Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Grammar, Exercise 3: Cloze Test

In the following passage from question some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very _1_ of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long _2_ of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not _3_some demon whom one can neither _4_ nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same_5_ that makes a baby_6_ for attention. And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to_7_ one's own personality. And_8_ through my work, I see that it is _9_ where I lacked a political purpose that I wrote lifeless books and was_10_ into purple passages.

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In the following passage from question some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very _1_ of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long _2_ of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not _3_some demon whom one can neither _4_ nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same_5_ that makes a baby_6_ for attention. And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to_7_ one's own personality. And_8_ through my work, I see that it is _9_ where I lacked a political purpose that I wrote lifeless books and was_10_ into purple passages.

Choose the correct option for (9)

In the following passage from the question, some of the words have been left out. First, read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very _1_ of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long _2_ of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not _3_some demon whom one can neither _4_ nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same_5_ that makes a baby_6_ for attention. And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to_7_ one's own personality. And_8_ through my work, I see that it is _9_ where I lacked a political purpose that I wrote lifeless books and was_10_ into purple passages.

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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
China (1) sent a Bolivian (2) satellite (3) orbit with its (4) March-3B carrier rocket (5) southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, (6) by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (7) a designed (8) of 15 years, is (9) first communications satellite. It will be used in areas including broadcasting, education and medical (10).

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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
China (1) sent a Bolivian (2) satellite (3) orbit with its (4) March-3B carrier rocket (5) southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, (6) by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (7) a designed (8) of 15 years, is (9) first communications satellite. It will be used in areas including broadcasting, education and medical (10).

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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
China (1) sent a Bolivian (2) satellite (3) orbit with its (4) March-3B carrier rocket (5) southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, (6) by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, (7) a designed (8) of 15 years, is (9) first communications satellite. It will be used in areas including broadcasting, education and medical (10).

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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
China (1) sent a Bolivian (2) satellite (3) orbit with its (4) March-3B carrier rocket (5) southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, (6) by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (7) a designed (8) of 15 years, is (9) first communications satellite. It will be used in areas including broadcasting, education and medical (10).

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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
China (1) sent a Bolivian (2) satellite (3) orbit with its (4) March-3B carrier rocket (5) southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, (6) by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (7) a designed (8) of 15 years, is (9) first communications satellite. It will be used in areas including broadcasting, education and medical (10).

Choose the correct option for (9)