Sentences Test 17

The correct answer must have the same meaning as the quoted statement.

The line (4): "so if you ___ you can join me."
The subject pronoun 'you' is in the second person singular narrative, hence the verb that follows must be in the same person and number. (According to the subject-verb agreement, the subject and verb must agree with each other in terms of person and number like I am, they are, etc.)
Option D: the verb 'want' is used for the first (I) and second person (you). Hence it is the right option here.
Option A: 'Wants' is used in the third person singular narrative (he wants, she wants). It is not used for the second person narrative (you) hence A is incorrect.
Option B: 'Wanted' is a past participle that is used for a sentence in the past tense whereas the tense of the sentence is in the future tense: I am going... to the workshop..., where 'am going' refers to a future event that is yet to happen.
Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: In the phrase 'are wanting', 'wanting' is not a verb. It does not mean the same as 'want' (want means 'if you wish', to desire something whereas 'wanting' means 'not capable', 'deficient'). It isn't relevant in the sentence here, hence C is incorrect.

Line (3): The first workshop is this weekend ___ the British Council... .
Option B: The preposition 'on' means 'physically in contact with' or 'located on the surface of'. For example, 'the book is on the table', 'the cat is on the floor'. When placed in the line "workshop... the British Council', the meaning is quite chaotic: the workshop was conducted on the surface of the British Council. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: 'near' means 'a short distance from (something)'. When placed here, it means that the first workshop was conducted a short distance away from the British Council.
But the lines "The (prize) is Diamond Membership to the British Council Library... two seats for the Spoken Skills weekend workshops. The first workshop is this weekend..." confirm that the workshop was held at the British Council and not near it.
Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'front' refers to the side or part of an object that is seen or noticed first, like 'the front page of The Hindu' or the front cover of a book. The word is a noun, whereas the required word is a preposition that connects a noun 'the British Council' to another noun 'weekend'. Also, the meaning is not quite clear: this weekend front the British Council. Hence D is also incorrect.

Option A: The preposition 'at' expresses a location, being in a particular place (at the cinema, at the museum). When placed in the line "The first workshop... ___ the British Council", it refers to being in a particular place, the British Council. Hence it is the most suitable option and A is correct.

Option A - 'Apiary' is a place where bees are kept. Hence, option A is incorrect.

The line containing blank (6): "...visit the library as it ___ many books, movies as well as music CDs."
A suitable verb is required to fill between the pronoun 'it' and the noun 'books'.
Option B: 'Has' is a verb in the third person narrative in the present tense. It means 'to possess something'; when placed in the line 'as it has many books', it means that the library is in possession of many books. Hence this option is relevant here and B is correct.
Option A: 'hold' also means 'in the possession of', though it isn't in the correct required form.
'It' is a pronoun that functions as the subject here. According to the subject-verb agreement, the subject and verb must agree to one another in terms of person (first person, second person...) and number (singular, plural). Since 'it' is in the third person narrative, the verb must also be the same.
'Holds' is in the third person narrative, not 'hold'; the latter is the base form of the verb. Hence A is incorrect.
Similarly, 'display' and 'show' are also base form verbs, they are not in the third person narratives (displays and shows), hence options C and D are incorrect.

The other words 'squirrels', 'mosquitoes' and 'elephants' each do not form an idiomatic expression. They all form literal meanings in the sentence, meanings which are not quite relevant, or even possible. Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
From the options, when 'apple' is used to fill the blank, the phrase 'apple of her eye' is an idiom that refers to 'something or someone that one cherishes above all others'. Hence option A is the most suitable option.
When the words ball, sugar and candy are placed in the sentence, it does not contribute to the intended meaning. 'Ball of her eye' has no complete meaning, same goes for sugar.
(Also, 'candy of her eye', or 'eye candy', refers to a person who is very good to look at, but has little value in the eyes of the beholder. It isn't relevant to the text here.)
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

An idiomatic expression 'A bed of roses' means 'A situation which is comfortable and easy'.

The correct answer must have the same meaning as the underlined phrase.