Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

After a period of two months, Nina has come out of her shell and talks freely to her colleagues. 

Choose the correct Reported Form of the sentences from the options given below:

He said, "Sonia, when is the next train?"

Kamal’s friends has nothing to offer him other than in his grief.

Directions: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given. Mark your answer in the Answer-sheet.

The library, if used properly, is invaluable in helping you develop discernment. It is rich . . . ( 1 ) . . . information that goes far beyond the . . . ( 2 ) . . . of any one text book or course . . . ( 3 ) . . . your text book author does not make a particular . . . ( 4 ) . . . clear and you feel the need . . . ( 5 ) . . . another description in greater detail . . . ( 6 ) . . . in other words , go to the library and . . . ( 7 ) . . . other books on the subject . By calling . . . (8) . . . two or three writers dealing with the . . . (9) . . . topic, you will find some . . . . (10) . . . of certain facts. In seeking additional sources, you will have gained immeasurably, for you will have seen what several experts perceive as being particularly important on a common subject.
(1).        
(A) of  
(B) for  
(C) in  
(D) with 

Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Our colleague was given a gift when she retired. 

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

I am always ____ for good books. 

A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal. 
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college. 

How can teachers are –

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

She always took her medicines on time.