Directions : In the following question, 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 as your answer.

I have to recite Tagore’s sonnet, I will be the ____ one to do so in my school.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
 One day, I was handed a few volumes of new literature unlike anything I had ever read before and so ________ as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The bank _______________ his house as he had failed to pay the instalments despite repeated warnings.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Settlers ______ a new colony in the early 18th century.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

 _______ he became a minister, he didn’t allow any of his relatives to live with him.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ you like some water?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Any resemblance of a character in this book to a living person is ______ incidental.

In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
 Manpower exporters and overseas recruiters commonly __________ in illegal business practices for short-term _______ gain.