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Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1.
1. You can make a will as simple as you want.
A. This is because your witness will be called upon to testify in court if the
will is ever challenged.
B. Lawyers advise people to use witnesses who are younger than they and are
likely to outlive them.
C. You will need to sign the document in the presence of two witnesses, who
will then have to put the signature on it.
D. It helps if a doctor is a witness or the document is signed in his presence.
6. This is because he could be called upon to testify to the stability of
your mental condition when you drew up the will.
a. ABCD b. CBAD c. DCBA d. CDBA
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2.
1. Getting to Spain is not much of a problem since it is well connected with
all major European cities by air.
A. Travelling within the country does not pose much of a problem.
B. One can get to Madrid and Barcelona by train, as there are rail services
from Milan, Zurich, Geneva, Paris and Lisbon.
C. One can also go by car from neighbouring countries, since no visa is
required for people coming from the Schengen – area countries.
D. From the UK, the best way is to take the Euro Star to Paris and then a
train.
6. There are air taxis, cars and bikes available on rent, buses, special
tourist trains and passenger ferries.
a. BDCA b. DBCA c. ABCD d. DCAB
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3.
1. The effect of exercise on the immune system is a field of intense
research.
A. For example, if patients suffering from recurrent sore throats, the practice
of sarvangasana greatly reduces the frequency of infections.
B. There is definite evidence that exercise helps better functioning of the
immune cells.
C. In yoga, regional immunity can be improved because the blood can be flushed
into any area.
D. This increases the concentration of immunity cells in those areas.
6. Immunity is also improved by de-stressing of the body and the mind.
a. BDAC b. CDAB c. BCDA d. DBAC
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4.
1. The fragile Yugoslav state has an uncertain future.
A. Thus, there will surely be chaos and uncertainty if the people fail to settle
their differences.
B. Sharp ideological differences already exist in the country.
C. Ethnic, regional, linguistic and material disparities are profound.
D. The country will also lose the excellent reputation it enjoyed in the
international area.
6. At worst, it will once more become vulnerable to international conspiracy
and intrigue.
a. BCAD b. ADCB c. ACBD d. BACD
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5.
1. The new economic policy comprises the various measures and changes
introduced since July 1991.
A. There is a common thread running through all these measures.
B. The objective is simple – to improve the efficiency of the system.
C. The regulatory mechanism involving multitude of controls has fragmented the
capacity and reduced competition even in the private sector.
D. The thrust of the new policy is towards creating a more competitive
environment as a means to improving the productivity and efficiency of the
economy.
6. This is to be activated by removing the barriers and restrictions on the
entry and growth of firms.
a. DCAB b. ABCD c. BDAC d. DCBA
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6.
1. Commercial energy consumption shows an increasing trend and poses the
major challenge for the future.
A. The demand, for petroleum, during 1996 -97 and 2006 -07 is anticipated to be
81 million tonnes and 125 million tonnes respectively.
B. According to the projections of the 14th Power Survey Committee Report, the
electricity generation requirements from utilities will be about 416 billion
units by 1996 – 97 and 824 billion units by 2006 – 07.
C. The production of coal should reach 303 million tonnes by 1996 – 97 to
achieve plan targets and 460 million tonnes by 2006 – 07.
D. The demand for petroleum products has already rapidly outstripped indigenous
production.
6. Electricity is going to play a major role in the development of
infrastructural facilities.
a. DACB b. CADB c. ADCB d. DCAB
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7.
1. Figure skating is primarily a sport of amateurs.
A. For years, the singles competition was judged according to two categories.
B. The compulsory – figures category required each skater to perform three or
six repetitions of three figures drawn from a possible 41 patterns.
C. Contests are held for singles and for pairs.
D. The free – skating category judged a skater’s ability to perform jumps,
spins, spirals, and skating coordinated with music.
6. All figures are based on a figure – eight pattern or variations thereof.
a. BCAD b. CADB c. CDBA d. ABCD
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8.
1. Some years ago, I had to regularly deal with an executive who was
notorious for being an emotional powder keg.
A. When his spirits were high, he could carry an entire division of staff with
his energy and enthusiasm.
B. This rampant emotionalism often served him well.
C. When things were going his way, he could be incredibly clever, dynamic and
generous.
D. When things turned sour, he tended to be incredibly argumentative and
unyielding.
6. Obviously, if I wanted something from him, it was important to catch him
when he was on roll.
a. BCDA b. ABCD c. DCBA d. BCAD
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9.
1. Rain flooded the streets of Cherry Hill, NJ, one day in August.
A. They were away, and he had promised to keep an eye on the place, he crossed
the street to check.
B. She found an extension cord plugged into a kitchen outlet and leading down
the basement stairs.
C. By 5 p.m., Norman E. Tooth man was worrying about his neighbours’ basement.
D. An hour later, when he had failed to come home, his wife went to the
neighbours’ looking for him.
6. There, lying in an inch of water on the floor beside a sump pump was her
husband, dead, electrocuted, the coroner later said, when with wet hands he
plugged the cord into the pump.
a. CADB b. DABC c. BADC d. ABCD
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10.
1. The case of Susie G. is typical.
A. But when Susie was only 21 months old, her mother left her in the kitchen
‘for just a minute’ to hand up washing outdoors. B. Before she was born, her
mother pored over booklets about baby care. C. Later, her mother
conscientiously brought her to my office for inoculations and followed my
feeding instructions regularly. D. During the ‘minute’. The little tyke climbed
on a chair and started a handkerchief through the electric wringer.
6. The result: three fingers badly crushed, one broken and a hand in splints
for weeks.
a. BACD b. ABCD c. DABC d. BCAD
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