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Empathy is the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another. This is the correct answer as 'to empathise' is to know what the other is feeling.

This is the correct option. 

This is the correct option. ‘Beside’ implies at the side of or next to.

This is the correct option. 

The opposite of “I will” is “won’t I”. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

In cases like this, where we fail to turn our promises into a reality, conjunction 'but' is used.

The sentence implies that only some works of reference are valuable and not all. ”A few” means ”some“, 'the few' means 'all', and 'few' means 'hardly any'. Hence, option (2) is the correct answer.

This is the correct option. ‘A’ is used when mentioning someone or something for the first time in a text or a conversation.

This is the correct option. ‘An’ is a word used in place of the word 'a' when the following word begins with a vowel sound.

Something that is in danger of being lost, as something that has been wagered or is critically involved is known as being at stake. This is correct in this context as ‘the governor’s reputation’ is in danger of being lost.

This is the correct answer as ‘could’ indicates possibility.

This is the correct answer as adroit means expert or nimble in the use of hands or body.

To be wary is to be watchful and on guard against danger. This is the correct answer as this completes the sentence meaningfully and indicates that children should be taught to be careful of strangers.

A coordinated series of linked advertisements with a single idea or theme is called an ad campaign. This is the correct option.

This is the correct option. ‘At’ is used to express the time when an event takes place.