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Question 580

Nelson was __________ boy without fear.

Athe

Can

Dnone of these

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B. aUsing "a" suggests that Nelson was just one of many boys without fear.

Question 579

The minister flew ________ the flooded area in helicopter.

Ain

Bat

Cover

Dnone of these

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C. over"Flew over" is a phrase that describes the action of an aircraft or bird traveling in the air above a specific location.

Question 578

The passengers were very happy ________ the friendly and warm treatment given to them.

Aabout

Bwith

Cby

Dnone of these

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B. withExplanation not yet available.

Question 577

Many developing countries are moving _________ privatization and economic liberalization.

Atowards

Binto

Cbeyond

Dnone of these

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A. towards"Moving towards" is a phrase that indicates the act of progressing or traveling in the direction of a particular place, goal, or objective.

Question 576

The plays of Shakespeare (A)/ are not only studies (B)/ in European countries but also in the Oriental countries. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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B. B"The plays of Shakespeare are not only studied in European countries but also in the Oriental countries."

Question 575

We have carefully (A)/ considered the (B)/ importance of issues raised in the report. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 574

The leader and the villagers is (A)/ having a meeting (B)/ about the various development activities (C)/ No error (D). (find error)

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A. A"The leader and the villagers are having a meeting about the various development activities." The subject of the sentence is a plural compound subject, "the leader and the villagers," so the verb "are" should also be in the plural form to match the subject.

Question 573

I know he is having (A)/ a lot of books (B)/ on how to improve English (C)/ no error (D) (Find error)

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A. A"I know he has a lot of books on how to improve English." the present simple tense "has" is more appropriate than "is having". "Is having" could imply temporary possession or current activities, whereas "has" indicates general possession.

Question 564

Why did you (A)/ not told me (B)/ about it (C)/ No error (D) (Find error)

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B. B"Why did you not tell me about it?" "did" is used to create the past tense, main verb "tell" should be in its base form.

Question 563

I saw (A)/ a bad dream (B)/ last night (C)/ No error (D) (Find error)

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A. A"I had a bad dream last night."

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Nelson was __________ boy without fear.

The minister flew ________ the flooded area in helicopter.

The passengers were very happy ________ the friendly and warm treatment given to them.

Many developing countries are moving _________ privatization and economic liberalization.

The plays of Shakespeare (A)/ are not only studies (B)/ in European countries but also in the Oriental countries. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

We have carefully (A)/ considered the (B)/ importance of issues raised in the report. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

The leader and the villagers is (A)/ having a meeting (B)/ about the various development activities (C)/ No error (D). (find error)

I know he is having (A)/ a lot of books (B)/ on how to improve English (C)/ no error (D) (Find error)

Why did you (A)/ not told me (B)/ about it (C)/ No error (D) (Find error)

I saw (A)/ a bad dream (B)/ last night (C)/ No error (D) (Find error)

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