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She wants to stay . . . . . . . . home tonight.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'At' indicates specific time, location or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.
22
I went there in accordance . . . . . . . . your proposal.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'In accordance with' means 'in a manner conforming with'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
23
I felt I must defer . . . . . . . . my host's judgement.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Defer to someone/something' means 'to let another person decide, or to accept another person's opinion, usually because you respect the knowledge or experience of that person'.
24
The ice-creams are kept . . . . . . . . the freezer.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
We use 'inside' when we refer to the inner part of something. Here, we refer to the inner part of the 'freezer'. Hence 'inside' makes the sentence meaningful.
25
He had turned . . . . . . . . a beautiful peacock.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Turn into' means 'be transformed into or become a particular kind of thing or person'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
26
Do not rest on your success follow . . . . . . . . your success and start looking for new markets.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Follow up' means 'to pursue or investigate something further'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
27
I request you not to interfere . . . . . . . . my work.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Interfere with' means 'to prevent something from working effectively or from developing successfully'.
28
The Golden bridge is . . . . . . . . the Narmada.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Across' means 'on the other side of something, or from one side to the other of something which has sides or limits such as a city, road or river'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
29
You will soon get accustomed . . . . . . . . the change of climate.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
If you are 'accustomed to' something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with. Hence 'to' is the correct preposition to be used.
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The trouble . . . . . . . . him is that he never knows when to keep quiet.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
We use with to mean 'having' or 'possessing' some quality. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.