Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtjie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of . . . . (1) . . . . between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our . . . . ( 2 ) . . . . selves , which she could not sever any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a contraction at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlocking of hands and instruments demand a totally different relationship.

(2).........
( A ) projected
( B ) protracted
( C ) distracted
( D ) frustrated 

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.

Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone call.

Direction(18): In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

List of issues to be discussed at a meeting

PENSIVE 

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.

He threw cold water over the project that the secretary had prepared.

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

Smile, they say, and soon there will be miles and miles of smiles. If we keep __(A)_ourselves and do not mix with others, we shall soon be left alone to ponder __(B)__the misfortunes of life. Nobody likes to come across a _( C) _and self-centred person. People __(D)__gregarious and outgoing souls who are prepared to share their Joys and sorrows vanish if they have the capacity to laugh away their problems and miseries

Mark your answer at (D).

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

A hater of mankind