Sentence completion

1. . . . . . . . . the broker had warned him that the stock was a . . . . . . . . investment, he insisted on buying a thousand shares.

Because , prudent
Since , negligible
Because , speculative
As , vulnerable E. Although , precarious

Detailed Solution. . . . . . . . the broker had warned him that the stock was a . . . . . . . . investment, he insisted on buying a thousand shares.

2. They wanted to . . . . . . . . all these books, but they could not find . . . . . . . . time to do so.

cover , almost
peruse , necessary
dispose , some
read , sufficient E. buy , some

Detailed SolutionThey wanted to . . . . . . . . all these books, but they could not find . . . . . . . . time to do so.

3. Sachin . . . . . . . . another feather . . . . . . . . his cap by his wonderful performance in the one day match.

kept , by
captured , from
took , in
created , for E. added , to

Detailed SolutionSachin . . . . . . . . another feather . . . . . . . . his cap by his wonderful performance in the one day match.

4. The Education Minister emphasised the need to discover and . . . . . . . . each student’s . . . . . . . . talents.

enlarge , dormant
belittle , concealed
suppress , potential
flourish , hidden E. develop , intrinsic

Detailed SolutionThe Education Minister emphasised the need to discover and . . . . . . . . each student’s . . . . . . . . talents.

5. Since we . . . . . . . . read every book, we . . . . . . . . only the famous ones.

have , sold
should , buy
must , ignore
can , purchase E. cannot , select

Detailed SolutionSince we . . . . . . . . read every book, we . . . . . . . . only the famous ones.

6. He shifted to his late parents’ house not because of the . . . . . . . . it provided but for purely . . . . . . . . reasons.

convenience , sentimental
grace , aesthetic
value , monetary
comforts , personal E. benefit , extraneous

Detailed SolutionHe shifted to his late parents’ house not because of the . . . . . . . . it provided but for purely . . . . . . . . reasons.

7. Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of . . . . . . . . an eight per cent value share of the tooth paste market by the end of the first year.

keeping
distributing
cornering
soliciting

Detailed SolutionColgate has also set an ambitious aim of . . . . . . . . an eight per cent value share of the tooth paste market by the end of the first year.

8. The manager tried hard to . . . . . . . . his men to return to work before declaring a lockout.

motivate
persuade
encourage
permit

Detailed SolutionThe manager tried hard to . . . . . . . . his men to return to work before declaring a lockout.

9. The movement of the train was so . . . . . . . . that all the passengers slept very well.

distracting
noisy
soothing
fast

Detailed SolutionThe movement of the train was so . . . . . . . . that all the passengers slept very well.

10. Like any other country India has its . . . . . . . . share of superstitions.

peculiar
fair
proper
abundant

Detailed SolutionLike any other country India has its . . . . . . . . share of superstitions.

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