English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 — 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap<br/>When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ....16.... [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ....17.... [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ....18.... [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ....19.... [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ....20.... [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ....21.... [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ....22.... [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ....23.... [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ....24.... [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ....25.... [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>In question number 19 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 — 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap<br/>When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ....16.... [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ....17.... [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ....18.... [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ....19.... [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ....20.... [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ....21.... [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ....22.... [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ....23.... [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ....24.... [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ....25.... [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>In question number 20 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 — 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap<br/>When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ....16.... [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ....17.... [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ....18.... [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ....19.... [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ....20.... [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ....21.... [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ....22.... [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ....23.... [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ....24.... [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ....25.... [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>In question number 21 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 — 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap<br/>When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ....16.... [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ....17.... [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ....18.... [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ....19.... [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ....20.... [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ....21.... [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ....22.... [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ....23.... [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ....24.... [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ....25.... [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>In question number 22 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 — 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap<br/>When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ....16.... [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ....17.... [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ....18.... [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ....19.... [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ....20.... [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ....21.... [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ....22.... [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ....23.... [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ....24.... [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ....25.... [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>In question number 23 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap