Cloze Test

English Cloze Test Practice Set 77

Directions (1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. Surendran, Additional General Manager of International Banking at Federal Bank, said banks expected about $10 billion to (1) in. “The (2) of these inflows will be seen only in the next (3). There may be an impact now but not a major one, as these (4) have to be fresh deposits or renewal of deposits,” he said.
Reports say the total NRE, NRO (non-resident ordinary) and FCNR deposits are at $51.97 billion as in October 2011. If one (5) a one per cent (6) in the value of rupee and takes (7)account the (8) rates in other countries, NRIs have an option (9) they could borrow from their home countries and deposit in India, thereby making a clear (10) of 1-2 per cent.

1.
1) grow
2) blow
3) flow
4) go
5) call

2.
1) produce
2) consequent
3) resultant
4) impact
5) reaction

3.
1) time
2) fiscal
3) year
4) mensem
5) plan

4.
1) tenders
2) money
3) cash
4) credits
5) deposits

5.
1) thinks
2) lends
3) assumes
4) borrows
5) feels

6.
1) grow
2) appreciation
3) plus
4) dividend
5) cut

7.
1) into
2) for
3) in
4) to
5) out

8.
1) prime
2) lending
3) pulse
4) increase
5) depreciation

9.
1) wherein
2) which
3) that
4) how
5) when

10.
1) difference
2) reduction
3) margin
4) deduction
5) cut

ANSWERS:

1.(C) 2.(D) 3.(B) 4.(E) 5.(C) 6.(B) 7.(A) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(C)