do not buy d) Are not buying
647. It _______ since morning.
a) Rain b) Rains C
c) Has been raining d) Was raining
648. He _______ satisfactory progress since his admission to the college.
a) Makes b) Has made B
c) Had made d) is making
649. She _______ for London three days ago.
a) Left b) Is leaving A
c) had left d) Will leave
650. Columbus _______ America more than four hundred years ago.
a) Had discovered b) Has discovered C
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651. They _______ the saplings a few months ago.
a) Are planting b) Were planting C
c) Plant d) Had planted
652. It _______ heavily when the light _______ out.
a) Was raining ; went b) Was raining ; had gone A
c) Will be raining ; will be going d) Is raining ; went
653. He _______ in Karachi when I last _______ him.
a) Will be living ; saw b) Was living ; saw B
c) Was living ; had seen d) Will be living ; has seen
654. He _______ for Karachi before I came.
a) Will have left b) Had left B
c) Has left d) Left
655. She said that her friends _______ her.
a) Betray b) Betrayed D
c) Have betrayed d) Had betrayed
656. We _______ this story before he related it to us.
a) Hear b) Have heard C
c) Had heard d) Will have heard
657. She _______ verbs for three weeks.
a) Practice b) Practiced D
c) Had practiced d) Has been practicing
658. He _______ French by next year.
a) Learned b) Has learned D
c) Had learned d) Will have learned
659. The meeting _______ before we get there.
a) Start b) Will start C
c) Will have started d) Had started
660. I _______ the letter by tomorrow.
a) Post b) Posted D
c) Have posted d) Shall have posted
661. Her father _______ yesterday.
a) Died b) Had died A
c) Has died d) Dead
662. She _______ a novel at present.
a) Read b) Reads C
c) Is reading d) Was reading
663. If you did not support him, he _______ assistance from some other quarter.
a) Will b) Would seek B
c) Seek d) Seeks
664. If I did not change my position, I _______ killed.
a) May be b) Could have been B
c) Could be d) Can be
665. I _______ my work before next Monday.
a) Completed b) Shall complete C
c) Shall have completed d) Had complete
666. Political demonstrations on American campuses have abated _______.
a) After 1970 b) In 1970 D
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667. Ancient civilizations such as those of the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamians _______ goods rather
than use memory.
C
a) Use of trade b) Is used to trade
c) Used to trade d) Was used to trade
668. North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park _______ for
the Cherokee Indian settlements.
C
a) Also b) And
c) But also d) Because of
669. If a ruby is heated it _______ temporarily lose its color.
a) Would b) Will B
c) Does d) Has
670. _______ small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus. It will be possible to
determine whether the baby will be born with birth defects.
C
a) A b) That a
c) If a d) When it is a
671. All of the people at the AAME conference are _______.
a) Mathematic teachers b) Mathematics teachers B
c) Mathematics teacher d) Mathematic‟s teachers
672. To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase subscription price or
_______.
A
a) To sell advertising b) If they should sell advertising
c) Selling advertising d) Sold advertising
673. If it _______ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.
a) Be b) Is D
c) Was d) Were
674. _______ Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animals.
a) It is generally believed that b) Believed generally is A
c) That is generally believed d) Generally believe it is
675. For the investor who _______ money, silver or bonds are good options.
a) Has so little as b) Has very little B
c) Has so few d) Has very few
676. Prices for bikes can run _______ $250.
a) As high as b) As high to A
c) So high to d) So high as
677. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree _______.
a) My education will be employed by the University
D
b) Employment will be given to me by the University
c) The University will employ me d) I will be employed by the University
678. Travelers _______ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas
holidays.
C
a) Had better to get b) Had to get better
c) Had better get d) Had better got
679. Flight nineteen from New York and Washington is now arriving at _______.
a) Gate Two b) The Gate Two A
c) The Two Gate d) Second Gate
680. _______ 1,000 species of finch have been identified.
a) As many as b) As many A
c) As mush as d) Much as
681. The greater the demand, _______ the price.
a) Higher b) High C
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682. The Continental United States is _______ that there are four time zones.
a) Much b) Too big C
c) So big d) Very
683. Upon hatching, _______.
a) Young ducks know how to swim b) Swimming is known by young ducks A
c) The knowledge of swimming is in young ducks d) How to swim is known in young ducks
684. The observation deck at the World Trade Centre _______ in New York.
a) Is highest than any other one b) Is higher than any other one B
c) Is highest that any other one d) Is higher that any other one
685. A seventeen-year old is not _______ to vote in an election.
a) Old enough b) As old enough A
c) Enough old d) Enough old as
686. _______ is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth.
a) It is calcium b) That calcium C
c) Calcium d) Although calcium
687. Only after food has been dried or canned _______.
a) That it should be stored for later consumption b) Should be stored for later consumption C
c) Should it be stored for later consumption d) It should be stored for later consumption
688. Not until a monkey is several years old _______ to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.
a) It begins b) Does it begin B
c) And begin d) Beginning
689. Almost everyone fails _______ on the first try.
a) In passing his driver‟s test b) To pass his driver‟s test B
c) To have passed his driver‟s test d) Passing his driver‟s test
690. Please write out the answers to the questions at the end of _______.
a) Eighth chapter b) Eight chapter C
c) Chapter eight d) Chapter the eight
691. Although the weather in Martha‟s Vineyard isn‟t _______ to have a year-round tourist session. It has
become a favorite summer resort.
B
a) Goodly enough b) Good enough
c) Good as enough d) Enough good
692. _______ to go to the grocery store every day?
a) Do people in your country like b) People in your country like A
c) May people in your country liked d) Have people in your country like
693. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to _______.
a) The driving of a car b) When you drive a car C
c) Driving car d) When driving a car
694. Although most adopted persons want the right to know their natural parents are, some who have
found them wish that they _______ the experience of meeting.
C
a) Hadn‟t b) Didn‟t have had
c) Hadn‟t have d) Haven‟t had
695. Canada does not require that U. S. citizens obtain passports to enter country, and _______.
a) Mexico does neither b) Mexico doesn‟t either B
c) Neither Mexico does d) Either does Mexico
696. Costner‟s going to be nominated to receive the Academy Award for best director, _______?
a) Won‟t he b) Didn‟t he D
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697. _______ the formation of the sun, the planets and other stars began with the condensation of an
interstellar cloud.
C
a) It accepted that b) Accepted that
c) It is accepted that d) That is accepted
698. The speaker is _______.
a) Very well acquainted with the subject
b) Recognized as an authority who knows a great deal in terms of the subject A
c) Someone who knows well enough about the subject which he has undertaken to do the speaking
d) A person who has close awareness of the subject that he speaks about so much
699. The Consumer Price index lists _______.
a) How much costs every car b) How much does every car cost C
c) How much every car cost d) How much are every car cost
700. The Ford Theatre where Lincoln was shot _______.
a) Must restore b) Must be restoring C
c) Must have been restored d) Must restored
701. Fast food restaurants have become popular because many working people want _______.
a) To eat quickly and cheaply b) Eating quickly and cheaply A
c) Eat quickly and cheaply d) The eat quickly and cheaply
702. After seeing the movie Centennial, _______.
a) The book was read by many people
b) The book made many people want to read it C
c) Many people wanted to read the book
d) The reading of the book interested many people
703. _______, Carl Sandburg is also well known for his multi-volume biography of Lincoln.
a) An eminent American poet b) He is an eminent American poet A
c) An eminent American poet who is d) Despite an eminent American poet
704. The examiner made us _______ our identification in order to be admitted to the test centre.
a) Showing b) Show B
c) Showed d) To show
705. Doctoral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the
library ever night _______ the last three months.
D
a) Since b) Unit
c) Before d) For
706. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International
Convention, _______.
B
a) The members applauded him b) He gave a short acceptance speech
c) A speech had to be given by him d) The members congratulated him
707. _______ of the play „Mourning becomes Electra‟ introduces the cast of characters and hints at the
plot.
B
a) The act first b) Act one
c) Act firt d) First act
708. As soon as _______ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.
a) A base will react b) A base reacts B
c) A base is reacting d) The reaction of a base
709. The Internal Revenue Service _______ their tax forms by April 15 every year.
a) Makes all Americans file b) Makes all American‟s to file A
c) Makes the filing of all Americans d) Makes all Americans filing
710. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain past the Cape of Good
Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and _______.
C
a) Most of his crew didn‟t too b) Neither most of his crew did
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711. To answer accurately is more important than _______;
a) A quick finish b) To finish quickly B
c) Finishing quickly d) You finish quickly
712. Weathering _______ the action whereby surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.
a) It is b) Is that C
c) Is d) Being
713. A telephone recording tells callers _______.
a) What time the movie starts b) What time starts the movie A
c) What time does the movie start d) The movie starts what time
714. The people of Western Canada have been considering _______ themselves from the rest of the
provinces.
D
a) To separate b) Separated
c) Separate d) Separating
715. It costs about sixty dollars to have a tooth _______.
a) Filling b) to fill C
c) Filled d) Fill
716. Not until a student has mastered Algebra _______ the principles of Geometry, Trigonometry and
Physics.
B
a) He can begin to understand b) Can he begin to understand
c) He begins to understand d) Begins to understand
717. Although Margaret Mead had several assistants during her investigation of Samoa, the bulk of the
research was done by _______ alone.
C
a) Herself b) She
c) Her d) Hers
718. Several of these washers and dryers are out of order and _______.
a) Need to be repairing b) Repairing is required of them D
c) Require that they be repaired d) need to be repaired
719. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments, and _______.
a) The another one hundred seventy eight as historical sites
b) The other one hundred seventy eight as historical sites B
c) Seventy eight plus one hundred more historical sites
d) As historical sites one hundred seventy eight
720. When a body enters the earth‟s atmosphere, it travels _______.
a) very rapidly b) in a rapid manner A
c) fastly d) with great speed
721. Put plants _______ a window so that they will get enough light.
a) Near to b) Near of C
c) Next to d) Nearly
722. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree in engineering _______.
a) But two years experience b) Also two years experience C
c) But also two years experience d) But more two years experience
723. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and _______ before he entered politics.
a) Served in the Navy as an officer b) An officer in the Navy B
c) The Navy had him as an officer d) Did service in the navy as an officer
724. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders _______ no real communication has taken place.
a) What said the other person b) What the other person said B
c) What did the other person say d) What was the other person saying
725. The salary of a bus driver is much higher _______.
a) In comparison with salary of a teacher b) With a teacher C
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726. Professional people appreciate _______ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
a) You to call them b) That you would call them C
c) You calling them d) That you are calling them
727. The assignment for Monday is to write a _______ about your hometown.
a) Five-hundred word composition b) Five hundred words composition A
c) Five hundreds words composition d) five hundreds word composition
728. Farmers look forward to _______ every summer.
a) Participating in the country fairs b) Participate in the country fairs A
c) Be participating in the country fairs d) Have participated in the country fairs
729. A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of maintenance
_______ its capacity to store information.
C
a) The same as b) The same
c) As well as d) As well
730. Many embarrassing situations occur _______ a misunderstanding.
a) for b) Of C
c) because of d) because
731. Neptune is an extremely cold planet, and _______.
a) So does Uranus b) So has Uranus C
c) So is Uranus d) Uranus so
732. _______ that gold was discovered at Sutter‟s Mill and that the California gold Rush began.
a) Because in 1848 b) That in 1848 D
c) In 1948 that it was d) It was in 1848
733. The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts on the part of both government
and private citizens to curb _______.
D
a) Them b) Him
c) Its d) It
734. Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds _______ on adjacent hills.
a) More frequently b) as frequently than C
c) More frequently than d) Frequently than
735. It is important that the TOEFL office _______ your registration.
a) Will confirm b) Confirm B
c) Confirms d) Must confirm
736. As a safety precaution, all city cabdrivers carry only enough money to make change for a _______
bill.
A
a) Ten-dollar b) Ten-dollars
c) Tens-dollar d) Tens-dollars
737. _______ that the English settled in Jamestown.
a) In 1607 that it was b) That in 1607 D
c) Because in 1607 d) It was in 1607
738. Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
a) Twice more than b) Twice as much as B
c) As much twice as d) As much as twice
739. When friends insist on _______ expensive gifts. It makes most Americans uncomfortable.
a) them to accept b) their accepting B
c) they accepting d) they accept
740. Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics _______ greatest portrait painter in the North
American colonies.
D
a) That he was b) who was the
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741. As a safety measure, the detonator for a nuclear device may be made of _______, each of which is
controlled by a different employee.
C
a) Two equipments b) Two pieces of equipments
c) two pieces of equipment d) Two equipment pieces
742. A student should tell a dorm counselor if _______ live with his roommate again next year.
a) He‟d rather not b) he won‟t not A
c) he‟ll rather not d) he‟d rather didn‟t
743. It is the first time that the Princess of Wales has been to the United States, _______?
a) isn‟t she b) hasn‟t she C
c) isn‟t it d) hasn‟t it
744. He abstains _______ meat and drink.
a) At b) Upon D
c) For d) From
745. You must account _______ this mistake.
a) For b) To A
c) At d) On
746. He was accused _______ murder.
a) Of b) For A
c) At d) Upon
747. I am not accustomed _______ such behavior.
a) On b) For C
c) To d) At
748. He is addicted _______ drinking.
a) With b) To B
c) At d) For
749. He agrees _______ me in this matter.
a) At b) On D
c) To d) With
750. I don‟t agree _______ your proposal.
a) Upon b) With C
c) To d) On
751. We were all alarmed _______ the sight of the lion in the jungle.
a) At b) On A
c) Upon d) For
752. We were all amused _______ the sight.
a) On b) With B
c) At d) Upon
753. This man answers _______ the description.
a) At b) For C
c) To d) On
754. How will you answer _______ your absence without leave?
a) At b) For B
c) On d) To
755. _______ two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect each other‟s
subsequent motion.
D
a) So that b) They are
c) That d) If
756. A child in the first grade tends to be _______ all of the other children in his class.
a) The same old to b) The same age than D
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757. Most foreign students don‟t like American coffee, and _______.
a) I don‟t too b) Either don‟t I D
c) Neither don‟t I d) Neither do I
758. This plant is _______ big that it should really be moved outsides.
a) so b) too A
c) such d) very
759. Often a team of engineers is _______.
a) Work on one project b) On one project work C
c) working on one project d) to work on one project
760. _______ in the world export diamonds.
a) Only little nations b) Only few nations D
c) Only a little nations d) Only a few nations
761. A vacuum will neither conduct heat nor _______.
a) Transmit sound waves b) Transmitting sound waves A
c) Sound waves are transmitted d) The transmission of sound waves
762. Double stars orbit _______.
a) Each to the other b) Each other B
c) Each other one d) Other each one
763. To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock, _______.
a) Taking immediate steps b) To take immediate steps D
c) Taken steps immediately d) Take immediate steps
764. All the cereal grains _______ grow on the prairies and plains of the United States.
a) But rice b) Except the rice A
c) But for rice d) Excepting rice
765. The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue _______.
a) They are alike b) Are similar to C
c) Are similar d) The same
766. Nerve impulses _______ to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
a) Sending sensations b) To send sensations C
c) Send sensations d) Sensations
767. _______ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
a) That birds b) A bird D
c) The bird d) Birds
768. _______ unknown quantities is the task of Algebra.
a) To found b) Find D
c) The find d) Finding
769. A dolphin _______ a porpoise in that it has a longer nose.
a) Different b) Differs D
c) Different than d) Differs from
770. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when _______ to at least 62oC.
a) it be heated b) it heated C
c) it is heated d) it will be heated
(Carvan)
771. Work hard lest you _______ fail.
a) will b) Should B
c) Can d) Should not
772. Raza has been waiting for you _______ morning.
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773. I am tired _______ this work.
a) With b) Or A
c) By d) In
774. You must apply _______ the judge for pardon.
a) To b) With A
c) upon d) Over
775. I insisted _______ my fee paid.
a) To have b) On having B
c) To having d) In having
776. I am confident _______.
a) To win b) Of winning B
c) On winning d) For winning
777. I am intent _______.
a) To win b) of winning C
c) on winning d) for winning
778. Death is preferable _______ dishonor.
a) Than b) to B
c) from d) of
779. He never _______ an never will do such a work.
a) has b) has done A
c) had done d) is done
780. By this time he _______ the firm for five years.
a) served b) will serve C
c) will have served d) will be served
781. He persisted _______ saying so.
a) on b) in B
c) to d) of
782. You _______ care of your health.
a) had better to take b) had better take B
c) had better taken d) had taken better
783. I _______ trouble with my bicycle these days.
a) have been experiencing b) experience A
c) had been experienced d) experienced
784. I will meet him when he _______.
a) will come b) had come D
c) would have come d) comes
785. No one _______ which college he will join.
a) would know b) know D
c) can know d) knows
786. The teacher cannot meet the classes today because he _______ a cold.
a) had b) is having B
c) has had d) will be having
787. The officer waited until the clerks _______ busily.
a) Worked b) were working B
c) had worked d) are working
788. Can you tell me _______.
a) where does he live b) where he lives B
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789. Neither the officer nor the clerks _______ absent.
a) was b) were B
c) have been d) are
790. If I _______ worked hard, I would have passed.
a) would have b) had B
c) should have d) have
791. I _______ him to pray to God.
a) said b) asked B
c) told d) requested
792. Saudi Arabia is _______ Islamic country.
a) an b) a A
c) the d) are
793. You _______ respect your parents and teacher.
a) Should b) would A
c) should have d) would have
794. The child _______ crying for three hours.
a) is b) has C
c) has been d) have been
795. If I _______ more time, I would have checked my paper again.
a) had b) have C
c) had had d) have had
796. We _______ friends since we were children.
a) had been b) have been B
c) are d) were
797. I _______ taking this medicine for last six years.
a) has been b) would have been D
c) had been d) have been
798. If one know the facts one _______ not be so quiet to criticize.
a) could b) can C
c) would d) will
799. Whatever he does is always contrary _______ my wishes.
a) with b) From C
c) to d) for
800. They kept us waiting _______ two hours.
a) between b) for B
c) since d) till
801. I may come here _______ 5 pm and 10 pm.
a) since b) for D
c) within d) between
802. Please write_______ me as soon as you reach Lahore.
a) to b) for A
c) with d) beside
803. I am astonished _____ his behavior.
a) to b) from C
c) with d) on
804. He told me that he was not familiar _______ that subject.
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805. The president bestowed valuable presents _______ his guest.
a) to b) for C
c) on d) at
806. We must adjust ourselves _______ the changing circumstances.
a) with b) to B
c) in d) by
807. I inquired _______ the servant if his master was at home.
a) with b) from C
c) of d) by
808. He confided his secret _______ me.
a) to b) in A
c) with d) into
809. He is quick ________ understanding mathematics.
a) in b) at A
c) to d) with
810. We ________ not talk to him.
a) shall b) will B
c) have d) has
811. She ________ for Karachi three days ago.
a) left b) is leaving A
c) had left d) will leave
812. In the end the committee turned _______ the proposal.
a) out b) down B
c) back d) off
813. In one fierce battle the enemy were completely wiped _______.
a) out b) off A
c) away d) over
814. All communication with outside world has been cut _______.
a) out b) away D
c) down d) off
815. He knows what he has done _______.
a) has he? b) did he? D
c) hasn‟t he? d) doesn‟t he?
816. She never used to behave like that _______.
a) has she? b) was she? C
c) did she? d) didn‟t she?
817. Let‟s tell him what has happened _______.
a) has it? b) do we? C
c) shall we? d) must we?
818. You will feel better when you _______ that tooth out.
a) had b) have B
c) have had d) will have had
819. When he _______ his hair cut, he went to the cinema.
a) has had b) have had D
c) will have had d) had had
820. If you wait here; I _______ if the Manager is in.
a) would see b) will have seen D
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821. If only you had told us you were coming, we _______ everything ready.
a) would make b) would have made B
c) have made d) will make
822. If he were elected, he _______ a good chairman.
a) will make b) can make C
c) would make d) would have made
823. She _______ a cold when I last met her.
a) is having b) have D
c) was having d) had
824. If I _______ you, I would not do that.
a) were b) am A
c) were being d) had been
825. I would like to have the newspaper as soon as you ________ it.
a) finished b) are finish D
c) will finish d) have finished
826. I ________ that you have bought some new paintings.
a) have seen b) see A
c) had seen d) am seeing
827. He was elected _________ of the debating Society.
a) President b) as President A
c) for President d) to President
828. Many of his friends considered him _______ very clever person.
a) a b) as a A
c) for a d) be a
829. You can hang the picture wherever you ________.
a) are liking b) liked D
c) shall like d) like
830. He was quite able _______ after himself.
a) to looking b) for looking C
c) to look d) of looking
831. Most people disagreed _______ what had been suggested.
a) to b) with B
c) against d) from
832. The man prevented the dog _______ the little girl.
a) to attack b) from attack D
c) against attacking d) from attacking
833. Her fears were first ________ when her son did not come her.
a) arise b) arisen D
c) arouse d) aroused
834. I _______ him for a long time.
a) am not met b) did not meet D
c) do not meet d) have not met
835. It _______ since morning.
a) rain b) rains C
c) has been raining d) was raining
836. He _______ satisfactory progress in the school.
a) makes b) has made C
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837. Every week she put _______ a little money for rainy days.
a) by b) off A
c) out d) over
838. He _______ for London before I come.
a) will have left b) had left B
c) has left d) left
839. He said that his friends ________ him.
a) betray b) betrayed D
c) have betrayed d) had betrayed
840. If you did not support him, he _______ assistance from some other quarter.
a) will b) would seek B
c) seek d) seeks
841. I _______ my work before next Friday.
a) Completed b) shall complete C
c) shall have completed d) had completed
842. Raza _______ for Faisalabad tomorrow.
a) leave b) will leave B
c) left d) have left
843. Zaheer was anxious to _______ home early that day.
a) Reached b) Reaches C
c) reach d) reaching
844. Inspite of the advice from many of his colleagues Raza _______ not to appear for the examination.
a) decided b) decides A
c) decide d) decidedly
845. _______ the events of Aslam‟s resigning his job, his family would starve.
a) in b) on A
c) at d) within
846. If Pakistanis ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general health _______ better.
a) be b) will be D
c) is d) would be
847. The principal along with the students _______ gone on the picnic.
a) has b) have A
c) were d) are
848. He never _______ and never will do such a work.
a) has b) has done A
c) had done d) is done
849. If a ruby is heated it _______ lose its color.
a) would b) will B
c) does d) had
850. Lahore is a city of gardens _______?
a) doesn‟t it b) isn‟t it B
c) hasn‟t it d) didn‟t it
851. He‟s been elected _______?
a) hasn‟t he b) didn‟t he A
c) isn‟t he d) doesn‟t he
852. The tiny pictures on microfilm are _______ small to be read with the naked eye.
a) so b) too B
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853. Charlie Chaplain was a comedian _______ was best known for his work in silent movies.
a) who b) which A
c) whose d) what
854. It is important that the office _______ your registration.
a) will confirm b) confirm B
c) confirms d) must confirm
855. We _______ go to movies quite frequently.
a) used to b) was used to A
c) used d) was used to be
856. He _______ get up early.
a) used b) used to
c) is used to d) was used to be
857. By the twenty-first century, the computer _______ a necessity in every home.
a) became b) becoming D
c) has become d) will have become
858. These days transport _______ faster and easier than ever before.
a) will become b) can become D
c) becomes d) is becoming
859. I never miss a cricket match. I _______ fond of cricket since childhood.
a) have been b) has been A
c) will be d) am
860. He asked the teacher if he _______ with that pen.
a) shall write b) can write D
c) is writing d) would write
861. I will sing if he _______.
a) Will ask me b) shall ask me C
c) asks me d) were ask me
862. I will meet him when he _______.
a) will come b) had come D
c) would have come d) comes
863. I shall not _______ her in the near future.
a) write b) to write C
c) write to d) to write to
864. The event came_______ as he had predicted it.
a) by b) about B
c) off d) up
865. He congratulated his friend ________ the latter‟s success.
a) about b) for C
c) on d) against
866. In the world of today, material values take precedence _______ spiritual values.
a) at b) on C
c) over d) about
867. We have been working on this problem _______.
a) since two days b) two days ago C
c) for two days d) from two days
868. No one could understand _______.
a) what did he say b) what was he saying D
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869. As you have been told _______ will be closing for eight weeks.
a) that the school b) the school B
c) so the school d) so that the school
870. An aspirin a day _______ shown to be effective for some people in preventing heart attacks,
according to a study in last year‟s medical journal.
B
a) being b) has been
c) to be d) thought
871. Fewer than one in five people _______ on a regular basis.
a) exercise b) to exercise A
c) exercising d) with exercise
872. Rock climbing _______ the new sport of the nineties.
a) that became b) becoming C
c) has become d) to become
873. With bioengineering, foods _______ a longer shelf life.
a) may have b) they have A
c) which have d) having had
874. In most sports, hand-eye coordination important.
a) are b) is B
c) it is being d) being
875. First introduced in 1847 chloroform is an effective, _______ potentially dangerous, general
anesthetic.
B
a) and b) but
c) or d) because
876. Natural gas, _______ of methane is considered the cleanest of the fossil fuels.
a) that is a primarily composition b) whish is composed primarily B
c) it is composing primarily d) is primarily composed
877. In some people, aspirin _______ an allergic reaction.
a) producing b) can produce B
c) produce d) to be producing
878. Condensation involves _______ from its vapor to its liquid state.
a) a substance is changed b) the change of a substance B
c) a substance of changing d) to change a substance
879. The central figure in any bee colony is the queen _______ all of the hive‟s eggs.
a) When produced b) which production D
c) produce d) who produces
880. _______ break up rock, slowly wearing it away over millions of years.
a) ice, wind and running water which b) ice, wind and running water B
c) if ice, wind and running water d) when ice, wind and running water
881. The mountain ranges of the world _______ home to all kinds of wildlife.
a) are b) which A
c) for they are d) is
882. In 1983, the fossilized claw and bones _______ a dinosaur were found in Surrey, England.
a) that b) is D
c) which is d) of
883. The science of physics is concerned with everything _______ to the tiniest particles which are
always nearby.
C
a) galaxy the greatest distance from b) the galaxies the most distant are
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884. People have used coal for cooking and _______ for thousands of years.
a) to heat b) heating B
c) heat d) is to heat
885. Workers such as fire fighter _______ clothes that protect them while they are at work.
a) needing b) to need D
c) are needing d) need
886. Gautemala is the _______ populated country in Central America.
a) most heavily b) heavies A
c) heavy d) to be heavy
887. ________ most lizards, which run on four legs, the crested water dragon can run on two legs if
threatened, allowing for greater speed.
C
a) they are unlike b) while not like
c) unlike d) less like
888. _______ to help an endangered species recover its numbers is by breeding it in captivity.
a) one way of b) it is C
c) one way d) one is
889. The average height of Himalayas is twenty thousand feet, and Mount Everest _______ to more than
twenty-nine thousand feet at its apex.
B
a) raise b) rises
c) roses d) arises
890. He suggest that the meeting _______ postponed.
a) be b) is A
c) must d) would be
891. Everyone in this universe is accountable to God _______ his actions.
a) of b) against C
c) for d) about
892. All of us should abide _______ the laws of our country.
a) by b) in A
c) to d) with
893. I don‟t know _______ to value your qualities.
a) only b) how B
c) so how d) that how
894. His answer was such _______ I expected him to give.
a) as b) like C
c) which d) that
895. So many servants attended _______ him during his illness.
a) on b) with A
c) at d) upon
896. Though Aslam is poor, _______ he is honest.
a) but b) nevertheless C
c) yet d) still
897. He is nothing else _______ a trouble maker.
a) but b) then A
c) except d) despite
898. Students have been studying in the library every night _______ the last three months.
a) since b) until D
c) before d) for
899. The jaw structure of a snake permits it to eat much larger than _______.
a) it b) itself B
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900. The task seemed impossible but somehow Rashid _______ very skillfully in the end.
a) pulled it up b) pulled it off B
c) pulled it away d) pulled it out
901. We congratulate him _______.
a) on his success b) for his success A
c) at his success d) in his success
902. The theory of continental drift assumes that there _______ long-term climatic changes in many areas
during the past.
A
a) must have been b) must be
c) must have d) must
903. _______ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual power of migration.
a) That birds b) A bird D
c) The bird d) Birds
904. It is usually _______ Lava but gas that kills people during volcanic eruptions.
a) not only b) not B
c) neither d) no
905. No one is admitted to the test site without _______ identification.
a) a b) his B
c) one‟s d) their
906. I can‟t talk with you right now because the doorbell _______.
a) ringing b) is ringing B
c) ring d) can ring
907. Although we often use “speed” and “velocity” interchangeably, in a technical sense “speed” is not
always _______ “velocity”.
B
a) alike b) the same as
c) similar d) as
908. Prices for bikes can run _______ Rs.3000/-.
a) as high as b) as high to A
c) so high to d) so high as
909. The greater the demand, _______ the price.
a) higher b) high C
c) the higher d) the high
910. A seventeen-year-old is not _______ to vote in an election.
a) old enough b) as old enough A
c) enough old d) enough old as
911. _______ is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth.
a) It is calcium b) That calcium C
c) Calcium d) Although calcium
912. This legend has been _______ from father to son.
a) handed down b) handed for A
c) handed in d) handed in
913. _______ at 212 degrees F and freezes at 32 degrees F.
a) Waters boils b) The water boils C
c) Water boils d) Water boil
914. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when _______ to at least 62oC.
a) it be heated b) it heated C
c) it is heated d) it will be heated
915. The Supreme Court does not hear a case unless ________.
a) a trial b) already tried B
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916. We were _______ by the result.
a) surprise b) surprised B
c) surprising d) to surprise of
917. He ordered his servant _______.
a) if he could bring a glass of water b) that bring a glass of water C
c) to bring a glass of water d) that he should bring a glass of water
918. He _______ sometimes force himself to work on till late in the night only to find himself unable to
do anything the next day.
C
a) Could b) used to
c) would d) would be
919. He _______ a few steps when it started raining.
a) had hardly taken b) hardly took A
c) hardly taken d) taken hardly
920. Unless protected areas are established, the Bengal Tiger, the blue whale, face _______ of extinction.
a) possible b) the possibility B
c) to be possible d) possibly
921. If water is heated to 212 degrees F. _______ as steam.
a) it will boil and escape b) it is boiling and escaping A
c) it boil and escape d) it would boil and escape
922. I _______ on this topic for some time before I realized my mistake.
a) am speaking b) have been speaking B
c) speak d) had been speaking
923. If Napoleon had not invaded Russia he _______ the rest of Europe.
a) had conquered b) would conquer C
c) would have conquered d) conquered
924. Can you tell me _______.
a) where does he live b) where he lives B
c) where is he living d) where has he lived
925. I ran quickly _______ late.
a) not in order to be b) in order to be not C
c) in order not to be d) in order to not be
926. I _______ trouble with my bicycle these days.
a) have been experiencing b) experience A
c) have been experienced d) experienced
927. If humans were deprived of sleep, they _______ hallucinations, anxiety, come and eventually death.
a) would experience b) experience A
c) would have experienced d) had experienced
928. When your body does not get _______ it can not make the glucose it needs.
a) enough food b) food as enough A
c) food enoughly d) enough the food
929. A symbol of the ancient competition, the Olympic lamp burns _______ throughout the games.
a) continuous b) continuously B
c) in a continuous way d) continual
930. Many chemicals react _______ in acid solutions.
a) more quickly b) more quick A
c) quicklier d) as quickly more
931. It is now believed that some damage to tissues may result _______ them to frequent X-rays.
a) the exposing b) from exposing B
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932. If you want to know the time of the train, the man _______.
a) for asking is the station master b) to ask is the station master B
c) asked is the station master d) asks is the station master
933. Technically, glass is a mineral and _______.
a) water so b) water is o C
c) so is water d) so water is
934. A communications satellite orbits the earth at the same rate that the earth revolves _______ over a
fixed point on the surface.
B
a) so it can remain b) so that it can remain
c) it can remain d) so can remain
935. _______ the formation of the sun, the planets and the condensation of an interstellar cloud.
a) It accepted that b) Accepted that C
c) it is accepted that d) That is accepted
936. Nerve impulses _______ to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
a) sending sensations b) to send sensations C
c) send sensations d) sensations
937. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have _______.
a) not definite shape b) none definite shape D
c) nothing definite shape d) no definite shape
938. ________ is not good for health.
a) anxiety b) irritate A
c) milk d) water
939. In fact a man learns more from his _______.
a) field b) books C
c) environment d) nature
940. Rising prices have made it difficult to maintain a good _______ of living.
a) standard b) style A
c) self d) stand
941. “I‟m in a real rush. _______ later and I‟ll have more time to talk”.
a) stop by b) drop out A
c) turn over d) turn off
942. We decided to _______ to the schedule as it was originally planned.
a) keep b) retain C
c) adhere d) demand
943. Virtue is its own _______.
a) gain b) gift C
c) reward d) cost
944. I can point out several _______ in your reasoning.
a) cordial b) flaws B
c) weak d) flawless
945. Modern science has made ________ advance.
a) objective b) incredible B
c) illegible d) legitimate
946. I breathed a sigh of _______ when I heard he was safe.
a) salvation b) relief B
c) hiding d) sanctuary
947. That new law went into _______ last month.
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948. The _______ from the mountain is dangerous.
a) decent b) descent B
c) ascent d) jump
949. The _______ of the rocket was so swift that it was out of sight in a few seconds.
a) assent b) ascent B
c) descent d) jump
950. Thermometer is a _______ to measure one‟s temperature.
a) philosophy b) conviction C
c) device d) tendency
951. Milk is a _______ food.
a) wholesome b) nutritious A
c) health giving d) pure
952. What a _______ you were not hurt in the accident.
a) prayers b) praise C
c) blessing d) consecration
953. So long you are not well avoid _______ exercise.
a) strong b) lusty C
c) vigorous d) powerful
954. Urge people who smoke to _______ the habit.
a) surrender b) abandon B
c) discontinue d) desert
955. We have _______ trust in you.
a) perfect b) entire D
c) imperative d) absolute
956. Face _______ with courage.
a) misery b) poverty C
c) adversity d) affliction
957. The police arrested him and his one _______.
a) friend b) colleague C
c) accomplice d) operator
958. He _______ our help.
a) resents b) recants A
c) remove d) resign
959. Which animals _______ to life in a Zoo?
a) adapt b) adopt A
c) affix d) select
960. You must _______ after hard work.
a) relax b) repose A
c) compose d) depose
961. After his operation he was _______ to bed for a week.
a) circumscribed b) cramped C
c) confined d) limited
962. He was fined Rs.100 for _______ driving.
a) lavish b) prodigal C
c) reckless d) unthrifty
963. The sea at that time was perfectly _______.
a) harmonious b) concordant C
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964. He felt great _______ for his daughter.
a) affection b) affectation A
c) love d) defection
965. Nadeem met a _______ accident and died at the spot.
a) fatal b) fateful A
c) crucial d) fating
966. Although buses are _______ to depart at a certain hour, they are often late.
a) scheduled b) requested A
c) obligated d) loaded
967. Because light travels faster than sound lightening appears to _______ thunder.
a) prolong b) traverse C
c) go before d) repel
968. If one helps a criminal, he is also considered _______ of the crime.
a) suspicious b) daring D
c) guilty d) culpable
969. The Supreme Court has a reputation for being _______.
a) stubborn b) capricious C
c) just d) humorous
970. The _______ motion of the earth as it turns on its axis creates the change of seasons.
a) ancient b) rhythmic D
c) leisurely d) perpetual
971. All the family members will get together on the _______ day Eid.
a) suspicious b) obvious C
c) auspicious d) conspicuous
972. Advertisement will _______ your sale.
a) boost b) hoist A
c) lift d) aid
973. Getting this contract is _______ to the future of our company.
a) humane b) crucial B
c) reciprocal d) brutal
974. It is _______ to steal.
a) sinful b) corrupt C
c) immoral d) wicked
975. His knowledge of the subject is _______.
a) expensive b) extensive B
c) spacious d) spatial
976. The war has seriously _______ attempts to achieve peace.
a) impaired b) attenuated A
c) enfeebled d) declined
977. Vitamin _______ can lead to illness.
a) shortage b) deficiency B
c) poverty d) want
978. Do not keep asking me what to do; use your own _______.
a) unconstrained b) voluntary C
c) discretion d) gratuitous
979. In the hot sun the surface of the road seems wet, but that is only an _______.
a) illusion b) allusion A
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980. An _______ agreement was reached between both the parties.
a) amiable b) amicable B
c) likeable d) desirable
981. This disease is _______; do not sit near him.
a) contagious b) contiguous A
c) infectious d) touchy
982. He has _______ all the miseries heroically.
a) born b) borne B
c) bane d) boon
983. His _______ simplicity is one of his qualities.
a) childish b) childlike B
c) infantile d) puerile
984. I _______ have to remind him of his responsibilities.
a) continuedly b) continuously C
c) continually d) persistently
985. He is passing through a period of _______ crisis.
a) financial b) economic B
c) economical d) pecuniary
986. He is _______ for promotion.
a) illegible b) legible C
c) eligible d) ineligible
987. An announcement of further increase in taxes is _______.
a) imminent b) eminent A
c) immanent d) permanent
988. He has _______ knowledge of the subject.
a) exceptional b) exceptionable D
c) exhaustible d) exhaustive
989. God is kind and _______ to all sinners who repent.
a) graceful b) gracious B
c) gaseous d) guessful
990. He is complaining of _______ difficulties.
a) imaginative b) imaginary B
c) imaginable d) fictitious
991. He flew into a _______ when I would not lend him any money.
a) overt b) sporadic D
c) furtive d) fury
992. The price of food here is _______.
a) askance b) exorbitant B
c) outlandish d) usury
993. Enemy movement on the border look a bit _______.
a) acute b) ominous B
c) unusual d) insipid
994. When the hotel burned down, fifty people died in the _______.
a) sirocco b) typhoon D
c) maelstrom d) holocaust
995. A _______ of the medal was put on show at the museum.
a) fable b) facsimile B
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996. He keeps forgetting things; I think he is getting _______.
a) feeble b) an octogenarian D
c) forgetful d) senile
997. Some flowers bloomed, while others _______.
a) withered b) delivered A
c) gathered d) scattered
998. Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the _______.
a) coward b) foolish C
c) brute d) ignorant
999. Beauty is to ugliness and adversity is to _______.
a) prosperity b) cowardice A
c) miser d) happiness
1000. The results of this policy will remain _______ for sometimes.
a) outstanding b) dubious B
c) impressive d) remarkable
1001. Wasim was so good at Mathematics that his friends considered him to be a _______.
a) prodigy b) prodigal A
c) primeval d) profligate
1002. The controversy is likely to create _______ between the two rivals.
a) doubt b) amity C
c) bitterness d) revenge
1003. If you are seeking _______ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task.
a) a direction b) a contrivance C
c) a panacea d) a precedent
1004. His attitude to his boss was _______ and caused a good deal of repulsion.
a) arrogant b) hybrid A
c) dramatic d) convincing

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