Question : Comprehension:
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.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is the second-best school, but for once, I put my foot down and (1)____________ to apply to the best school (Harvard). The idea of (2)___________ Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3)__________ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie's been suspended. My mom and (4)_____________are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she's steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetiser of Cap'n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5)__________ in my Moleskine notebook.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: been
Option 2: having been
Option 3: be
Option 4: being
Correct Answer: being
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The correct form of "to be" should be used in the sentence, which is the participle form of the verb being. It is used to describe a state or condition, which in this case is the state of existing as Charlie's younger brother in school.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: The idea of being Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: whose
Option 2: which
Option 3: who
Option 4: whom
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: refused
Option 2: rejoiced
Option 3: dwelled
Option 4: levelled
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: sieving
Option 2: visualising
Option 3: reading
Option 4: writing
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
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: me
Option 2: I
Option 3: am
Option 4: myself
Question : Comprehension: 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 it's your idea, you want to (1) ______ about it all the time. I've had this problem on more than a few occasions now. I know there shouldn't be any shame in (2) ______ your work, but it's such a task to draw the line. In my case, since my work is all things related to social media, this problem gets even (3) ______ convoluted. Long story short, I hate that I (4) ______ have to worry about when it's okay to promote, and when it's (5) ______
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: leaning
Option 2: demoting
Option 3: asking
Option 4: promoting
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