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It is likely no surprise to readers who love the novels of Zoya Dickens that everything delightful
about her books was delightful about her as a person. The surprise, if anything, was how
closely her personality ____1____ with her work. She was blunt and ____2____, wholly without
conceit. She was polite and kind. Her puzzlement at the 21st century world in which she found
herself was ___3___. And yet almost everything out of her mouth was dry, new and pungently
funny.

1. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. Tallied

b. Accorded

c. Enumerated

d. None of the mentioned options

2. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. Unpretentious

b. Ostentatious

c. Both “unpretentious” and “simple” are correct

d. Simple

3. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. Unfeigned

b. All of the mentioned options

c. Genuine

d. Sincere
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corresponding gap.

Culture usually shifts gradually – painfully gradually for those of us who want ____1____. But,
occasionally, attitudes swing quite suddenly, as if pressure had been silently building up behind
a dam until it ____2____. That silently building pressure usually takes the form of good
organizing by intellectuals and observers, and the breach itself usually comes from events. The
video of this recent event was so start that it summed up how big the problem is. In a manner
that nobody could ____3____ understanding.

4. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. Difference

b. Increase

c. Change

d. Peace

5. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. Floats

b. Bursts

c. Swallows

d. Calms

6. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. Avoid

b. Enquire

c. Inhibit

d. Exhibit
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corresponding gap.

Online learning also means students will need up-to-date computers and reliable broadband
access. This isn’t much of a ____1____ for any wealthy college that enrols mostly wealthy
students.

Elite colleges also have tremendous power in the ____2____. They can keep tuition rates
constant and insist that students enrol on their terms, because they know that few will forgo the
____3____ to graduate with the class of 2024 and reap a lifetime of status and social
connection. If anyone decides otherwise, there is an endless wait list of eager applicants happy
to take their place.

7. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. problem

b. opportunity

c. luck

d. discourse

8. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. none of the mentioned options

b. park

c. market

d. shop

9. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. mindset

b. opportunity

c. none of the mentioned options

d. problem
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corresponding gap.

The project of selling state or public assets to be owned or run by ____1____ businesses has
always been controversial. What ____2____ the controversy, though, is that both advocates
and opponents tend to cast it in instrumental terms. Whether or not something should be
privatised, then, appears to depend on who is more likely to make the ____3____ decisions for
the right ends.

10. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. public

b. government

c. random

d. private

11. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. characterises

b. alludes

c. confuses

d. issues

12. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. complete

b. wrong

c. none of the mentioned options

d. best
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corresponding gap.

Airlines were among the earliest businesses to be _____1_____ by the pandemic. The
aeroman-owned Air Prince suffered a _____2_____ ourbreak that infected hundreds and killed
more than a 5 people, and became a symbol of nightmare, when it was quarantined for a
month. There’s been _____3____ relief since. On July 16, the Centres for Disease Control
extended a “no flight” order, suspending airline operations, until November 25 – and went out of
its way to criticize the industry for practices that spread the virus, resulting in a alarming 86 virus
outbreaks on 123 aeroplanes, involving nearly 2, 420 passengers and 26 deaths.

13. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. Hit hard

b. All of the mentioned options

c. Destroyed

d. Swallowed

14. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. Momentary

b. Notorious

c. Terrific

d. Both “terrific” and “notorious” are correct

15. Which of these fits blank 3?

e. Exquisite

f. Little

g. Vivid

h. Evident
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corresponding gap.

XYZ is said to be one of the most _____1_____ and open countries in the world and its
constitution is a _____2_____ to this very fact. Recently in many countries democratic
governments in the course of conducting a major review of their national
constitutions_____3_____ to curtail, if not abolish, the death penalty.

19. Mark the best option for the blank (1).

a. Sensitive

b. Flamboyant

c. Orthodox

d. Liberal

20. Mark the best option for the blank (2).

a. Evidence

b. Witness

c. Declaration

d. Testimony

21. Mark the best option for the blank (3).

a. Are deciding

b. Have been decided

c. Have decided

d. Could have decided

Months ago, when Jonathan was deciding to leave his very ____1____, safe, secure job in the
textile industry, he had literally gone to school and it took him five years to get his degree. He
worked for ten years in the industry, was well-established, was very experienced, to just leave
all of that ____2____ life, where he was surrounded by other people who had this same kind of
life setup, and they all looked at him like, “Ehhhhhh, I don’t know about that. That seems pretty
____3____ dude.”

22. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. satisfying

b. happy

c. all of the mentioned options

d. stable

23. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. unsteady

b. dicey

c. none of the mentioned options

d. stable

24. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. interesting

b. Both “risky” and “confusing” are correct

c. confusing

d. Risky
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corresponding gap.

Our society has changed rapidly, but the college narrative has stayed the same for many years.
It is important to let students know they have many _____1_____. College is not the best fit for
everyone and is not the only path, and that’s okay. Also, going today does not ____2____ a
great job right after graduation. Learning is a never ending journey that doesn’t stop. College
can be critical especially for certain trained skills and potential future earnings but it is not the
single journey to success today.

The college story should match the world we live in today – one filled options, different ways to
learn and work study programs that can ____3____ students and leave them without debt. Our
students need to start above the ground-they should not come out of college at such a young
age with a pile of debt, stress and worry.

25. Which of these fits blank 1?

a. Learning

b. Careers

c. Choices

d. Routes

26. Which of these fits blank 2?

a. Make

b. Benefit

c. Guarantee

27. Which of these fits blank 3?

a. Benefit

b. Hurt

c. Harm

d. Calm