DIRECTIONS: (Q.Nos. 1-20) In each of the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read a passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then , fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

CLOZE TEST:

1. Petroleum is the name of the ___1____ oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

2.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from ___2____ the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

3.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various ____3____ that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

4.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land ____4____. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

5.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are ____5____, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

6.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are ____6____. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

7.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The ____7___ of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

8.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great ____8____ to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

9.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very ____9_____. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not 10.

10.Petroleum is the name of the 1 oil that comes from 2 the ground and from the oil wells.  From this crude oil, we get the various 3 that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land 4. The quantities needed are 5, so countries that have their own oil fields are 6. The 7 of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great 8 to countries that were, fifty years ago, very 9. Now-a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not ____10____.

11. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his ___11____ he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

12. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to ____12___ and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

13. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be ____13____ the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

14. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday ____14____ things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

15. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady ____15____ of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

16. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people ____16____ and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

17. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide ____17____ of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

18. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone ___18____.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

19. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the ____19____ and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the 20 that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

20. When Anil passed his final university examination and got his 11 he decided to 12 and invited all his friends to a party to be 13 the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday 14 things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived.  After that a steady 15 of people 16 and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another.  Anil had a wide 17 of friends and not everyone at the party knew averyone 18.  'A party is always a good way to break the 19 and get people talking', Anil thought.  The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the _____20_____ that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.