IV. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in the brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. (4)
e.g.: (0) realised.
Twenty years ago, few people (0) ______ (Realise) that computers were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time (1) _______ (See) enormous changes, in business, education and public administration. Jobs which (2) ________ (Take) weeks to complete in the past, are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who (3) _______ (Spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now free from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (4) _______ (Replace) the clatter of typewriters. School children (5) ________ (Become) as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (6) _______ (Be) with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public records (7) _______ (Enable) government departments to analyse the needs of the citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (8) ________ (improve) as a result of these changes.
V. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word: (4)
1. ______ the time you get this letter, I shall be in Miami.
2. I saw him ______ the bus yesterday.
3. We got lost ____ the fog.
4. I know longer care _____ what he thinks.
5. I’m old enough to look ______ myself.
6. She’s perfectly capable _____ managing alone.
7. He’ll never succeed ______ changing her opinion.
8. I’m relying ______ her to help me.
VI. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. (4)
1. You helped me. Otherwise I should have drowned.
2. His father was dead. He had to support his widowed mother.
3. It must be done. The cost does not count.
4. The information is of no use to us. It has come too late.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given below each. Do not change the meaning of the sentence. (8)
1. Not only did his father give him money, but his mother did too. (Begin: Besides…)
2. He was a mere boy but he offered to fight the giant. (Begin: In spite of…)
3. They were poor and often suffered great hardships (Begin: Being…)
4. Can you tell me the time of his arrival? (Use: arrive…)
5. It was too late for retreat. (Use: so…that…not)
6. We must listen to his words. (End: …listened to)
7. Abdul is as strong as his brother. (Use: stronger)
8. He speaks so fast that he can’t be understood. (Use: too…to)
Answers
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Answer:
IV (1) saw
(2) took
(3) spent
(4) replaced
(5) became
(6) were
(7) enabled
(8) improved
Explanation:
The whole paragraph is in past tense.