Directions (1-8): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
Several
years ago, citing brain-drain and patriotism as reasons, the president of one
of the IITs ——(1)—-undergraduates from accepting academic or business
internships overseas.
years ago, citing brain-drain and patriotism as reasons, the president of one
of the IITs ——(1)—-undergraduates from accepting academic or business
internships overseas.
There are
other _____(2)_____ to global
mobility, too, not always explicitly _____(3)_____, but all having the effect
of limiting _____(4)_____ to universities around the world. In the years
following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, for example, legitimate
_____(5)_____ concerns led to enormous student-visa delays and bureaucratic
hassles for _____(6)_____ aspiring to study in the United States. Student
numbers have since _____(7)_____, despite intermittent problems, but there
remain severe limits on work and residency visas, which should serve as a/n
_____(8)_____ for the best and brightest to study in the United States.
other _____(2)_____ to global
mobility, too, not always explicitly _____(3)_____, but all having the effect
of limiting _____(4)_____ to universities around the world. In the years
following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, for example, legitimate
_____(5)_____ concerns led to enormous student-visa delays and bureaucratic
hassles for _____(6)_____ aspiring to study in the United States. Student
numbers have since _____(7)_____, despite intermittent problems, but there
remain severe limits on work and residency visas, which should serve as a/n
_____(8)_____ for the best and brightest to study in the United States.
Q1.
(a) decided
(b) banned
(c) provisions
(d) allowed
(e) provided
Q2.
(a)
subterfuges
subterfuges
(b) boosts
(c) provisions
(d)
impediments
impediments
(e)
circumventions
circumventions
Q3.
(a)
diplomatic
diplomatic
(b) adverse
(c) protectionist
(d) dispassionate
(e) illegal
Q4.
(a)
sanctions
sanctions
(b) supply
(c) applications
(d) access
(e)
admissions
admissions
Q5.
(a) security
(b) religious
(c) dogmatic
(d) jingoistic
(e) anabatic
Q6.
(a) natives
(b) foreigners
(c) aliens
(d) alumni
(e)
strangers
strangers
Q7.
(a)
rebounded
rebounded
(b) declined
(c) multiplied
(d) ascended
(e)
stagnated
stagnated
Q8.
(a)
embellishment
embellishment
(b) condition
(c) assessment
(d) application
(e)
enticement
enticement
Directions (9-15): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
I do not think that men of science can cease to regard the _____(9)_____ pursuit of knowledge as their
primary duty. It is true that new knowledge and new skills are sometimes _____(10)_____
in their effects, but scientists cannot profitably take account of this fact
since the effects are _____(11)_____ to foresee. We cannot blame Columbus
because the discovery of the Western Hemisphere _____(12)_____ throughout the
Eastern Hemisphere an appallingly devastating plague. Nor can we blame James
Watt for the Dust Bowl _____(13)_____ if there had been no steam engines and no
railways the West would not have been so carelessly or so quickly cultivated.
To see that knowledge is wisely used is _____(14)_____ the duty of statesmen,
not of science; but it is part of the duty of men of science to see that
important knowledge is widely disseminated and is not falsified in the _____(15)_____
of this or that propaganda.
primary duty. It is true that new knowledge and new skills are sometimes _____(10)_____
in their effects, but scientists cannot profitably take account of this fact
since the effects are _____(11)_____ to foresee. We cannot blame Columbus
because the discovery of the Western Hemisphere _____(12)_____ throughout the
Eastern Hemisphere an appallingly devastating plague. Nor can we blame James
Watt for the Dust Bowl _____(13)_____ if there had been no steam engines and no
railways the West would not have been so carelessly or so quickly cultivated.
To see that knowledge is wisely used is _____(14)_____ the duty of statesmen,
not of science; but it is part of the duty of men of science to see that
important knowledge is widely disseminated and is not falsified in the _____(15)_____
of this or that propaganda.
Q9.
(a) fervent
(b) uninterested
(c) fanatical
(d) disinterested
(e)
obsessive
obsessive
Q10.
(a)
beneficial
beneficial
(b) harmful
(c) diplomatic
(d)
prejudiced
prejudiced
(e) bigoted
Q11.
(a)
inevitable
inevitable
(b) feasible
(c) impenetrable
(d) immediate
(e)
impossible
impossible
Q12.
(a) spread
(b) inculcated
(c) inseminated
(d) dissipated
(e) jolted
Q13.
(a) despite
(b) still
(c) although
(d) instead
(e) anyway
Q14.
(a) only
(b) primarily
(c) finally
(d)
eventually
eventually
(e) arguably
Q15.
(a) cover
(b) beliefs
(c) dogmas
(d) interests
(e)
principle
principle
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Banned- is correct word that fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.
in the context of the sentence correctly.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. impediment- a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Protectionist- is correct word
that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Access- is correct word that fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.
in the context of the sentence correctly.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Security- is correct word that
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Foreigners- is correct word that
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rebounded- is correct word that
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. enticement- something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. disinterested- not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Harmful- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Impossible- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Spread- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Although- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Primarily- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Principle- is
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
correct word that fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
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