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Choose the appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 3 Anaesthesia is vital (a)…………. surgery today. The one that only numbs the area to be operated upon is known as local anaesthesia. The one that makes the patient unconscious, (b) …………… the surgery is over, is general anaesthesia. When anaesthesia (c) …………….. administered, vital signs are monitored (d) ……………. ensure that the correct amount of anaesthesia is given. (e) ……………. anaesthesia became widely used, many physicians began devoting (f)………….. of their time to just administering anaesthesia.

(a) (i) in (ii) on (iii) for (iv) to


(b) (i) until (ii) after (iii) before (iv) when


(c) (i) can (ii) is (iii) was (iv) has


(d) (i) through (ii) and (iii) for (iv) to


(e) (i) However (ii) Though (iii) Once (iv) Knowing


(f) (i) all (ii) many (iii) much (iv) few

(a) (iii) for (for is used for a purpose)

(b) (i) until (refers to a time)


(c) (ii) is (to refer to an ongoing process)


(d)(iv) to (to is used for relating)


(e) (iii) Once (once is used to refer to a general time)


(f) (iii) much (time is uncountable)


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The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error in each line and write it along with the word that comes before and after in your answer-sheet. Underline the correct word supplied by you. The first one has been done for you as an example.

My uncle Peter lived in a huge house near the beach.


eg. lived in a


I usually spent our vacations there with him.


(a) _ _ _


It was a pleasure to woke up to the sound of the waves.


(b) _ _ _


The sea breeze blew even during these summer months.


(c) _ _ _


The only disadvantage was what the house was susceptible


(d) _ _ _


to hurricanes during the rainy season. Last years when I was


(e) _ _ _


stayed in his place, the news came that a hurricane was


(f) _ _ _


expected in two days. The hurricane arrival sooner than


(g) _ _ _


expected. It lasted three days and we spend most of the time in the room


h)

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Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you. 3

on television / a few / appeared / days ago / an advertisement /


An advertisement appeared on television a few days ago.


(a) of children / a window / it showed” / a group / through / staring out /


(b) he had brought / a cartoon character / with a toy / for them / surprised them /


(c) motorised train set / could move / it was a huge / which / in circles /