Directions (1–5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each pair of blanks that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. Smart cities can make daily life ____ for residents ____ by automating routine functions. (5)
- (1) acted, warming
- (2) measurable, widely
- (3) shield, nearly
- (4) upgraded, hardly
- (5) easier, simply
2. He is the ____ of the ____ for his company now. (2)
- (1) respect, peers
- (2) apple, eye
- (3) honour, department
- (4) present, society
- (5) award, conference
3. This will not only help corporate in ____ their social responsibilities, ____ is important for fuelling growth in other industries. (1)
- (1) fulfilling, but
- (2) teaching, also
- (3) learning, and
- (4) having, highly
- (5) promoting, now
4. This is _____ ____ to the requirement of income proofs. (3)
- (1) perceiving, field
- (2) officially, have
- (3) mainly, due
- (4) shortly, bring
- (5) likely, power
5. ____ much of capital goes to large companies and ____ little to small businessman. (4)
- (1) So, for
- (2) The, despite
- (3) That, much
- (4) Too, too
- (5) Will, some