In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Government is taking seriously the (1) ______ of road safety and is committed to reducing the number of people killed in accidents. Forums are being conducted (2) ______ to bring law-makers, law enforcement officers and road users together to discuss ways to (3) ______ the rise in road accidents. Everyone agrees that more needs to be done on road safety in its determination to (4) ______ the rate of road accidents in the country. The Government, with the cooperation of relevant agencies, is making serious (5) ______ to instill proper road culture in children, young adults and the public in general.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Snake in the grass

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.
 He was murdered in cold blood.

Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.

The patient (1)/ was accompanied (2)/ with his friend. (3)/ No error. (4)

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

A child born after the death of his father

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Snail’s pace

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The world is constantly living in risk, uncertainty and fear of _________.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The first human beings to control fire gradually learned (1)______ many uses. Not only did they (2)______ fire to keep warm and cook their food; they (3)______ learned to use it in hunting or warfare, to kill insects, to (4)______ berries, and to clear forests of underbrush so that game (5)______ be better seen and hunted. Eventually they learned that the burning of brush produced better grasslands and therefore more game.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.