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Comprehension involves understanding a passage, completing sentences logically, detecting grammatical or usage errors and interpreting figurative language. You need to identify the main idea, supporting details, tone, implied meaning and the relationship between clues in the passage and the answer choices.

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701. Your _ tactics may compel me to cancel the contract, as the job must be finished on time.

  • A. Dilatory
  • B. Offensive
  • C. Repugnant
  • D. Infamous

Explanation: Dilatory refers to tactics or actions that are intended to delay or postpone something, often in a deliberate or deceptive manner.

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Correct answer: Dilatory

702. Her true feelings _ themselves in her sarcastic asides: only then was her _ revealed.

  • A. Concealed ..... Sweetness
  • B. Manifested ..... Bitterness.
  • C. Vantage
  • D. Exposed

Explanation: Manifested means to show or make something clear, often through actions or expressions.

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Correct answer: Manifested ..... Bitterness.

703. More than one friendly whale has nudged a boat with such _ that passengers have been knocked overboard.

  • A. Enthusiasm
  • B. Hostility
  • C. Lethargy
  • D. Serenity

Explanation: The sentence suggests that the friendly whales have nudged the boat with such energetic and lively enthusiasm that passengers have been…

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Correct answer: Enthusiasm

704. I was so bored with the verbose redundant style of Victorian that I welcome the change to the _ style of Hemigway.

  • A. Wordy
  • B. Consistent
  • C. Terse
  • D. Logistical

Explanation: The sentence suggests that you welcomed the change from the elaborate and lengthy Victorian style to the concise and direct (terse)…

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Correct answer: Terse

705. Experts fail to understand the _ behind the decision to move coal by road when there is enough rails capacity in this sector.

  • A. Judgement
  • B. Politics
  • C. Logistics
  • D. Rationale

Explanation: The sentence suggests that experts are unable to comprehend the underlying reason or explanation (rationale) behind the decision to…

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Correct answer: Rationale

706. A solution may not yet be in sight, but the important thing was to get a _.

  • A. Discussion
  • B. Dialogue
  • C. Conversation
  • D. Debate

Explanation: The sentence suggests that initiating a dialogue (a two-way communication aimed at understanding each other's perspectives) is crucial…

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Correct answer: Dialogue

707. You sit here while I _ something to eat

  • A. Manage
  • B. Set
  • C. Arrange
  • D. Cook

Explanation: The sentence suggests that one person will prepare food while the other person sits and waits.

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Correct answer: Cook

708. When such _ remarks are circulated, we can only blame and despise those who produce them

  • A. Adulatory
  • B. Chance
  • C. Rhetorical
  • D. Reprehensible

Explanation: The sentence suggests that when harmful or objectionable remarks are spread, we can only condemn and dislike those who create them.

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Correct answer: Reprehensible

709. We need more men and women of culture and enlightenment in our society; we have too many _ among us

  • A. Pedants
  • B. Philistines
  • C. Ascetics
  • D. Paragons

Explanation: The sentence suggests that we need more refined and educated individuals in our society, and implies that there are too many people who…

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Correct answer: Philistines

710. Perhaps because he feels _ by an excess of parental restrictions and rules at adolescence, the repressed child may break out dramatically

  • A. Nurtured
  • B. Appeased
  • C. Confined
  • D. Fascinated

Explanation: The sentence suggests that the child may rebel dramatically due to feeling restricted or trapped by excessive parental rules and…

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Correct answer: Confined

711. In the view of the existing circumstances and the defendant's youth, the judge recommended _.

  • A. Conviction
  • B. A defense
  • C. A mistrial
  • D. Leniency

Explanation: The sentence suggests that the judge took into account the current situation and the defendant's young age, and therefore recommended a…

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Correct answer: Leniency

712. People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be _; in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of _.

  • A. Depraved .... Hesitation
  • B. Cruel .... Effortlessness
  • C. Wicked .... Indolence
  • D. Unjust .... Boredom

Explanation: The sentence suggests that people should not be commended for their virtue if they don't have the energy to be wicked, implying that their…

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Correct answer: Wicked .... Indolence

713. Man is a _ animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body; he may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his _.

  • A. Gregarious ... opinions.
  • B. Conceited ... vanity
  • C. Singular ... uniqueness
  • D. Solitary .... Thoughts

Explanation: The sentence should read: "Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body; he may like to go alone for a walk…

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Correct answer: Gregarious ... opinions.

714. We lost confidence in him because he never _ the grandiose promises he had made

  • A. Forgot about
  • B. Reneged on
  • C. Tired of
  • D. Delivered on

Explanation: The sentence should read: "We lost confidence in him because he never delivered on the grandiose promises he had made."Here's why:-…

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Correct answer: Delivered on

715. Sugar dissolved in water _; finally all that remained was an almost _ residue on the bottom of the glass.

  • A. Quickly ... Lumpy
  • B. Immediately ... Fragrant
  • C. Gradually .... Imperceptible
  • D. Subsequently ... Glassy

Explanation: The sentence should read: "Sugar dissolved in water gradually; finally all that remained was an almost imperceptible residue on the bottom…

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Correct answer: Gradually .... Imperceptible

716. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans were _ of being spies for Japan, although there was no _ to back up this accusation.

  • A. Acquitted ... buttress
  • B. Tired ... Witness
  • C. Reminded ... Reason
  • D. Suspected ... evidence

Explanation: The sentence should read: "After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans were suspected of being…

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Correct answer: Suspected ... evidence

717. The _ man paid for my ticket.

  • A. Simple
  • B. Angry
  • C. Kind
  • D. Funny

Explanation: The sentence should read: "The kind man paid for my ticket."Here's why:- "Kind" is an adjective that describes someone who is generous…

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Correct answer: Kind

718. After John washed his car, it looked very _.

  • A. Dirty
  • B. Sweet
  • C. Old
  • D. Clean

Explanation: The sentence should read: "After John washed his car, it looked very clean."Here's why:- "Clean" is an adjective that describes something…

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Correct answer: Clean

719. I am _ because I did well on my math test.

  • A. Upset
  • B. Rough
  • C. Happy
  • D. Sad

Explanation: The sentence should read: "I am happy because I did well on my math test."Here's why:- "Happy" is an adjective that describes a positive…

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Correct answer: Happy

720. The _ shirt is too _.

  • A. Big ... crazy
  • B. Large ... big
  • C. Heavy ... small
  • D. Wet ... rainy

Explanation: The sentence should read: "The large shirt is too big."Here's why:- "Large" describes the size of the shirt, and "big" describes the…

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Correct answer: Large ... big
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