Many of the advances of civilization have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood
A.	boundary	
B.	threshold
C.	peak	
D.	horizon

Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A.	with	
B.	over
C.	on	
D.	round

The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A.	avidly	
B.	admiringly
C.	thoughtfully	
D.	earnestly

Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A.	chance	
B.	luck
C.	possibility	
D.	occasion

If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
A.	possessed	
B.	punished
C.	confiscated	
D.	fined

The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.
A.	in	
B.	on
C.	to	
D.	into

..... of old paintings is a job for experts.
A.	Resurrection	
B.	Retrieval
C.	Restoration	
D.	Resumption

During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.
A.	busy	
B.	full
C.	crowded	
D.	bubbling

The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
A.	was ringing	
B.	has rung
C.	had rung	
D.	would ring

Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
A.	at	
B.	in
C.	on	
D.	across

I haven't seen you ...... a week.
A.	within	
B.	since
C.	for	
D.	from

In a little-publicised deal, Pepsi, Cola has ...... the entire soft drink market in Afghanistan.
A.	occupied	
B.	conquered
C.	swallowed	
D.	captured

He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
A.	insists	
B.	persists
C.	desists	
D.	resists

She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.
A.	put on	
B.	put in
C.	put across	
D.	put up

This, partly, explains how the Mehta 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

If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
A.	to	
B.	on
C.	for	
D.	with

..... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
A.	A few	
B.	Few
C.	The few	
D.	Fewe

This book is quite similar ......
A.	with the "Treasure Island"	
B.	of that film we saw at school
C.	to the one I read last week	
D.	than a story told by our teacher

If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to go to the airport.
A.	alternative	
B.	another
C.	alternate	
D.	possible

A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were ...... the pieces of metals.
A.	flattening	
B.	striking
C.	hammering	
D.	thrashing

I haven't eaten an apple ...... a long while.
A.	from	
B.	since
C.	for	
D.	until

Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men
A.	throw away	
B.	send off
C.	put off	
D.	lay off

Man must ...... to stop pollution.
A.	act	
B.	perform
C.	operate	
D.	behave

Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.
A.	hectic	
B.	historic
C.	historical	
D.	histrionic

Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ...... the odds of life.
A.	over	
B.	on
C.	upon	
D.	about

In the modern materialistic society, the only aim of people appears to be ...... money by fair means or foul.
A.	print	
B.	produce
C.	acquire	
D.	extort

He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
A.	with	
B.	of
C.	by	
D.	in

You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.
A.	excludes	
B.	includes
C.	avoids	
D.	ignores

Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
A.	spread	
B.	plunged
C.	merged	
D.	deep

The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.
A.	promised	
B.	assured
C.	advised	
D.	counselled

Many of the advances of civilization have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood
A.	boundary	
B.	threshold
C.	peak	
D.	horizon