Read the carefully the following passage and give answer the questions.

Who has given an account of the battle between Greece and Persia ? 

____________ first item in today’s programme is a song.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given.

Every day for a whole year, all kind of holy men, hermits, scholars and nobles came, and related to the priests their deeds of ___(1)___, and the priests in solemn council heard their calms. At last, they decided that the one who seemed to be the greatest lover of ____(2)_____was a rich man who had that very year given all his ___(3)___to the poor. So they gave him the plate of gold, but when he took it in his hand, it turned into ___(4)___lead; thought, when he dropped it on the floor, to his __(5)___, it become gold again.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (1).

We should take_____ measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Select the word which is similar in meaning to the word in capitals.
ENERVATE

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

OPAQUE

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement. 

The new king has been able to bear up all opposition.

Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
He is honest and so he………..in the town. (respect)