1 |
she comes..................... a noble family |
of
from
by
off
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2 |
a pleasant placid life, at Mrs. Wickett's |
Pleasurable
Comfortable
Calm
Happy
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3 |
Gradually, Mr. Chips realized the inadequacy of his qualification. |
Shortage
Absence
Lack
Insufficiency
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4 |
The school went up and down, dwindling almost to non existence at one time, becoming illustrious at another. |
Reducing
Declining
Ascending
Demolishing
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5 |
We were considered such dunces that we could learn only English |
Dull students
Nonsense
Fools
Bad boys
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6 |
I continued in this unpretentious situation for nearly a year |
Miserable
Unassuming
Dangerous
Uncertain
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7 |
the examiners on the other had were partial to Latin and mathematics. |
Biased
Against
Opponent
Expert
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8 |
Thrifty housewives preserved their home grown vegetable and fruits by canning pickling or drying them for use during the cold weather. |
Frugal
Sensible
Clever
care ful
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9 |
Today the city streets are payed and well drained. |
Muddy
Straight
Cemented
Rough
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10 |
We are also more critical in our thinking than our ancestors. |
Relatives
Forefathers
Parents
Friends
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11 |
Few people today belief that diseases are caused by ___________ |
Ghosts
Evil fairies
Evil spirits
Star and the sky
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12 |
___________ or the removal of water from such foods as milk,eggs ,potatoes, and apples, has proved a practical method of preservation (keeping them in original conditon). |
Drying up water
Dehydration
Purification
Keeping clean
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13 |
_________ conditions caused the spread of diseases like typhoid fever, cholera and dysentery, |
Unhealhy
Bad-smalling
Polluted
Insanitary
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14 |
It is against the law to throw ______ in the streets. |
Old clothes
Garbage (Waste Foods)
Pieces of furniture
Old tyres and tubes
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15 |
Today our city streets are paved and well _______ |
Drained
Well-kept
Well-Protected
Well-shaded
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16 |
It is difficult to imagine what _____ conditions in some of our large cities were likely one hundred years ago. |
Sanitary
Social
Road
Transport
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17 |
Two hundred years ago, it was likely , before you were six years old, you would have ________ |
Smallpox
Typhoid
Hayfever
Influenza
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18 |
Today we are better able to explain happenings that used to be considered strange and__________ |
Mysterious
Complex
Unacceptable
Unnecessary
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19 |
______ where people live today, they can obtain some fruits throughout the year. |
Every way
In spite of
Despite
Regardless of
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20 |
Carried through a pipeline or _________ a thousand million litres of water can be delivered daily. |
River
Ship
Aqueduct
Streams
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