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B
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'Their' is a possessive pronoun; 'there' is an adverb of place. Option 2 best qualifies the blank.
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than
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then
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to
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none of these
A
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'Rather' takes preposition 'than'.
A
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Option 2 and 4 are eliminated as singular subject takes singular auxiliary-verb. Option 3 is wrong as in case of continuous tense, we use some auxiliary which is missing here. Hence, option 1.
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fall
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fall down
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fell down
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fallen down
C
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Option 1 and 2 are eliminated as singular subject takes singular auxiliary-verb. Option 4 is wrong as the third form of the verb is used in case of perfect tense, which takes some auxiliary (which is missing here). Hence, option 3.
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was fake
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was being fake
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were take
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had fake
A
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Case of past indefinite tense. 'Token' being a singular subject takes singular auxiliary. Hence, option 1.
B
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'Accept' means 'to take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly'; 'except' means 'to leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit someone/something'.
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patient
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patience
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patent
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patiently
A
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To qualify the blank we need an adjective. 'Patient' means 'calmly tolerating delay, confusion, inefficiency, etc'.
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hangar
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hanger
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hunger
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none of these
A
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'Hangar' means a shelter used to house, repair, etc. an airplane.
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To qualify the blank we need an adjective. Option 2 provides the same as it means 'not confined or restrained'. 'Lose' is a verb which means 'to bring to ruin or destruction'.
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historically
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historic
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historical
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historian
C
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Adjective 'historical' is the right answer. It means 'of or concerned with history as a science'.
A
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Demonstrative adjective 'this' better qualifies to the singular subject 'book'.
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should be
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used to
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ought to
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should
D
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Word 'not' in the given sentence qualifies none other option than option 4.
C
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The sentence implies that one needs to do something. Option 3 conveys the same sense.
C
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Case of passive voice in the present perfect tense. Option 3 is the correct answer.
C
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The plural for 'hair' is 'hair'. Hence, hairs is not correct option. Hairy and hirsute (meaning hairy) are not correct in the context of the sentence. Correct option is hair.