Complete the following sentences by choosing the appropriate word/phrase from the options given below
A portion of the house collapsed because the contractor __________ and built it with very poor quality materials.
Our team has won every single match that they have played since January. They seem to be __________.
Choose the alternative so that the underlined part of the sentence is rendered correct.
Other politicians may have claims to seniority over their peers, based upon their accomplishments and their ability to lead campaigns, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex, who is often described as merely being a junior member of the House of Representatives, has an unparalleled seniority over all of them by virtue of her prowess in social media management.
Although the coastal city of Kundapur was once home to a flourishing maritime trade, their economy has been dependent in more recent years on the cotton textile and sugar industries.
Due to the progress in the field of modern medicine and advances in nutrition and hygiene, less people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before.
Each of the paragraphs given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the paragraph.
Captive breeding has helped revive wildlife such as the Eurasian beaver, the cheetah and the Arabian Onyx. Several species have been reintroduced into locations in order that the ecological balance is restored. When herbivorous bandicoots were set free in the wild, they dug the ground and redistributed dry leaves and branches, reducing the chance of bush fires. But some predators may overhunt or threaten other vulnerable species. _____________
Postponed from last year, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin this year. The locals are wary, the athletes are anxious, training sessions are truncated, and restrictions are extensive._____________
Yet Japan, in many ways is seen as a safe choice, because of its past experience of hosting big events. It has an impeccable reputation for discipline and the ability to deliver the goods.
The sentences below have words that are missing. Choose the best option from those given below to complete the sentence.
When we think about listening, we tend to assume that it is basically the same as hearing; this is a ___________ because it leads us to believe that effective listening is ______. As a result, we make little effort to learn, or develop listening
skills and thereby ______ a vital communication function.
As vaccination rates rise and governments relax their pandemic ___________. The recovery of the event ecosystem is happening faster than expected. Event management __________ see the number of events and event attendance reaching and potentially ________ pre-pandemic levels in 2019.