1. If the Manager acted in time, (a) / the strike would (b) / not have lasted long. (c) /No error (d)

2. The bus could not (a) / ascend the steep hill (b) / because it was in the wrong gears. (c) / No error (d)

3. It is unfortunate that (a) / many youngsters get (b) / addicted to gamble. (c) / No error (d)

4. It is not possible (a) / for one to overhaul a system (b) / so rotten into the core. (c) /No error (d)

5. The parents scolded the child (a) / for having broke the window (b) / but their words fell (c) / on deaf ears. (d) / No error (e)

6. I have seen (a) / that film last year, (b) / but I do not remember its story. (c) / No error (d)

7. All the problems are been (a) / written clearly (b) / on the board. (c) / No error (d)

8. As there was only one taxi available (a) I had no other alternative (b) / but to pay the fare demanded by the driver. (c) / No error (d)

9. Hardly had I (a) / reached the station where (b) / I learnt about (c) / the powerful bomb explosion. (d) / No error (e)

10. It must be said (a) to his credit that (b) / he stood towards his fhend (c) through thick and thin. (d) / No error (e)