1. The secretary talks over the phone right now. ?

is talking

talked

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was talking

Answer: is talking

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2. He has hardly some near friends. ?

few close

many near

any close

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Answer: any close

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3. The books those I gave you is mine. Please don’t misplace them or lend them to someone else. ?

that I gave you are mine

no improvement

that I gave to you is my

which I gives to you is mine

Answer: that I gave you are mine

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4. Whenever we go out we spend a lot money on food. ?

much of

most of

a lot of

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Answer: a lot of

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5. They stopped to laugh as soon as the teacher entered the classroom. ?

stopped laughing

stopped laugh

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stop laughing

Answer: stopped laughing

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6. I have not saw him since I last leave the town. ?

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seen him for I last left

see him since I last left

seen him since I last left

Answer: seen him since I last left

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7. She itself are responsible for this situation of hers. ?

herself is

herself are

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oneself is

Answer: herself is

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8. A study has uncovered a previously overlooked law of natural selection based on “survival of the slacker’, that is, spend all day lazing about could be good for human evolution. ?

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spending all day lazing about must be good for human evolution

spend all day lazing about will be good for human evolution

spending all day lazing about could be good for human evolution

Answer: spending all day lazing about could be good for human evolution

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9. Every year the family goes for a pilgrim to the temple at Tirupati. ?

at the pilgrim

from the pilgrimage

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on a pilgrimage

Answer: on a pilgrimage

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10. Eighteenth-century machines typically used water power, hence the early factories was located on the fast-flowing rivers. ?

were located on the fast-flowing rivers.

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was located near the fast-flowing rivers.

were located near the fast-flowing rivers.

Answer: were located near the fast-flowing rivers.

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