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Read the passage and answer the following questions according to the passage.

Government investment promoters in swanky premises in downtown Gaborone talk up Botswana’s ___A___ as a hub for tech firms or green energy producers. But it__B___ 108th in the International Telecommunication Union’s ICT Development Index, with only 27.5% of its people online. Green ambitions are similarly far-off: ___C___ it has abundant sunshine it is investing instead in cheap coal-fired power.

A more realistic strategy to diversify away from its reliance on diamonds is to attract more tourists (Botswana is a great place for a safari). __D___ instead much of the government’s focus has been on deepening its dependence on the shiny stones by ___E___ to become a global centre for cutting and polishing them. Its flagship policy involved strong-arming De Beers, the world’s biggest diamond firm of which it owns 15%, to bring its sales and sorting operations over from London.

For Mr Khama, the diversification plans have ___F___ renewed urgency. His Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has held power ___G___ independence in 1966, is facing its first real challenge at the ballot box. The BDP’s share of the vote dipped below 50% for the first time in the 2014 general election, amid ____H____ with unemployment and with water and power shortages. Like South Africa’s African National Congress, the BDP__I___nervously looking ___J___ to an election in 2019.

  1. Which word best suits for A:
    1.Nature
    2.Potential
    3.Ability
    4.Form
    Answer –2.Potential

  2. Which is the apt word for B:
    1.Stands
    2.Stood
    3.Ranks
    4.Steps
    Answer –3.Ranks

  3. Which suits the best for C:
    1.Although
    2.Even though
    3.But
    4.After
    Answer –1.Although

  4. Which suits for D:
    1.It
    2.Although
    3.And
    4.But
    Answer –4.But

  5. Which suits for E :
    1.Evolving
    2.Trying
    3.Emerging
    4.Involving
    Answer –2.Trying

  6. Which is suits for F:
    1.Refrain
    2.Emerged
    3.Gained
    4.Renewed
    Answer –3.Gained

  7. Which suits for G:
    1.Since
    2.After
    3.Soon
    4.Until
    Answer –1.Since

  8. Which suits for H:
    1.Ambience
    2.Excitement
    3.Starvation
    4.Frustration
    Answer –4.Frustration

  9. Which Suits best for I :
    1.Had
    2.Was
    3.Is
    4.were
    Answer –3.Is

  10. Which suits for J:
    1.Ahead
    2.Amid
    3.Among
    4.After
    Answer –1.Ahead





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