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Passage Completion

Direction for [ Question No: 81 To 90 ] :

In each of the following paragraph, a part of sentence is left unfinished. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated choose the best alterative among the four.

81.

Rosy: ________ Amit: No, Im okay. I can wait until the end of the meeting. Rosy: I dont think so. You cant keep your eyes open. Amit: I guess youre right. Ill see you tomorrow

Answer: D

The entire dialogue suggests that Rosy is not well and she is unable to open her eyes.

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82.

Monarch butterflies travel long distances to stay warm. They fly up to 3,000 miles to the same winter roosts, sometimes to the exact same trees. However, their life span is only a few months ____________. Their great-great-grandchildren return south the following fall.

Answer: D

The suggestion of short life span gives the clue

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83.

Squirrels live mostly in the forests of Europe and North America ____________. That is the size of two of your hands. Behind them and often suspended over their backs are their tails, wide, upright and furry, and almost the same size as their length. Thanks to this long tail, a squirrel can jump from one tree to another without losing its balance

Answer: B

Size of two of hands provides the clue

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84.

Atlantis is an island whose existence and location have never been confirmed. The first references to Atlantis are from the classical Greek philosopher Plato, who said it was engulfed by the ocean as the result of an earthquake 9,000 years before his own time _____________. They also added that Plato made up the story using elements that may have been drawn from real events.

Answer: D

The first sentence Atlantis is an island whose existence and location have never been confirmed suggests the answer

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85.

The term "broadband" refers to telecommunication in which a wide band of frequencies is ready to send information ______________. It allows users to access the Internet at higher speeds than traditional modems. High- speed Internet allows users access to advance data processing and high-speed transmission technologies.

Answer: A

Telecommunication in which a wide band of frequencies is ready to send information in the first sentence provides the clue

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86.

People believe that cellphones cause cancer, especially brain cancer. A few studies suggested a link with certain rare types of brain tumours __________. These studies didn't receive front-page coverage. Therefore, most consumers could not notice them.

Answer: D

The second and the third sentence provide the right missing link

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87.

If you are under stress you?re eating habits are making the problem worse __________. First, cut down on coffee, tea and cola drinks. They all contain caffeine, which makes you feel better for a few minutes, but which also destroys the vitamins in our bodies. Try not to eat sweets, biscuits and cakes as well.

Answer: A

The first sentence and the preceding suggestions implies the desired link

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Answer: D

Wide variety of alternative practices obliviously requires to describe the types

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89.

Herodotus, a Greek who wrote about the building of the pyramids long after they had been built, claimed that the Great Pyramid took tens of thousands of men and twenty years to make __________. The Egyptians hadn't learned to use the wheel or the pulley so lifted all of the stones using ramps and the cut stone was edged along the ramps on rollers, lubricated by milk or water. We don't know how many people died for the pyramids, but we know that most Egyptians would have been eager to participate in the building because the king would become a god who could bless or curse their lives

Answer: B

Comprehending the difficulties of making Pyramids, option B is most appropriate

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90.

The Ottoman Empire collapsed on October 30, 1918, when the Mondros Armistice was signed, after the Ottoman state and its allies had lost the Great War __________. For example, the Straits of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles would-be open to the ships of the Entente Powers. Also Turkish warships would be surrendered to the Entente Powers

Answer: A

After losing a war if a treaty is to be signed it is obvious to be harsh

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