Directions (Q. 1-6): Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. Biological clocks are of _____ adaptive value to animals since it ____ nervous and physiological
functions of the body. (2)
1) immense, assumes
2) great, regulates
3) ultimate, created
4) high, engulfs
5) no, governs
2. Each occupation has its own _____; bankers, lowers and computer professionals, for example all use among themselves _____ that outsiders find difficult to follow. (4)
1) merits, incidents
2) disadvantages, methods
3) rewards, endearment
4) jargon, language
5) problems, fundamentals
3. The two artists _____ markedly in their temperaments, one was reserved and courteous, the other _____ and boastful. (3)
1) changed, irritable
2) similar, jovial
3) differed, rude
4) appeared, funny
5) addressed, ill-tempered
4. Many people believed that spices help _____ food; however nutritionists found that most spices were _____ of having any effect on growth of microbes present in the food. (1)
1) preserve, incapable
2) produce, impossible
3) save, preventive
4) spoil, probable
5) protect, deprived
5. Deposite a growing _____ that a lot needs to be done to help those without clean water, a _____ says that more than 34 million people die every year of water borne diseases. (2)
1) interest, reason
2) recognition, report
3) fantasy, review
4) authority, legend
5) turbulence, logic
6. Water-borne diseases are the most _____ causes of infant deaths _____ the world. (4)
1) rare, according
2) regular, at
3) related, across
4) common, throughout
5) large, around
