Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence(s) there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
1. The _________situation today is significantly better than it was in ______March. (4)
- (1) bank, going
- (2) cash, after
- (3) liquid, starting
- (4) liquidity, early
- (5) cash, new
2. The joint statement leaves _________room to________ both interpretations. (1)
- (1) enough, accommodate
- (2) big, get
- (3) enough, know
- (4) biggest, accommodate
- (5) smallest, fill
3. I don’t think policy makers ______unnecessarily. You don’t pick surprise ______part of your policy. (5)
- (1) surprise, at
- (2) surprised, of a
- (3) surprising, in
- (4) surprised, along
- (5) surprise, as a
4. “It’s ridiculous. California ____the biggest state in the nation,” she _____. (2)
- (1) was, say
- (2) is, said
- (3) will, told
- (4) a, said
- (5) now, knows
5. Communication is _____a big problem. We have seen English is not a big ________with new players. (1)
- (1) not, barrier
- (2) nor, blunder
- (3) neither, blender
- (4) nor, roadblock
- (5) never, botch