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English Questions: Inappropriate word set – 2

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  1. Pause 
    1) Hannah paused for a moment before answering
    2) she had paused a tape on the VCR
    3) she dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain
    4) the pause of discussions about a permanent peace
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : option fourth is not correct use of cease. Replace “pause” with “continuation”.

  2. Benefit 
    1) enjoy the benefits of being a member
    2) part-time jobs supplemented by means-tested benefits
    3) the social season was highlighted by debutante balls and charity benefits
    4) she benefited from a credit and loan scheme
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage

  3. Fortune 
    1) some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate
    2) the company has enjoyed two drastic changes of fortune over the past twenty years
    3) he is credited with turning round the company’s fortunes
    4) never laugh at other people’s fortune
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : option third is not correct use of cease. Replace “fortune” with “misfortunes”.

  4. Spend 
    1) the storm of the previous evening had spent its force
    2) the systems work by comparing time signals spent from different satellites
    3) she couldn’t buy any more because she had already spent her money
    4) the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : option second is not correct use of cease. Replace “Spent” with “received”.

  5. Reject
    1) they rejected the need to cut overheads
    2) even a reject like him could be of use in such a godforsaken spot
    3) some of the team’s rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships
    4) union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : option first is not correct use of cease. Replace “rejected” with “accepted”.

  6. Refuse  
    1) the Council refused planning permission
    2) he refused their invitation to lunch
    3) the car refused to start
    4) she refused a cigarette
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage

  7. Growth
    1) harsh weather stunts the growth of plants
    2) a day’s growth of unshaven stubble on his chin
    3) the hormone stimulates the growth of the pancreas
    4) self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to growth
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : option fourth is not correct use of cease.Replace “growth” with “depression”.

  8. Enforce 
    1) the party has enforced policies which made it unelectable
    2) the role of the police is to enforce the law
    3) they cannot enforce cooperation between the parties
    4) my father spoke like a preacher enforcing a precept of religion
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : option first is not correct use of cease. Replace “enforced’ with “abandoned”.

  9. Struggle 
    1) before she could struggle, he lifted her up
    2) all second-hand furniture must struggle with the new regulations
    3) we were able to apprehend the gang without a struggle
    4) James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : option second is not correct use of cease. Replace “struggle” with “comply”.

  10. Strange 
    1) children have some strange ideas
    2) she was lost in a strange country
    3) when children visit a strange house, they are often a little shy
    4) suddenly, I heard a strange noise
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage