English Quiz of the day

Directions (1-10) : In the following questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence.

1. He told me that he was married four years.
   (1) over four years
   (2) four years ago
   (3) about four years
   (4) No improvement2. Chennai is by the way a cosmopolitan city.
   (1) by the by
   (2) by and large
   (3) on the large
   (4) No improvement

   3. For me, money is only the means to an end.
   (1) only means
   (2) only the mean
   (3) only a means
   (4) No improvement

   4. The bullet struck a wall and was diverted from its course.
   (1) twisted
   (2) reflected
   (3) deflected
   (4) No improvement

   5. You should not boasting of your achievements.
   (1) boast for
   (2) boast at
   (3) boast of
   (4) No improvement

   6. Kannan asked me to go round with them, but I didn’t want.
   (1) don’t want
   (2) don’t want to
   (3) didn’t want to
   (4) No improvement

   7. We eat that we may live.
   (1) might
   (2) shall
   (3) should
   (4) No improvement

   8. He had his breakfast, when we visited him.
   (1) He had taken his breakfast
   (2) He wished to have his breakfast
   (3) He avoided his breakfast
   (4) No improvement

   9. When the Inspector of Police said this, we knew whom he was eluding.
   (1) intending
   (2) referring to
   (3) hinting
   (4) No improvement

   10. The doctor reassured that the operation was a routine one.
   (1) is reassuming
   (2) reassured me
   (3) was reassuming
   (4) No improvement