English: Cloze Test for upcoming exams – Set 87

Directions: In the passage given below there are 6 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The India-Japan relationship is rapidly gathering momentum, _(1)_(figuring out)faster than any of New Delhi’s current strategic partnerships. The 2017 annual summit on 13-14 September highlighted the strategic _(2)_(undertaking) of this partnership. While developments in the relationship_(3)_ (lead)Prime Ministers Shinzō Abe and Narendra Modi continue to be rapid, the partnership post the 2016 summit began to take a bolder tone and approach to the changing security environment. Japan and India, today are beginning to outline a framework to shape and lead the region.

From discussing the importance of a rules-based order, New Delhi and Tokyo today are outlining their “central role in such a rules-based order”. Speaking at an India-Japan _(4)_(callous)just a few days before Abe’s visit to India, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar provided a significant insight into the future of this relationship. He noted, “Today, the two countries clearly see each other much more (5)__(mission)(the relationship before Modi and Abe was primarily economically dominated)… realize the importance of shaping Asia’s architecture promoting its growth, development, and stability.” Underlining the importance attached to this relationship, he continued, “From just comparing notes, we have now moved on to explore the possibilities of collaborating on projects in third countries… The agenda for India-Japan relations has elements today that could not have been contemplated some years ago.” There is no _(6)_(statement)the comfort and trust in the India-Japan relationship. New Delhi has discussed and ventured into collaborations with Tokyo on areas that are new and sensitive.

1. A) taking shape
   B) shaping out
   C) taking colour
   D) taking sphere
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      Option A 
2. A) bolsters
   B) supports
   C) underpinnings
   D) ankle
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      Option C
   Explanation: underpinning= a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building.
   
3. A) guided by
   B) led by
   C) led on
   D) led off
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      Option B 
4. A) forum
   B) meeting
   C) assembly
   D) colloquium
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      Option D
   Explanation: colloquium= an academic conference or seminar.
   
5. A) basically
   B) strategically
   C) purposefully
   D) intentionally
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      Option B
   Explanation: strategically = in a way that relates to the achievement of long-term or overall aims and interests.
   
6. A) exaggerate
   B) overstating
   C) minimizing
   D) understating
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      Option B
   Explanation: overstating = state too strongly
   

Directions: In the passage given below there are 6 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Even at weddings or whale watches, the _(1)_(dozzed)of a drone is no longer a surprise. Drone photography is_(2)_(spurging). Gartner, a consultancy, says some 174,000 drones _(3)_(sell)for commercial use around the world this year, and 2.8m to consumers. It is easy to imagine a few (4)__(fell)of the sky, causing damage the pilot cannot hope to pay for: crushed wedding cakes, injured spectators and so on. Amid scores of near-misses, several incidents have already occurred. In 2014, for example, a drone filming a triathlon in Australia crashed on a competitor’s head. Clearly, drone-users need insurance.

Typically, risks are insured through the payment of an annual premium. Insure4drones, a British specialist, charges £738.86 ($1,000) to cover a DJI Phantom, a bestselling drone, for a year. From October Flock, a London startup, will offer insurance on a flight-by-flight basis, at the push of a button in an app, to any commercial drone-operator in Britain. Cover for _(5)_(strong)pilots will soon follow. Costs will be _(6)_(around)£5 per hour of flight, according to Allianz, an underwriter.

1. A) call
   B) bellow
   C) buzz
   D) achieve
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      Option C
   Explanation: buzz= rumour
   
2. A) palmy
   B) abort
   C) thin
   D) booming
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      Option D
   Explanation: booming = having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.
   
3. A) will be sold
   B) will sell
   C) will sold
   D) would be sold
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      Option A 
4. A) may fell
   B) fall out
   C) fell out
   D) might fall out
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      Option D
   
5. A) qualified
   B) amateur
   C) attempt
   D) deft
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      Option B
   Explanation: amateur = a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
   
6. A) for
   B) over
   C) almost
   D) about
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      Option D