1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use negatives where necessary.

can         do            change

eat           diversify / catch          sell

To alleviate poverty the fist step a)……be diversification of economy. This may b)…..on two fronts. first because ours is an agro-based economy. It is imperative to. c)………our agricultural out put. At the sometime, we have to d)….our food habit, Rice is our staple food, but side by side with rice, we have to develop the habit of e)…..potatoes and wheat to take the excessive pressure of rice.

Answer: a) can be) be done c) diversify d) change e) eating

2. Fill in th gaps with appropriate preposition from the list.

up     with     in        after       before      for     of      from     by

Every one desires a)........wealth. But a few attain it. Some people hanker b).......riches. Some are content c).......what they have. True happiness lies d)......contentment. It is high time we gave e) ........ the habit of covetousness.

Answer: a) for b) after c) with d) in e) up

3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed

Money can not buy a)........happiness. Money is b).......must for our lie. But it is not c)..........essential factor to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely d)..........psychological thing. It is e)......name of f)........feeling. It means the contentment of the mind. He who is g).......satisfied with what he gets and remains contented with little is really h)......happy man. Happiness can not be purchased with i).......money. No doubt, money has got something to do with j)......happiness but it can not give us happiness.

Answer: a) x b) a c) an d) a e) the f) a g) x h) a i) x j) x

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list.

generally   when   or    if    but    which   and   as

Man is the architect of his own fortune. a)......he makes proper division of his time b).........does his duties accordingly, he is sure to prosper in life c)..........if he does other wise, he is sure to repent d)........it is too late. To kill time is e)......culpable as to commit suicide, for our life is nothing but the sum-total of hours, days and years.

 Answer: a) if b) and c) but d) when e) as