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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

The Mumbai based blogger couple Kritika and Shubham, both 24 years old, had been to Nepal from 24th to 26th April to attend the International Nepal Tattoo Convention that was cut short by the earthquake tremor at 11:41 a.m, that slit their hotel into two parts. Everybody was panicking. The couple decided to head to the Convention, which was too far. The special force did a commendable job and finally with their help, the couple were able to reach the airport by evening. After ______ for a long time, they reached Delhi by 11:30 p.m. They saw the best and worst of humanity in those 12 hours ordeal.

  1. wait

  2. have been waiting

  3. waiting

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'After wating for a long time' is the correct phrase to be used here.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the dialogue.

S1: Jamie has been applying for full time jobs for several months. S2: _____ S3: The HR director asked Jamie if he could fly to Chicago for a job interview.

  1. Previous week, he got a call from a director.

  2. Last week, he received a call from an HR director.

  3. Last week, he was called from a manager.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The HR (human resources) director asked Jamie if he could come for an interview. So, option (2) is the correct answer.