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351.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. Amit won?t go out with you ____ you promise to pay for the lunch.

A.  Whereas
B.                         while     
C.  For       
D.         unless  
Answer» E.
Discussion
352.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. She remained skinny____ the vitamins and fatty food.

A.  Even                    
B.         as        
C.  Although                           
D.  in spite of  
Answer» E.
Discussion
353.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. Fit see you, _____ I find time.

A.  Whenever          
B.         till       
C.  Because             
D.         but
Answer» B.         till       
Discussion
354.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. Always stand up for yourself____ lose your integrity.

A.  So as to              
B.         in order to
C.  So as not to        
D.         so that
Answer» D.         so that
Discussion
355.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. All students have been miserable ____ Mrs. Tania left the school.

A.  Since                     
B.         although  
C.  yet                       
D.  even if
Answer» B.         although  
Discussion
356.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. The dog is eating the food hungrily ____it has been starved for months.

A.  Although           
B.         even     
C.  For       
D.         as if  
Answer» E.
Discussion
357.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. He worked hard_____ most of his friends were lazy.

A.  Whenever          
B.         however
C.  Whereas               
D.         further more
Answer» D.         further more
Discussion
358.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. ____they had little money, they couldn't afford a good living.

A.  Though               
B.         Since       
C.  For      
D.         Yet
Answer» C.  For      
Discussion
359.

Fill in the blanks with correct options.  _____ Television can be educational; I think it's better to read a book.

A.  Because             
B.         If   
C.  Even though     
D.         Unless
Answer» D.         Unless
Discussion
360.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. He could read and write ______ being blind.

A.  Though               
B.         because
C.  for                        
D.         despite  
Answer» E.
Discussion
361.

Fill in the blanks with correct options. We wrote letters to all,_______ they would know.

A.  So as to              
B.         when    
C.  So that                  
D.         because
Answer» D.         because
Discussion
362.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. He said, "I killed the snake with a stick.??

A.  He said that he has killed the snake with a stick.
B.  He said that he killed the snake with a stick.
C.  He said that he had killed the snake with a stick.  
D.  He said that he would kill the snake with a stick.
Answer» D.  He said that he would kill the snake with a stick.
Discussion
363.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. I said to sir, "I am listening to you/"

A.  I told sir that I am listening to him.
B.  I told sir that I will be listening to him.
C.  I told sir that I was listening to him.  
D.  I told to sir that I was listening to him.
Answer» D.  I told to sir that I was listening to him.
Discussion
364.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. They said, "The boy is hiding in the place where we left him.??

A.  They said that the boy is hiding in the place where they had left him.
B.  They said that the boy was hiding in the place where they have left him.
C.  They said that the boy was hiding in the place where they left him.
D.  They said that the boy was hiding in the place where they had left him.  
Answer» E.
Discussion
365.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. Teacher said, "The school will remain closed tomorrow.??

A.  The teacher said that the school will remain closed the day after.
B.  The teacher said that the school would remain closed the day after.  
C. The teacher said that the school would remain closed tomorrow.
D.  The teacher said that the school remains closed the next day.
Answer» C. The teacher said that the school would remain closed tomorrow.
Discussion
366.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. The children said to me, "We will go out in the rain.??

A.  The children told me that they will go out in the rain.
B.  The children told me that they are going out in the rain.
C.  The children told me that they would go out in the rain.  
D.  The children told to me that they will go out in the rain.
Answer» D.  The children told to me that they will go out in the rain.
Discussion
367.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. "I met my friend yesterday"", he said.

A.  He said that he had met his friend the previous day.  
B.  He said that he has met his friend the previous day.
C.  He said that he would meet his friend the previous day
D.  He said he had met his friend the previous day.
Answer» B.  He said that he has met his friend the previous day.
Discussion
368.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. Vivek said that he was living the adventure of his life.

A.  Vivek said that, "I'm living the adventure of my life."
B.  "I live in the adventure of my life," Vivek said.
C.  "I'm living the adventure of my life," Vivek said.  
D.  "I was living the adventure of my life," said Vivek.
Answer» D.  "I was living the adventure of my life," said Vivek.
Discussion
369.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. Harsha said that he had watched a documentary about dolphins on TV, the day before.

A.  "I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV yesterday," said Harsha.  
B.  "I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV the before day," said Harsha.
C.  "I was watching a documentary about dolphins on TV yesterday," said Harsha.
D.  "I had watched a documentary about dolphins on TV the previous day," said Harsha.
Answer» B.  "I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV the before day," said Harsha.
Discussion
370.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. He said to me, "You are lucky.??

A.  He told me that I am lucky.
B.  He told me that I will be lucky.
C.  He told me that I were lucky.
D.  He told me that I was lucky.  
Answer» E.
Discussion
371.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. She said that they would go and get some food.

A.  She said, "We'll go and get some food/'
B.  She said, "We can go and get some food/'
C.  She said, "I will go and get some food/'
D.  She said, "They'll go and get some food."  
Answer» E.
Discussion
372.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake.

A.  The young lady said, "I won't make such a mistake."
B.  The young lady said, "I do not make such a mistake."
C.  The young lady said that "I did not make such a mistake."
D.  The young lady said, "I did not make such a mistake."  
Answer» E.
Discussion
373.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. He asked me if I'd have enough money, and I said I might.

A.  He asked, "Will you have enough money?" I said, "Perhaps."  
B.  He asked, "You have enough money?" I said, "No."
C.  He asked, "Do you have enough money?" I said, "Yes."
D.  He asked, "Will you have any money?" I said "perhaps."
Answer» B.  He asked, "You have enough money?" I said, "No."
Discussion
374.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Indirect speech to Direct speech. The doctor asked me if I ever felt that pain in my stomach before meals.

A.  The doctor said, "If you ever feel this pain in your stomach before meals?"
B.  The doctor asked, "Do you ever feel this pain in your stomach before meals?"  
C.  The doctor said, "Does you ever feel the pain in your stomach before meals?"
D.  The doctor asked, "Do you ever feel that pain in your stomach before meals.??
Answer» C.  The doctor said, "Does you ever feel the pain in your stomach before meals?"
Discussion
375.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. He said to her, "will you go to Delhi tomorrow???

A.  He asked her if she will go to Delhi the next day.
B.  He asked her if she would go to Delhi the next day.  
C.  He asked her if she would go to Delhi the tomorrow.
D.  He asked her if she went to Delhi the next day.
Answer» C.  He asked her if she would go to Delhi the tomorrow.
Discussion
376.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. He said to me, "You can never get my help.??

A.  He told me that he could never get my help.
B.  He told me that I can never get his help.
C.  He told me that I could never get his help.  
D.  He told me that I will never get his help.
Answer» D.  He told me that I will never get his help.
Discussion
377.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. The hunter said, "Catch it??

A.  The hunter shouted I caught that.
B.  The hunter shouted to catch it.
C.  The hunter shouted catch that.
D.  The hunter shouted to catch that.  
Answer» E.
Discussion
378.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. She said, "Have you completed the task V

A.  She asked if I had completed the task.  
B.  She asked if I have completed the task.
C.  She asked if I completed the task.
D.  She asked if I will complete the task.
Answer» B.  She asked if I have completed the task.
Discussion
379.

Choose the options correctly showing the change of Direct speech to indirect speech. I said to my teacher, 1 need your help.??               

A.  I told my teacher that I needed her/his help.  
B.  I told my teacher, I needed her/his help.
C.  I told my teacher that he needed her/his help.
D.  I told to my teacher that I needed her/his help.
Answer» B.  I told my teacher, I needed her/his help.
Discussion
380.

Good morning Chairman McInnis, Vice-Chairman Peterson, Congressman Inslee and Members of the Subcommittee. I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before you and discuss the threat posed by eco-terrorism, as well as the measures being taken by the FBI and our law enforcement partners to address this threat.The FBI divides the terrorist threat facing the United States into two broad categories: international and domestic. International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. Acts of international terrorism are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government, or affect the conduct of a government. These acts transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate, or the locale in which perpetrators operate.Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction, committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.During the past decade we have witnessed dramatic changes in the nature of the terrorist threat. In the 1990s, right-wing extremism overtook left-wing terrorism as the most dangerous domestic terrorist threat to the country. During the past several years, special interest extremism, as characterised by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), has emerged as a serious terrorist threat. Generally, extremist groups engage in much activity that is protected by constitutional guarantees of free speech and assembly. Law enforcement becomes involved when the volatile talk of these groups transgresses into unlawful action. The FBI estimates that the ALF/ELF has committed more than 600 criminal acts in the United States since 1996, resulting in damages in excess of 43 million dollars.Special interest terrorism differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism, in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than affecting widespread political change. Special interest extremists continue to conduct acts of politically motivated violence to force segments of society, including the general public, to change attitudes about issues considered important to their causes. These groups occupy the extreme fringes of animal rights, pro-life, environmental, anti-nuclear, and other movements. Some special interest extremists- most notably within the animal rights and environmental movements- have turned increasingly toward vandalism and terrorist activity in attempts to further their causes.Since 1977, when disaffected members of the ecological preservation group, Greenpeace, formed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and attacked commercial fishing operations by cutting drift nets, acts of "eco-terrorism" have occurred around the globe. The FBI defines eco-terrorism as the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.In recent years, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has become one of the most active extremist elements in the United States. Despite the destructive aspects of ALF’s operations, its operational philosophy discourages acts that harm “any animal, human and non-human.” Animal rights' groups in the United States, including the ALF, have generally adhered to this mandate. The ALF, established in Great Britain in the mid- 1970s, is a loosely organised movement committed to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals. The American branch of the ALF began its operations in the late 1970s. Individuals become members of the ALF not by filing paperwork or paying dues, but simply by engaging in “direct action” against companies or individuals who utilise animals for research or economic gain. “Direct action” generally occurs in the form of criminal activity to cause economic loss or to destroy the victims' company operations. The ALF activists have engaged in a steadily growing campaign of illegal activity against fur companies, mink farms, restaurants, and animal research laboratories.Estimates of damage and destruction in the United States claimed by the ALF during the past ten years, as compiled by national organisations, such as the Fur Commission and the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), put the fur industry and medical research losses at more than 45 million dollars. The ALF is considered a terrorist group whose purpose is to bring about social and political change through the use of force and violence.The Animal Liberation Front was formed in: 

A. Great Britain in 1970's.          
B. USA in 1970.
C. America in 1970.              
D. China in 1970.
E. None of these
Answer» B. USA in 1970.
Discussion
381.

Good morning Chairman McInnis, Vice-Chairman Peterson, Congressman Inslee and Members of the Subcommittee. I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before you and discuss the threat posed by eco-terrorism, as well as the measures being taken by the FBI and our law enforcement partners to address this threat.The FBI divides the terrorist threat facing the United States into two broad categories: international and domestic. International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. Acts of international terrorism are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government, or affect the conduct of a government. These acts transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate, or the locale in which perpetrators operate.Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction, committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.During the past decade we have witnessed dramatic changes in the nature of the terrorist threat. In the 1990s, right-wing extremism overtook left-wing terrorism as the most dangerous domestic terrorist threat to the country. During the past several years, special interest extremism, as characterised by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), has emerged as a serious terrorist threat. Generally, extremist groups engage in much activity that is protected by constitutional guarantees of free speech and assembly. Law enforcement becomes involved when the volatile talk of these groups transgresses into unlawful action. The FBI estimates that the ALF/ELF has committed more than 600 criminal acts in the United States since 1996, resulting in damages in excess of 43 million dollars.Special interest terrorism differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism, in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than affecting widespread political change. Special interest extremists continue to conduct acts of politically motivated violence to force segments of society, including the general public, to change attitudes about issues considered important to their causes. These groups occupy the extreme fringes of animal rights, pro-life, environmental, anti-nuclear, and other movements. Some special interest extremists- most notably within the animal rights and environmental movements- have turned increasingly toward vandalism and terrorist activity in attempts to further their causes.Since 1977, when disaffected members of the ecological preservation group, Greenpeace, formed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and attacked commercial fishing operations by cutting drift nets, acts of "eco-terrorism" have occurred around the globe. The FBI defines eco-terrorism as the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.In recent years, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has become one of the most active extremist elements in the United States. Despite the destructive aspects of ALF’s operations, its operational philosophy discourages acts that harm “any animal, human and non-human.” Animal rights' groups in the United States, including the ALF, have generally adhered to this mandate. The ALF, established in Great Britain in the mid- 1970s, is a loosely organised movement committed to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals. The American branch of the ALF began its operations in the late 1970s. Individuals become members of the ALF not by filing paperwork or paying dues, but simply by engaging in “direct action” against companies or individuals who utilise animals for research or economic gain. “Direct action” generally occurs in the form of criminal activity to cause economic loss or to destroy the victims' company operations. The ALF activists have engaged in a steadily growing campaign of illegal activity against fur companies, mink farms, restaurants, and animal research laboratories.Estimates of damage and destruction in the United States claimed by the ALF during the past ten years, as compiled by national organisations, such as the Fur Commission and the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), put the fur industry and medical research losses at more than 45 million dollars. The ALF is considered a terrorist group whose purpose is to bring about social and political change through the use of force and violence.What is the full form of NABR? 

A. New Association for Biomedical Research
B. National Association for Biomedical Research
C. National Asset for Biomedical Research
D. National Association for Bomb Research
E. None of these
Answer» C. National Asset for Biomedical Research
Discussion
382.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follows.A total of 1,253 Chinese children have fallen ill after drinking contaminated milk powder, and two babies have died, China's health ministry says. It confirmed the big jump in the numbers affected at a news conference. “As many as 10,000 infants may have drunk the contaminated Sanlu milk powder.” Vice Health Minister, Ma Shaowei, warned. Meanwhile, the New Zealand government has accused the company concerned and local officials failing to act.The company, at the centre of the growing scandal, Sanlu Group, is part-owned by New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, the country's biggest dairy producer. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen dark, said her government contacted Beijing directly after alerting the company and officials but to no avail.Estimates rising: Mr. Ma said in Beijing that 340 children remained in hospital, and that out of these 53 were in a serious condition. He confirmed earlier reports in the state media that two babies had died from drinking milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, both of them in north-west China's Gansu province.Cases of contamination have also been reported in the provinces of Hebei and Jiangsu. The government is investigating how the contamination occurred. Official media is reporting that melamine, an industrial chemical rich in nitrogen, was added to the milk powder to help the food appear rich in protein, but it also prompted babies to develop kidney stones. Reports are now emerging of some mothers expressing doubts about the milk as early as March this year, on seeing that their babies’ urine was discoloured after drinking the milk.Government told- New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said her government learned of the contamination problem on September 5, then three days later decided to inform Beijing after local Chinese officials refused to act.New Zealand Ambassador to China, Tony Brown, was deputised to tell the Chinese government. “We were the whistle-blowers and they (the Chinese Government) leapt in and ensured there was action on the ground,” Ms. Clark said. Fonterra had “been trying for weeks to get official recall and the local authorities in China would not do it”, Ms. Clark told TVNZ. “I think the first inclination was to try and put a towel over it and deal with it without an official recall,” she said. Meanwhile, Sanlu’s minority partner, Fonterra, has accused Sanlu of sabotage. “In this case we frankly have sabotage of a product,” Fonterra’s chief Executive, Andrew Ferrier, told reporters. “Our hearts go out to the parents and the infants who were affected,” he added.Under pressure in New Zealand to explain why Fonterra had not gone public with its concerns about the product sooner, Mr. Ferrier said his conscience was clear. He said Fonterra had known of the contamination in early August and wanted an immediate recall but that Sanlu had to abide by Chinese rules. "We together with Sanlu have done everything that we possibly could to get the product off the shelf," Ferrier said, speaking to New Zealand reporters by video from Singapore.Arrests: All 19 people detained in connection with the scandal so far are from the stations which pick up milk from dairy farmers, the state-controlled China Daily newspaper reported. It said the contamination probably happened at the milk-collecting stations. Meanwhile, state news agency, Xinhua, reported that two brothers had been arrested, having allegedly added melamine to the 3 tons of milk they sold on from farmers every day.Taiwan said late on Sunday it .was banning all imports of Sanlu dairy products immediately. It is not believed that the milk powder was exported to any other country. In 2004, at least 13 babies died in the eastern province of Anhui after drinking fake milk powder. Melamine was linked to the deaths and illness of thousands of cats and dogs in the United States last year after it was added to pet food components exported from China.Few cases of contamination have also been reported in the province of: 

A. Hebei and Jiangsu         
B. Hebei and Tiangsu
C. Nebei and Jiagsu                
D. Debei and Ziagsu                     
E. None of these     
Answer» B. Hebei and Tiangsu
Discussion
383.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follows.A total of 1,253 Chinese children have fallen ill after drinking contaminated milk powder, and two babies have died, China's health ministry says. It confirmed the big jump in the numbers affected at a news conference. “As many as 10,000 infants may have drunk the contaminated Sanlu milk powder.” Vice Health Minister, Ma Shaowei, warned. Meanwhile, the New Zealand government has accused the company concerned and local officials failing to act.The company, at the centre of the growing scandal, Sanlu Group, is part-owned by New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, the country's biggest dairy producer. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen dark, said her government contacted Beijing directly after alerting the company and officials but to no avail.Estimates rising: Mr. Ma said in Beijing that 340 children remained in hospital, and that out of these 53 were in a serious condition. He confirmed earlier reports in the state media that two babies had died from drinking milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, both of them in north-west China's Gansu province.Cases of contamination have also been reported in the provinces of Hebei and Jiangsu. The government is investigating how the contamination occurred. Official media is reporting that melamine, an industrial chemical rich in nitrogen, was added to the milk powder to help the food appear rich in protein, but it also prompted babies to develop kidney stones. Reports are now emerging of some mothers expressing doubts about the milk as early as March this year, on seeing that their babies’ urine was discoloured after drinking the milk.Government told- New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said her government learned of the contamination problem on September 5, then three days later decided to inform Beijing after local Chinese officials refused to act.New Zealand Ambassador to China, Tony Brown, was deputised to tell the Chinese government. “We were the whistle-blowers and they (the Chinese Government) leapt in and ensured there was action on the ground,” Ms. Clark said. Fonterra had “been trying for weeks to get official recall and the local authorities in China would not do it”, Ms. Clark told TVNZ. “I think the first inclination was to try and put a towel over it and deal with it without an official recall,” she said. Meanwhile, Sanlu’s minority partner, Fonterra, has accused Sanlu of sabotage. “In this case we frankly have sabotage of a product,” Fonterra’s chief Executive, Andrew Ferrier, told reporters. “Our hearts go out to the parents and the infants who were affected,” he added.Under pressure in New Zealand to explain why Fonterra had not gone public with its concerns about the product sooner, Mr. Ferrier said his conscience was clear. He said Fonterra had known of the contamination in early August and wanted an immediate recall but that Sanlu had to abide by Chinese rules. "We together with Sanlu have done everything that we possibly could to get the product off the shelf," Ferrier said, speaking to New Zealand reporters by video from Singapore.Arrests: All 19 people detained in connection with the scandal so far are from the stations which pick up milk from dairy farmers, the state-controlled China Daily newspaper reported. It said the contamination probably happened at the milk-collecting stations. Meanwhile, state news agency, Xinhua, reported that two brothers had been arrested, having allegedly added melamine to the 3 tons of milk they sold on from farmers every day.Taiwan said late on Sunday it .was banning all imports of Sanlu dairy products immediately. It is not believed that the milk powder was exported to any other country. In 2004, at least 13 babies died in the eastern province of Anhui after drinking fake milk powder. Melamine was linked to the deaths and illness of thousands of cats and dogs in the United States last year after it was added to pet food components exported from China.The two babies who died from drinking milk were from: 

A. Nansu province             
B. Zansu province
C. Gansu province            
D. Tansu province
E. None of these
Answer» D. Tansu province
Discussion
384.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follows.A total of 1,253 Chinese children have fallen ill after drinking contaminated milk powder, and two babies have died, China's health ministry says. It confirmed the big jump in the numbers affected at a news conference. “As many as 10,000 infants may have drunk the contaminated Sanlu milk powder.” Vice Health Minister, Ma Shaowei, warned. Meanwhile, the New Zealand government has accused the company concerned and local officials failing to act.The company, at the centre of the growing scandal, Sanlu Group, is part-owned by New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, the country's biggest dairy producer. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen dark, said her government contacted Beijing directly after alerting the company and officials but to no avail.Estimates rising: Mr. Ma said in Beijing that 340 children remained in hospital, and that out of these 53 were in a serious condition. He confirmed earlier reports in the state media that two babies had died from drinking milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, both of them in north-west China's Gansu province.Cases of contamination have also been reported in the provinces of Hebei and Jiangsu. The government is investigating how the contamination occurred. Official media is reporting that melamine, an industrial chemical rich in nitrogen, was added to the milk powder to help the food appear rich in protein, but it also prompted babies to develop kidney stones. Reports are now emerging of some mothers expressing doubts about the milk as early as March this year, on seeing that their babies’ urine was discoloured after drinking the milk.Government told- New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said her government learned of the contamination problem on September 5, then three days later decided to inform Beijing after local Chinese officials refused to act.New Zealand Ambassador to China, Tony Brown, was deputised to tell the Chinese government. “We were the whistle-blowers and they (the Chinese Government) leapt in and ensured there was action on the ground,” Ms. Clark said. Fonterra had “been trying for weeks to get official recall and the local authorities in China would not do it”, Ms. Clark told TVNZ. “I think the first inclination was to try and put a towel over it and deal with it without an official recall,” she said. Meanwhile, Sanlu’s minority partner, Fonterra, has accused Sanlu of sabotage. “In this case we frankly have sabotage of a product,” Fonterra’s chief Executive, Andrew Ferrier, told reporters. “Our hearts go out to the parents and the infants who were affected,” he added.Under pressure in New Zealand to explain why Fonterra had not gone public with its concerns about the product sooner, Mr. Ferrier said his conscience was clear. He said Fonterra had known of the contamination in early August and wanted an immediate recall but that Sanlu had to abide by Chinese rules. "We together with Sanlu have done everything that we possibly could to get the product off the shelf," Ferrier said, speaking to New Zealand reporters by video from Singapore.Arrests: All 19 people detained in connection with the scandal so far are from the stations which pick up milk from dairy farmers, the state-controlled China Daily newspaper reported. It said the contamination probably happened at the milk-collecting stations. Meanwhile, state news agency, Xinhua, reported that two brothers had been arrested, having allegedly added melamine to the 3 tons of milk they sold on from farmers every day.Taiwan said late on Sunday it .was banning all imports of Sanlu dairy products immediately. It is not believed that the milk powder was exported to any other country. In 2004, at least 13 babies died in the eastern province of Anhui after drinking fake milk powder. Melamine was linked to the deaths and illness of thousands of cats and dogs in the United States last year after it was added to pet food components exported from China.Children drank the contaminated milk of: 

A. Zanlu Milk                    
B. Sanlu Milk
C. Banlu Milk                   
D. Manlu Milk
E. None of these
Answer» C. Banlu Milk                   
Discussion
385.

Fill the blanks using correct options. The movie was more_____than I thought.

A.  thriller      
B.         thrilling     
C.  Thinking  
D.         tactful
Answer» C.  Thinking  
Discussion
386.

Fill the blanks using correct options. A____glance revealed no trace of the missing book.

A.  Painstaking       
B.         attentive
C.  Meticulous       
D.         cursory  
Answer» E.
Discussion
387.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate conjunctions: _____ the boys concentrate, they can't learn Kung Fu.

A.  Until    
B.  Till
C.   Unless   
D.       If
Answer» D.       If
Discussion
388.

Choose the correct options to fill the blanks. Anil is going to _____ formals today.

A.  Wear           
B.         were     
C.  Where     
D.         ware
Answer» B.         were     
Discussion
389.

Select correct options to fill the blanks. Adverbs of _______ answer the question "when".

A.  Frequency  
B.  time       
C.  Place   
D.         manner
Answer» C.  Place   
Discussion
390.

Select the option showing correctly the change from Active to Passive voice. One cannot please everybody.

A.  Everybody couldn't be pleased by one.
B.  Everybody can be pleased by one.
C.  Everybody can't be pleased by one.  
D.  Everybody will be pleased by one.
Answer» D.  Everybody will be pleased by one.
Discussion
391.

Fill the blanks using correct options. I don't believe I know anyone else who is ____ you.

A.  As dependable as        
B.  More dependable
C.  Dependable     
D.         Most dependable
Answer» B.  More dependable
Discussion
392.

Fill the blanks using correct options. Raju is the_____of all boys.

A.  Cleverest   
B.  cleverer
C.  More clever        
D.         most clever
Answer» B.  cleverer
Discussion
393.

Choose the correct options to fill the blanks. For exercise, I prefer swimming _____ aerobics.

A.  Than         
B.         to
C.  For       
D.         and
Answer» C.  For       
Discussion
394.

Choose the correct options to fill the blanks. I will stop working my speech and _____ to the movies.

A.  Went        
B.         has gone
C.  Going       
D.         go  
Answer» E.
Discussion
395.

Fill the blanks using correct options. I have never seen him ____ he was this morning. What happened?

A.  As angry as 
B.         angriest
C.  Angrier    
D.  angry
Answer» B.         angriest
Discussion
396.

Fill the blanks using correct options. Srinivas is the______ working of all in the office andhence most preferred by the boss.

A.  Most hard   
B.         hardiest
C.  Hardly       
D.         most hardly
Answer» B.         hardiest
Discussion
397.

Select correct options to fill the blanks. She is_____the right person for the job.

A.  Certainly    
B.         very     
C.  Almost     
D.         sometimes
Answer» B.         very     
Discussion
398.

Choose the correct options to fill the blanks. She was _____ from all participation.

A.  Band   
B.         banned    
C.  Banded  
D.         boned
Answer» C.  Banded  
Discussion
399.

Select correct options to fill the blanks. He is______clever.

A.  Ever          
B.  very        
C.  There  
D.         seldom
Answer» C.  There  
Discussion
400.

Select the option showing correctly the change from Active to Passive voice. What have you brought?

A.  What has been brought?  
B.  What was brought?
C.  What is brought?       
D.  What will be brought?
Answer» B.  What was brought?
Discussion