Choose the appropriate idiom/phrase from the options.

To flog a dead horse:

Fill in the blanks Directions for question.

Choose the option with all the correct words and their correct accent (underlined syllable) that fits the blanks.

The suspension of the captain may _____ the number of spectators, who turn up for this match. Transportation costs will directly _____ the cost of retail goods. Grandmother's advancing age could _____ her ability to take care of the house. She _____a Texan accent throughout the interview.

Fill in the blanks Directions for the question.

Choose the option with all the correct words and their correct accent (underlined syllable) that fits the blanks.

The payoff from_____ in education is so_____and _____that it is almost_____ as a predictor of economic change over a five- to ten-year period.

Fill in the blanks Directions for the question. Carefully Read the Paragraph and Choose the option with all the correct words that fits the blanks.

The Lannisters _____ had gold than the Tyrells until the Lannister army sacked Highgarden and took the Tyrell fortune to pay back the Iron Bank. On the other hand, the Northern army has _____ than 10,000 men and therefore, Jon needs to bend the knee to Daenerys. What happens in the story next is dependent on George R. Martin, the writer of the series. For _____ he has not written anything further and we hope George R. Martin will get around to finishing the book _____ But as it happens _____book releases are delayed.

Fill in the blanks Directions for the question. Carefully Read the Paragraph and Choose the option with all the correct words that fits the blanks.

Though he thought of himself as a/an_____ person, his boss's abusive behaviour made him talk back. However, as he engaged in a/an_____with his boss, all he got in response was a/an_____, which only filled him with_____.

 Choose the option that would fill in the blanks meaningfully in the sentence(s) below:

_____ the importance of ‘horizontal stratification'

_____higher education is widely acknowledged

_____attention has been applied to horizontal

Stratification_____ compulsory schooling.

Study the first sentence and then identify from among the options given the closest antonym of the highlighted word in the second sentence:

It's conventional wisdom that procreation between first cousins is unhealthy. But what are the actual genetic risks?

Please study the paragraph given below:

In 1942, the French writer Albert Camus composed an essay, 'The Myth of Sisyphus”. It draws on the Greek fable of a man condemned to roll a rock up a mountain only to have it roll back down under its own weight, a_____ that lasts for eternity. Camus argues that this image_____ the human condition in a world where we can no longer make sense of events; but instead of committing suicide, we should_____ ourselves to this ‘elusive feeling of absurdity' and bear it as best we can. In this sense, Sisyphus is the ideal hero.

Consider the following words:

1. surrender

2. choice

3. symbolises

4. quandary

5. attune

6. option

7. reconcile

8. depicts

Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that best fits the blanks in the above paragraph?