Each sentence below has blanks each blank indicating that word has been a mined. Beneath the sentence are five numbered sets of words.
Direction: Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. Jose Rizal was born _________ June 19, 1861.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. last
ans: a
2. The government should _________ infrastructure to lure more tourists.
a. be improving
b. improve
c. improved
d. have improved
ans: b
3. _______ crackdown on overseas deals, smuggling remains unabated.
a. Despite of
b. Despite
c. Inspite
d. Inspite on
ans: b
4. The Philippine economy ______ a sizzling pace in the second quarter of this year.
a. grew at
b. grew in
c. grew with
d. grew on
ans: a
5. The Japan - funded Mega - Manila Subway Project _______ to be approved by the National Economic Development Authority next year.
a. will be expected
b. are expected
c. is expected
d. shall be expected
ans: c
a. talk
b. to be talking
c. talked
d. do the talking
ans: a
7. I have not ______ my breakfast.
a. ate
b. to eaten
c. eaten
d. eat
ans: c
8. She _______ the newspaper everyday.
a. will be reading
b. reads
c. is reading
d. read
ans: b
9. I ________ a government employee who ______ assigned at the Civil Service Commission.
a. am - is
b. will be - is
c. is - am
d. won't be - shall
ans: a
10. Please __________ this note to the director.
a. carry
b. get
c. take
d. bring
ans: c
11. He _____ to a time in the past when he was young and happy.
a. illuded
b. alluded
c. eluded
d. allusioned
ans: b
12. She _______ us into thinking he was a Japanese,
a. eluded
b. alluded
c. illuded
d. allusioned
ans: c
13. The refugees _____ the border patrol.
a. alluded
b. eluded
c. illuded
d. allusioned
ans: b
14. In Japan, we bought chocolates, cookies ____.
a. etc.
b. etc., etc.
c. and etc
d. others, etc.
ans: a
15.We are _____ about the safety of the hostages.
a. anxious
b. interested
c. eager
d. sorry
ans: a
16. He made a ________ contribution to the project.
a. credited
b. credulous
c. credible
d. creditable
ans: d
17. __________ people believe everything that they are told.
a. Credulous
b. Credible
c. Creditable
d. Credit
ans: a
18. He sat _____ me.
a. by
b. for
c. besides
d. beside
ans: b
19. ______ the mortgage, I have car payments to make.
a. Accept
b. Except
c. Beside
d. Besides
ans: d
20. I can't ______ with course requirements so I am thinking of dropping it.
a. cope in
b. cope
c. cope up
d. cope on
ans: b
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