Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

How men first learnt to (1) ........ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (2) ............ invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (3) ........... certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (4) .......... spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that a peal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (5) ........... Above all, the real poet is a master of words.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate sentence that is similar in meaning to the given one

"If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

We didn’t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

His ……………….. of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Beaches were ……………….. as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

She wondered if they ……………………. her jeweler and rather hoped that they had.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He ……………………. alone a month ago, and …………………… of since.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.