Find words in the passage from the paragraphs indicated within brackets and complete the following sentences. Use only one word, in its appropriate form, in each blank.

1. Some people are so_____ to their work that they have no time for their family. (para-2)

2. Harshad's corrupt practices soon gained him_ in the city. (para-2)

3. When a person is dehydrated, he should be given __ amounts of fluid. (para-6)

4. He visited various vintage car rallies because he had a _ for old cars. (para-7)

5. If you over-eat and do not exercise, you will become.(para-9)

6. The driver had to _ the winding road to the mountain top with caution. (para-8)

7. The new literacy programme _______ a 20% increase in the literacy rate over the next two years. (para-11)

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Solution

1. Some people are so devoted to their work that they have no time for their family. (para-2)

2. Harshad's corrupt practices soon gained him notoriety in the city.

(para-2)

3. When a person is dehydrated, he should be given copious amounts of fluid. (para-6)

4. He visited various vintage car rallies because he had a penchant for old cars. (para-7)

5. If you over-eat and do not exercise, you will become slow. (para-9)

6. The driver had to negotiate the winding road to the mountain top with caution. (para-8)

7. The new literacy programme envisaged a 20% increase in the literacy rate over the next two years. (para-11)

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