Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Petroleum is the name of the (366) oil that comes from (367) the ground and from the oil wells. From this crude oil, we get the various (368) that drive ships, aircraft and many other forms of land (369). The quantities needed are (370), So countries that have their own oil fields are (371). The (372) of oil in many parts of the Middle East has brought great (373) to countries that were, fifty years ago, very (374). Now-a days without petroleum, commerce and industry are not (375).

Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

When Anil passed his final university examination and got his (356) he decided to (357) and invited all his friends to a party to be (358) the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday (359) things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived. After that a steady (360) of people (361) and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another. Anil had a wide (362) of friends and not everyone at the party knew everyone (363). ‘A party is always a good way to break the (364) and get people talking’, Anil thought. The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the (365) that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.