English Practice Set 1053

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1. Q1 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The company did not accept the terms."
   AThe terms will be not accepted by the company.BThe terms were not accepted by the company.CThe terms had been not accepted by the company.DThe terms are not accepted by the company.
2. Q2 · English · Phrasal Verbs
   Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb "Hold on".
   Ato fail to happenBto waitCto perform or complete a taskDto assume control of something
3. Q3 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "The startup raised its funding within significant first year."
   A'The' and 'first'B'funding' and 'significant'C'funding' and 'within'D'significant' and 'its'
4. Q4 · English · Connectors / Sentence Joining
   Combine the two sentences using the most appropriate connector: 1. The bell rang. 2. the students rushed out.
   ATherefore the bell rang, the students rushed out.BAs soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out.CSo that the bell rang, the students rushed out.DMoreover the bell rang, the students rushed out.
5. Q5 · English · Synonyms
   Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'Amiable'.
   ASullenBSurlyCChurlishDAffable
6. Q6 · English · Cloze Test
   Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: "Enforcement of these rules, however, remains _____ at best."
   AinconsistentBrigidCmandatingDoutpace
7. Q7 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "A place where bees are kept"
   AMortuaryBMintCApiaryDAviary
8. Q8 · English · Spotting Errors
   Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
   AShe is married with a doctor who works abroad.BHe always arrives at the office before nine o'clock.CThe police conducted a thorough investigation into the case.DThe chairman addressed the shareholders at the annual meeting.
9. Q9 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Identify the sentence that does not fit with the other three: 1. Some companies have begun building data centres in naturally cold climates to cut cooling costs. 2. A growing number of educators now question whether this structure serves students well. 3. Balancing digital growth with energy sustainability remains an unresolved challenge for the industry. 4. Data centres that power this invisible infrastructure now account for a significant share of global electricity use.
   ASome companies have begun building data centres in naturally cold climates to cut cooling costs.BA growing number of educators now question whether this structure serves students well.CBalancing digital growth with energy sustainability remains an unresolved challenge for the industry.DData centres that power this invisible infrastructure now account for a significant share of global electricity use.
10. Q10 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. Neither of the two candidates __were selected__ for the post this year.
    Ahas increasedBwere selectedCwas selectedDhas decided