Direction(Q 1-10):In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
Some scholars, while exploring the forests of America, discovered some buildings that were in ruins. These buildings were …1… ruined by encroaching forest. They were remnants of a …2… civilization. The scholars got interested. They excavated more and discovered …3… their utmost surprise the remains of a flourishing civilization-the Mayas .…4… they named it. Thus, it was in as late as …5… 19th century that the secrets of a new civilization were …6…The scholars believed that the Mayans must have …7… the descendants of ancient Egyptians. The fact remains that even today the Mayan culture is one of …8… most fascinating ancient civilization. This civilization was situated in the …9… of Middle America. It covered an area equivalent to that of France …10… spread across some parts of Mexico. The buildings do tell us about the technological advances they had attained.
1.(a) reasonably
(b) surely
(c) apparently
(d) perfectly
2.(a) great
(b) new
(c) old
(d) ordinary
3.(a) at
(b) for
(c) by
(d) to
4.(a) when
(b) while
(c) them
(d) as
5.(a) the
(b) a
(c) an
(d) at
6.(a) unearthed
(b) unmatched
(c) surprised
(d) unparalleled
7.(a) been
(b) become
(c) being
(d) seen
8.(a) a
(b) several
(c) the
(d) many
9.(a) head
(b) tail
(c) body
(d) heart
10.(a) yet
(b) but
(c) but also
(d) and
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