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In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
I have always been bad at journaling. All my childhood diaries include major gaps: In one (1) ______, I am 8, visiting my aunt. In the very (2) ______, I have experienced puberty and have a crush on Mohit, the kid (3) ______ sits behind me in biology. Today, my journal and I are something like estranged acquaintances, who check in every now and then just to keep in (4) ______, without really understanding why. Yep, we say to each other in passing, everything’s good. Hope all is (5) ______ with you!

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as an orphan who is (1)________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)______ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4) ______ an attack by Voldemort—by somehow (5)_______ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears.

In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as an orphan who is (1)________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)______ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4) ______ an attack by Voldemort—by somehow (5)_______ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears.

In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears.

In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears.

In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears.

In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’
For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as an orphan who is (1)________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)______ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4) ______ an attack by Voldemort—by somehow (5)_______ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’
For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’
For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery.
There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery.
There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’
For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’
For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as an orphan who is (1)________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)______ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4) ______ an attack by Voldemort—by somehow (5)_______ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery.
There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery.
There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery.
There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

 

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as an orphan who is (1)________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)______ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4) ______ an attack by Voldemort—by somehow (5)_______ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughter

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughter

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughter

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughter

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3)______ the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)__________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)__________ her shoulder.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughter

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3)______ the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)__________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)__________ her shoulder.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3)______ the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)__________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)__________ her shoulder.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3)______ the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)__________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)__________ her shoulder.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3)______ the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)__________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)__________ her shoulder.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’. Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both humans and jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's remarkable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’. Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both humans and jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's remarkable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’. Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both humans and jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's remarkable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’. Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both humans and jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's remarkable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.

 

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’. Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both humans and jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's remarkable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.

 

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of alternatives given; select the most appropriate option for each blank.
JK Rowling is famous for introducing the character of Harry Potter to the world. This boy first sparked to life in the _________ of the authoress when she was riding a train from Manchester to London in 1990. She released her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone. After this novel, she __________ became the most famous English author since William Shakespeare.

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