Complete the sentences given below with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Maya has an ___ memory and can remember things we all have long forgotten. (ordinary)
2. I interpreted her silence as a ___. (refuse)
3. Ten people have ___ been injured by a blast at a factory. (report)
4. Vinay was ____ to even consider our suggestion. (will)
5. Neena denied the ____ immediately. (accuse)
6. The teacher asked me to read a ___ from Shakespeare. (pass)
7. The ___ and industrialists are taking steps to reduce pollution. (govern)
8. At this high price, your product will not be ___ in the Indian market. (compete)
9. As the baby grows older, he will become more ____. (depend)
10. Can you explain this theory ___? (brief)
11. The king ruled his people ___. (wise)
12. Japan has a high population ____. (dense)
13. The fire caused ____ damage. (extend)
14. Lalit ___ the balloons with helium. (full)
15. It is ___ that you will pass the exam if you don’t study harder. (like)
16. The doctor said Nilofar was on her way to a full ___ after the operation. (recover)
17. The short, overweight man could not ___ the younger, thinner man in the race. (over)
18. Rapid and unplanned ___ can lead to many problems. (urban)
19. This is one of the most ___ novels of the last fifty years. (influence)
20. There was a sudden and ___ thunderstorm last night. (expect)
21. These weapons are meant to be ___ and are not designed for attack. (defend)
22. I have a firm ___ in his innocence. (believe)
23. The new equipment will ___ us to finish the work in an hour. (able)
24. In ___ with your car, my car is small. (compare)
25. The architect calculated the ___ of the window. (wide)
26. Prince Charles is a ___ of Queen Victoria. (descend)
27. It was ___ that the solution was not going to work. (appear)
28. It was ___ of the woman to say such a cruel thing to the old, sick man. (heart)
29. ___ of the region should be carried out very carefully, without damaging the environment. (develop)
30. Do you ___ what we did on your birthday last year? (call)
31. The businessman’s ___ was eventually discovered and he was arrested. (honesty)

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