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(c) has not

"Yet" signals the present perfect, and with "he" the auxiliary is "has": He has not done this task yet.

(c) so does mine

To agree with a present simple affirmative statement, use "so + auxiliary + subject": so does mine.

(a) vendor

A vendor sells goods, often miscellaneous articles in the open such as on the street. A blacksmith works iron, a shopkeeper sells in a shop and a technocrat is an expert in power.

(a) It was well said

Option (a) is the standard, complete and correctly formed sentence. The other options have awkward adverb placement, or use a tense that does not suit the context.

(a) He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.

In indirect speech with the reporting verb in the past ("said"), the simple present of the direct speech shifts back to the simple past, and "I" and "my" change to "he" and "his".

(d) enough

The pattern is adjective + enough + to-infinitive: "patient enough to wait".

(d) whose

"Whose" shows possession: the painter's paintings.

(c) check

Causative "have" with a person as object takes the bare infinitive: have + person + base verb.

(b) He threatened to report me to the police.

"Threaten" takes a to-infinitive. The others are wrong: "promised me to buy", "denied me that" and "offered me to bring" are not valid patterns.

(a) flock

The collective noun for sheep is a "flock".

(d) magnificent

"Splendid" means excellent or grand, the same as "magnificent". The other options mean the opposite.

(a) am

With "neither...nor" the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it, which is "I", so the verb is "am". The sentence is already negative through "neither...nor", so "am not" would be wrong.

(b) even though

The two clauses contrast: she came although she had an important meeting. "Even though" is followed by a clause, whereas "in spite of" needs a noun or gerund.

(d) ourselves

The subject is "Ramita, Barsha, you and I", which includes the speaker, so the first person plural reflexive pronoun "ourselves" is used.

(b) clean

The causative "have + person + base verb" is used when someone is made to do something. So "had her maid clean her house".

(a) would have helped

This is a third conditional (past unreal condition): "if + past perfect, would have + past participle".

(d) doesn't one?

The question tag repeats the subject "one" with the opposite polarity of the verb: positive statement, so negative tag "doesn't one?".

(c) administration

The correct spelling is a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n.

(c) QSRP

The sensible sentence is "I have to meet my friend after the break is over."

(b) has he

The statement is negative ("hasn't"), so the question tag is positive and uses the same auxiliary: has he?

(b) sufficient

"Adequate" means enough or sufficient.

(b) got into the news

To "hit the headlines" means to become prominent news.

(a) Tom had a tooth filled.

The causative structure "have/had + object + past participle" is used when someone else does the work for us.

(c) ourselves

The subject "I and my brother" means "we", so the reflexive pronoun is "ourselves".

(d) There is no money to be wasted.

The infinitive "to waste" becomes the passive infinitive "to be wasted", with the main verb "is" unchanged.

(d) at

We use "at" with a measured value: "weighs at 100 kg", i.e. the weight is at that figure.

(d) when

"When" joins the two clauses here, meaning "although/at a time when" I was in financial crisis.

(d) Ann asked which team was winning.

In reported speech the reporting verb is past, so "is winning" backshifts to "was winning"; "asked" is kept for a question.

(a) You are too young to have a front door key

"Too + adjective + to" expresses a negative result: being too young means one cannot have the key.

(b) isn't it

"All" is treated as "it" in a tag question, and the verb "is" is positive, so the tag is negative: isn't it?

(c) headmistress

The feminine of "headmaster" is "headmistress".

(b) to do

"Get + person + to-infinitive" is the correct structure: I will get you to do my work.

(b) will phone

This is a first conditional: "if + present simple" takes "will + base verb" in the main clause.

(b) He doesn't come here everyday.

In the present simple, the negative of a third-person singular verb uses "does not + base verb".

(a) sheep

"Sheep" has the same form in singular and plural.

(a) Will the movie be watched by Peter?

A question in the simple future passive keeps the pattern "Will + object + be + past participle + by + agent".

(d) to

"Engaged to" is used for being promised in marriage to someone.

(c) mustn't they

The main clause is positive with the modal "must", so the question tag is negative and repeats the same modal: "mustn't they?"

(c) will have finished

"By next week" refers to completion before a future time, which takes the future perfect: "will have finished".

(a) for which

One says "said 10 crore for the house", meaning the price offered or paid for it, so the relative phrase is "for which".

(c) could take

The reporting verb "asked" is in the past, so in reported speech "can" backshifts to "could": "I asked the doctor if I could take the antibiotics."

(c) although

The two clauses contrast: she was angry even though she did not know French. "Although" expresses this concession; "however" cannot join two clauses without punctuation, and "for" and "when" do not fit the sense.

(a) a cluster of trees

Trees are grouped as a grove, a forest or a copse. "Cluster" correctly goes with stars, islands and nuts.

(a) The bed was too uncomfortable to sleep.

"Too + adjective + to" gives a negative result (it was impossible to sleep on it), matching "The bed wasn't comfortable, so I slept on the floor."

(b) The ice was thick enough to walk on

"Adjective + enough + to" means the quality was sufficient for the action, matching "The ice was thick, so one could walk on it."

(b) Neither would a dog

"Neither" is followed by an auxiliary and then the subject (inversion), and the noun needs its article: "Neither would a dog."

(d) write

In the causative "have + person + bare infinitive", the verb after the person is in base form: "Dipa had her son write all his problems."

(c) was

The sentence is a simple past passive with a singular subject "ring", so "was made of gold".

(c) had realized

This is a third conditional (past unreal): "If + past perfect, would have + past participle". So "If I had realized ... I wouldn't have come."

(a) Have you bought a new t.v.?

Turning a statement into a question keeps the same tense. For the present perfect "have bought", the auxiliary "have" moves before the subject and "I" becomes "you".

(a) It is a ten-miles walk.

When a number and a noun form a compound adjective before another noun, the noun stays singular: "a ten-mile walk". (Option (b) also needs "the" before "better", but (a) is the classic error.)

(a) formulae

"Formula" is a Latin-origin noun that takes the plural "formulae" (formulas is also accepted in modern usage, but formulae is the option that follows the pattern given).

(d) Had they not been studying in this school for two years?

In the past perfect continuous, the interrogative moves "had" before the subject and keeps the rest unchanged.

(d) a two – week

A number and a noun form a compound adjective with a singular noun joined by a hyphen, and the noun "holiday" needs the article: "a two-week holiday".

(c) will steal

This is a first conditional sentence: "if" clause in the simple present (leave), so the main clause takes "will" + base verb.

(c) Listen to him carefully

"To be all ears" means to listen with full attention.

(c) met

In "It is long since ...", the clause after "since" takes the simple past.

(c) Only Mary and Jenish are absent but all other students are present.

Here "but" means "except", so everyone is present except Mary and Jenish.

(b) Piya asked whether I had enough money to spend.

A yes/no question is reported with "if/whether", and the present tense shifts to the past ("have" becomes "had"). Option (b) is correct; (c) and (d) are ungrammatical.

(c) C

"Cousin brother" is incorrect English; the correct form is "cousin", so part C has the error.

(c) delicate

"Fragile" means easily broken or damaged, which is what "delicate" means.

(a) You had better see a doctor.

"Had better" is followed by the bare infinitive (no "to"), and "would better" is not used.

(b) The wall is painted by the painter.

The active sentence is in the simple present, so the passive uses "is/am/are + past participle": object "the wall" becomes the subject and the verb becomes "is painted".

(a) unknown

"Celebrated" means famous or widely praised, so its opposite is "unknown". Renowned is a synonym, and the others are unrelated.

(a) a

"Photographer" begins with a consonant sound, so the indefinite article "a" is used (a singular, non-specific job description).

(a) go

After the causative verb "make" in the active voice, the bare infinitive (without "to") is used: "made you go".

(c) are

"Children" is a plural noun and "Look!" signals an action happening now, so the present continuous "are playing" is correct.

(a) So can I

To agree with an affirmative statement, use "So + auxiliary + subject", and the auxiliary must match the original verb "can": "So can I".

(d) furthest

The definite article "the" before a noun calls for the superlative degree. "Far" has the superlative "furthest", meaning the most advanced point reached.

(a) will give

This is a first (open) conditional: "If + simple present, will + base verb", expressing a real possibility in the future.

(c) catalogue

The correct spelling is c-a-t-a-l-o-g-u-e.

(d) goes

"Every day" shows a habitual action, so the simple present is used. The subject "Manish" is third person singular, so the verb takes -es: "goes".

(a) who

"People" is a personal noun and the relative pronoun is the subject of "speak", so "who" is correct. "Whose" shows possession and needs a noun after it.

(a) The box wasn't strong enough

"Not strong enough" expresses insufficient strength, which matches the box breaking when the speaker sat on it. The other options misuse "so", "such" and "as...as".

(b) B

"Resemble" is a transitive verb and takes its object directly, with no preposition. The correct sentence is "The girl resembles her father".

(b) disturbed

"Ill at ease" means uneasy, anxious or uncomfortable. Here the man felt disturbed after receiving the letter.

(d) a band of musicians

The standard collective noun for musicians is "a band". "A band of singers" is not the usual form, and "council" and "crew" do not fit.

(d) fewer days than January

"Days" is a countable plural noun, so the comparative "fewer" is used. "Less" and "lesser" are used with uncountable nouns.

(c) make clear

"Elucidate" means to explain or make something clear.

(d) beliefs

Following the pattern of "chief" which takes only -s, "belief" forms its plural as "beliefs". Do not confuse it with the verb "believe".

(a) was

The subject is the singular noun "quality", not "mangoes", so the verb must be singular. Only "was" is singular among the options.

(b) unmixed

"Pure" means not mixed with anything else, so "unmixed" is the closest synonym.

(b) isn't it

A positive statement takes a negative question tag, and the auxiliary matches the verb "is", so the tag is "isn't it?".

(a) as high as

"As high as" is the correct comparative-limit phrase meaning "up to as much as".

(c) ourselves

The subject "we" is reflexive with "ourselves"; "ourself" is not standard plural usage.

(b) compliment

"Compliment" means to praise. "Complement" means to complete or go well with, and "supplement" means to add to.

(b) unprison

The correct word is "imprison". The other three are correctly spelt.

(a) How did he go the Sankhu?

The question asks about the manner ("on foot"), so it begins with "How" followed by the auxiliary "did" and the base verb "go". "Went" is wrong after "did", and "does" changes the tense.

(d) a gang of people

Gang is used for criminals and labourers such as prisoners, thieves and robbers. A group of people is a "crowd".

(d) SQPR

The sentence reads: "Unless the government has a good system of control or can educate the people, the forest will slowly disappear."

(d) He isn't tall enough to reach the shelf.

"Can't reach because he is short" means he is not tall enough. Option (b) says the opposite.

(d) Let me see your new dress.

This is an imperative (active) sentence. (a) "are supposed", (c) "is tasted" are passive, and (b) "have my hair cut" is the causative passive pattern (have + object + past participle).

(b) onto

"Onto" shows movement to a position on top of the roof, which is what the verb "jumped" requires.

(c) have

"Couple" here means two people acting individually, so it takes a plural verb: "have been invited".

(b) would have come

This is a third conditional with inverted "Had" (= If she had been informed), so the result clause is "would have + past participle".

(a) Don't let him sing a song.

The negative of a "let" imperative is formed with "do not (don't) let".

(a) Cacti

Cactus is a Latin noun ending in -us, whose plural is -i.

(c) later years

Autumn is the season before winter, so "autumn years" figuratively means the later years of life.

(c) the

The dinner is specific (the one "I had with you yesterday"), so the definite article is used.

(b) She requested me to pass her the newspaper.

"Would you mind...?" is a polite request, so it is reported with "requested ... to + verb".

(b) magnificent

All begin with "ma". The third letters are g (magnificent), i (maintenance) and n (manage, manner). Since g comes first, "magnificent" is first.

(b) shall we?

The question tag for a sentence beginning "Let's" is "shall we?".

(a) barriers

"Break down barriers" is the standard collocation for removing obstacles to cooperation.

(c) Ayusha is not as old as Amita.

If Amita is older, then Ayusha is younger, i.e. not as old as Amita.

(c) are my daughters

Agreement in the affirmative is expressed with "So + auxiliary + subject": "So are my daughters."

(d) No article

"Work" here is an uncountable noun, so "such" is followed directly by it with no article. An article is needed only with a singular countable noun, as in "such a good job".

(a) Don't call me tomorrow.

The sentence is an imperative; its negative is formed with "Don't" plus the base verb.

(a) isn't it?

The subject "everything" is replaced by the pronoun "it" in a question tag. The statement is positive, so the tag is negative: "Everything is great, isn't it?"

(c) till

"Till" shows how long an activity continued up to a point in time, so "talk on the phone till 2 am" means they kept talking until 2 am. "In" and "for" do not fit a clock time, and "at" does not express the duration.

(a) Her son was raised all alone by Bir's mother.

The active sentence is in the simple past, so the passive uses "was/were + past participle". The object "her son" becomes the subject, and the meaning stays the same.

(a) Jiya asked me if I would mind passing her the newspaper

The direct speech is a question, so the reporting verb is "asked" with "if". "You" becomes "I", "me" becomes "her", and "would" is kept unchanged.

(b) when

"When" is a relative adverb referring to a period of time ("the early 1990s"), so it introduces the clause "when we started the project".

(a) So have

To agree with a positive statement, use "so + auxiliary + subject". The auxiliary must match the original verb, which is "has called" in the present perfect, so with "I" it becomes "So have I."

(a) too naive

"Too + adjective + to-infinitive" gives a negative sense, meaning the kids are so naive that they cannot understand the conflict. The other options do not fit the "to understand" structure.

(b) will have published

"By the end of 2025" refers to an action completed before a future time, so the future perfect (active) is used. The novel is the object, so the passive options are wrong.

(d) easy and pleasant

"A piece of cake" is an idiom for something very easy. Since the sentence is negative ("won't be"), it says the journey will not be easy.

(d) calmness

"Tranquility" means peace and quietness, which is the same as calmness. The other options are opposite or unrelated in meaning.

(a) is

In "one of the + plural noun", the verb agrees with "one", which is singular. Hence "One of the best Nepali films I have ever watched is 'Jaari'."

(a) smoothly

An adverb is needed to modify the verb "running", and "smoothly" is the natural collocation for work or things running without trouble.

(c) Calves

Nouns ending in -f or -fe often change to -ves in the plural, as in calf, calves.

(d) had

The question is in the simple past ("Did you have..."), so the short answer repeats the simple past: "Yes, I had a good journey."

(d) an adverb

"Generally" modifies the verb "sings" and tells how often/in what manner, so it is an adverb.

(d) unless

"Unless we request her" means "if we do not request her", which fits the negative "won't help".

(c) analyses

Nouns ending in -is change to -es in the plural (analysis, analyses; crisis, crises).

(b) short

"Too ... to" carries a negative sense, so the quality must be a disadvantage for a model: she is too short to be a model.

(b) I love my children a lot.

"To the moon and back" is a hyperbolic idiom expressing very great love; it does not literally refer to the moon.

(d) forgiveness

Retaliation means paying back harm; reprisal, vengeance and revenge are synonyms, while forgiveness is its opposite.

(a) eating

"Stop + gerund" means to give up the habit, which fits "promised to her daughter". "Stopped to eat" would mean he paused in order to eat.

(a) noun

"Eons" (very long periods of time) is the object of the preposition "for", so it is a noun.

(b) None of them are in the hall.

The negative of "some" is "none"; option (c) does not negate the statement, and (a) and (d) change the meaning or are ungrammatical.

(d) were

This is a second (unreal present) conditional: "would" in the main clause needs the simple past subjunctive "were" in the if-clause.

(b) Can I use your phone to call my parents?

The reporting verb "asked ... whether" turns a yes/no question into direct speech. Pronouns shift back: she becomes I, his becomes your, her becomes my, and "could" becomes "can".

(b) Neither do my sons

A negative statement is followed by "neither/nor + auxiliary + subject". Of the two, "Neither do my sons" is the standard form; (c) and (d) lack the auxiliary inversion.

(a) themselves

The reflexive pronoun for "those students" (third person plural) is "themselves"; "theirselves" is non-standard and "ourselves" does not agree. Option (c) is the same word.

(d) Both options b and c

The verb "gifted" has two objects, so either can become the subject: "I was gifted a watch by my father yesterday" or "A watch was gifted to me by my father yesterday".

(a) have

With "rather than", the verb agrees with the first subject, "the workers", which is plural, so "have".

(a) do

"Have + object + base verb" is the causative construction meaning to get someone to do something: "I have a maid do all household work."

(b) with whom

"Fall in love" takes the preposition "with", so the relative pronoun must be "with whom": Ramala, with whom you have fallen in love, is a very innocent girl.

(a) at

The phrasal verb is "stare at", and the preposition stays after the passive verb: I loathe being stared at.

(a) because

The clause "it had good reviews" gives the reason, so the conjunction "because" is needed. "Because of" must be followed by a noun phrase, not a clause.

(a) their own

"Navigated the way their own" means each in their own manner; "their own" fits the subject "they". "Themselves" would need a different structure, and "theirself" is not a word.

(c) Being extremely happy

"Being on cloud nine" means feeling extremely happy or elated.

(b) Divine

"Earthy" means worldly or material. Terrestrial, mundane and worldly are its synonyms, while "divine" (heavenly, spiritual) is the opposite.

(c) Oases

Nouns ending in -is form the plural by changing -is to -es: oasis, oases (like crisis, crises).

(c) whose

"Whose" is the possessive relative pronoun: Ramala's father is a teacher, so "whose father" is correct.

(b) They have been working for two hours.

"For" is used with a period of time (two hours); "since" is used with a point in time.

(c) bunch

The collective noun for keys is "a bunch of keys".

(c) unimpressive

"Splendid" means magnificent or impressive. Magnificent, glorious and lustrous are synonyms; "unimpressive" is the opposite.

(b) She asked me if I was enjoying myself.

A yes/no question is reported with "if", the reporting verb is past, so the present continuous "are enjoying" changes to the past continuous "was enjoying", and "yourself" becomes "myself".

(b) is

"The number of" takes a singular verb (the subject is "number"), so "is" is correct. (Compare "a number of", which takes a plural verb.)

(a) in

"In five minutes" shows the time taken to complete an action; "for" would show duration of an ongoing activity.

(a) fungi

Fungus is of Latin origin, and nouns ending in -us commonly take -i in the plural: fungus, fungi (like cactus, cacti).

(d) to eat

"Stopped to eat" means they stopped (travelling) in order to eat. "Stopped eating" would mean they quit eating.

(b) by whom

The poem was composed by the writer, so the relative clause needs "by whom": the writer by whom "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" was composed.

(c) to write

"Get someone to do something" takes a to-infinitive: she gets me to write letters.

(b) would not have punished

This is a third conditional with inversion (Had she known = If she had known), so the main clause uses "would have + past participle". The negative form is "would not have punished".

(b) doesn’t he

When the main clause is "Kartik thinks that...", the question tag is formed from the main clause: "thinks" is affirmative present simple, so the tag is negative, "doesn’t he?".

(a) shall we

A tag for "Let us ..." (a suggestion including the speaker) is "shall we?".

(a) won't you

The statement is positive and uses "will", so the tag is negative with the same auxiliary: "will" becomes "won't you?".

(b) must

"Must have" + past participle expresses a logical conclusion from evidence: she looked sad, so she must have failed.

(b) has

With "neither ... nor" the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "my sister" (singular), so "has" is used. "Neither" already makes the sentence negative, so "not" is not needed.

(a) Although

"Although" introduces a clause with a subject and verb and shows contrast. "In spite of" and "despite" need a noun or gerund, not a full clause.

(c) in

The correct idiom is "pay in cash" (also "by cheque", "by card").

(b) is calling

"Listen!" shows that the action is happening right now, so the present continuous is used.

(a) Pritam said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.

The pronoun "I" changes to "he", and the reporting verb "said" is past, so the present simple "get" backshifts to the past simple "got".

(b) Noun

After the article "the", "up" is used as the name of a rise, so it is a noun (as in "ups and downs").

(a) boils

This is a zero conditional, which states a general truth: if + present simple, present simple.

(a) would have taken

This is an inverted third conditional ("Had I known" = "If I had known"), so the main clause takes "would have" + past participle.

(b) bright

"Vivid" means clear, lively and full of detail, and "bright" is the closest of these.

(c) interesting

"Captivating" means holding one's attention strongly, so the closest meaning is "interesting". "Dull" and "boring" are opposites.

(b) negative

An optimistic person copes better than someone who is usually pessimistic, that is, negative. The contrast with "optimistic" requires the opposite quality.

(b) This test is easier than the last one.

"Easier" is already a comparative form, so it must not take "more", "much more" (as a double comparative) or "most". Only option (b) is correct.

(a) Can she speak French fluently?

To make a question from a sentence with a modal verb, place the modal before the subject: "can" + "she" + "speak...". The other options are tag questions or add an unneeded "why".

(b) Quit

The phrasal verb "give up" means to stop doing something, so "gave up smoking" means he quit smoking.

(a) Recovered from

The phrasal verb "get over" means to recover from an illness or a difficulty.

(b) Being blamed or left responsible

The idiom "left holding the bag" means being left to take the blame or responsibility for a failure that others share.

(b) walking

The verb "enjoy" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing), so "She enjoys walking in the rain."

(b) taking

"Admit" is followed by a gerund, so "He admitted taking the documents without permission."

(b) an

"Engineer" begins with a vowel sound, so the indefinite article "an" is used.

(a) a

"Hotel" begins with a consonant sound /h/, so the article is "a". The hotel is mentioned for the first time, so "the" is not needed.

(a) much

"Milk" is an uncountable noun, so it takes "much" in a negative sentence. "Many", "few" and "a few" are used with countable nouns.

(b) many

"People" is countable (plural), so the question is "How many people...?"

(b) had submitted

This is a third-type (past) conditional mixed with a present result: the "if" clause uses the past perfect ("had submitted") and the main clause uses "would". The meaning is that he did not submit on time in the past, so we are in trouble now.

(c) will have set

"By the time" with a future point (when we land) needs the future perfect for an action completed before it: "the sun will have set".

(b) warm

The sentence contrasts the cold lake with a hot spring, so the hot spring water felt warm.

(a) Verb

In "I will call you", "call" is the main verb after the auxiliary "will", meaning to telephone.

(c) will have been posted

The subject "letters" receives the action, so the passive is needed. "By this time tomorrow" shows completion before a future time, so the future perfect passive "will have been posted" is correct.

(b) need you

The sentence uses the modal "need not", so the tag repeats the modal "need" and, because the statement is negative, the tag is positive: "You need not go out with them, need you?"

(a) don't they

The main verb "believe" is in the simple present with subject "They". The statement is positive, so the tag is negative and uses "do": "don't they?"

(c) need not

"Need not have + past participle" means that an action was done but was unnecessary. Since the meal was already prepared, the food was not needed.

(c) dare

"How dare you ..." is a fixed expression showing anger or disapproval at someone's rude behaviour.

(a) has

When a subject is joined by "along with", the verb agrees with the first subject, "The teacher", which is singular. So "has gone" is correct.

(a) Is

When two subjects are joined by "not", the verb agrees with the subject that is not negated. "The girl" is singular, and "at the moment" requires present tense, so "is assisting".

(d) yet

"Yet" joins two contrasting ideas (poor, but generous) after a comma. "In spite of" is followed by a noun phrase, and "however" needs a semicolon before it.

(c) she has not been able to make a living

"Even though" introduces a concession, so the main clause must contrast with working day and night. Only failing to make a living gives that unexpected contrast.

(d) onto

"Onto" shows movement towards a surface, which suits water dripping down and landing on the floor.

(a) With

The fixed phrase is "fed up with" something.

(d) had left

Two past actions: the earlier one (the bus leaving) takes the past perfect and the later one (they reached) takes the simple past. So "the bus had left".

(b) Mahima asked me where I lived.

In indirect speech the reporting verb "said to" becomes "asked", the question order becomes statement order ("I live"), and the present tense shifts back to the past ("lived").

(b) Verb

In this sentence "left" is the past tense of "leave" and shows the action done by "they".

(c) would have caught

This is a third conditional (past unreal): "if + past perfect, would have + past participle".

(c) overjoyed

"Elated" means extremely happy and delighted, so "overjoyed" is the closest meaning.

(c) easy

The problem was simplified, so it became easier for students to understand.

(c) She is smarter than her sister.

"Smart" is a one-syllable adjective, so its comparative is formed with -er; "more smarter" is a double comparative and "smartest" is a superlative.

(b) A new library was built by them last year.

Simple past active "built" becomes simple past passive "was built"; "last year" shows the past.

(b) Examine

"Look into" means to investigate or examine a matter.

(b) An unexpected good fortune

A "lucky break" is a sudden stroke of good luck, here explaining why he passed without studying.

(b) to lock

"Forget + to-infinitive" means to fail to do something one should do; the door was not locked.

(c) to help

"Agree" is followed by a to-infinitive: "agreed to help us".

(b) an

"Old" begins with a vowel sound, and the lady is mentioned for the first time, so "an" is used.

(d) (no article)

"Meat" is used in a general sense as an uncountable noun, so no article is needed.

(b) many

"Friends" is countable and plural, and the sense is that she has a large number, which is why she never feels lonely. "Much" and "little" are for uncountable nouns.

(c) will have been living

"By the end of the month ... for a full year" shows the duration up to a future point, which needs the future perfect continuous.

(c) will be sleeping

An action in progress at a particular future time ("when we get there") takes the future continuous.

(c) some

"Sugar" is uncountable, so "few", "a few" and "many" cannot be used; "some" fits.

(b) Met unexpectedly

The phrasal verb "run into" means to meet someone by chance.

(b) vague

"Precise" means exact and clear; "unlike" signals the opposite, so the classmate was vague.

(a) introduced

"Came up with" means to think of or propose something, so "came up with a new idea" means "introduced a new idea".

(b) an

"MA" is pronounced "em-ay", beginning with a vowel sound, so the article is "an".

(b) monastery

A monastery is the place where monks live. An igloo is an Eskimo snow house and a chalet is a Swiss wooden house.

(c) when

"Day" is a noun of time, so the relative adverb "when" is used (the day on which it rained).

(d) were

This is a second conditional (advice): "If I were you, I shouldn't ...". "Were" is used for all persons in the unreal "if" clause.

(c) unselective

"Indiscriminate" means done without careful selection, so "unselective" is the synonym.

(c) Had he purchased a plot in this colony?

The statement is in the past perfect, so the auxiliary "had" is moved before the subject to form the question.

(c) leaves

Nouns ending in -f change it to -ves in the plural, so loaf becomes loaves. Options (c) and (d) are written alike, and "leaves" is the form intended for "loaf" here.

(a) how to type

A question word followed by "to" and the base verb ("how to type") is the correct structure after "know".

(d) oxen

"Ox" has an irregular plural, "oxen".

(a) had been

This is a third conditional: "would have seen" in the main clause needs "if + past perfect" in the "if" clause, so "had been".

(c) is

When a subject is joined by "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, "The Principal", which is singular. So "is".

(d) Did her answer impress you?

The passive question "Were you impressed by her answer?" becomes active as "Did her answer impress you?" (past simple, so "did" + base verb).

(c) popularity

The noun form of the adjective "popular" is "popularity". "Popularize" is a verb and "population" is a different word.

(d) committee

The word has a double "m", a single "i", a double "t" and a double "e": com-mit-tee.

(a) The contest can be won.

The modal verb is kept in the passive: $can + be + \text{past participle}$.

(d) to

The verb "object" takes the preposition "to": object to something.

(c) are

"Children" is a plural subject in the present tense, so the plural verb "are" is used.

(a) who

The relative pronoun refers to a person (the man) and is the subject of "has created", so "who" is used. ("That" can also refer to persons, but "who" is the standard choice here.)

(c) He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.

A yes/no question in reported speech uses "whether" or "if", with statement word order. The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked", "will" becomes "would", and "you" becomes "they".

(a) Nor did I

A negative statement is followed by "Nor/Neither + auxiliary + subject" to show the same is true of another person.

(b) polished

The causative structure is $have + object + \text{past participle}$, meaning someone else does the polishing for me.

(a) will arrest

This is a first conditional: "if + simple present, will + base verb".

(a) Was he talking to you?

In the past continuous the auxiliary "was" moves before the subject to form the question.

(c) syllabi

Like many words of Latin origin, "syllabus" forms its plural as "syllabi" (the plural "syllabuses" is also used, but is not given among the options).

(a) should we

The question tag for a sentence beginning "Let us" (a suggestion or invitation) is "should we?".

(c) witch

The feminine of "wizard" is "witch".

(a) eliminated

"Eradicated" means completely destroyed or removed, so its synonym is "eliminated".

(c) to approach a matter in a roundabout way

"To beat about the bush" means to avoid coming straight to the point, which fits "Tell me the fact clearly".

(b) You will pass the exam unless you study hard.

"Unless" means "if not", so this sentence says you will pass if you do not study hard, which is illogical. The other three sentences are correct.

(d) a battalion of soldiers

A battalion is a military unit, so the collective noun goes with soldiers.

(c) prosparity

The correct spelling is "prosperity".

(d) RPQS

The sentence is "The social worker devoted his entire life to the upliftment of the people of his village": R, P, Q, S.