Selecting Words Questions & Answers - Page 33

161.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.

A.

but

B.

and

C.

for

D.

if

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

162.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

This, partly, explains how the Kardashian family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......

A.

keep, removed

B.

afford, attached

C.

develop, liquidated

D.

keep up, destroyed

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

163.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Life is to death as pleasure is to ......

A.

poverty

B.

suffering

C.

anguish

D.

pain

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

164.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.

A.

put on

B.

put in

C.

put across

D.

put up

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

165.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.

A.

insists

B.

persists

C.

desists

D.

resists

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.