Cloze Test 85 Welcome to your Cloze Test 85 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case. Twenty years from now, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. The impact of urbanization might not all be positive on India as urban expansion is happening at a much faster rate than infrastructure expansion. Sustainability issues need to be (1) so that eco nomic development is not at the (2) of public health. Some urban services that ought to be in (3) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc. need special consideration. TERI has put together a detailed report that (4) sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. Inadequate public transport is a major reason for the proliferation of private vehicles on the road. Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being (5) because of pollution. The future of cities of Indian dreams depends on whether we can build better cities today. (a) Speculated (b) Believed (c) Imagined (d) Considered (e) Understand None 2 . Twenty years from now, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. The impact of urbanization might not all be positive on India as urban expansion is happening at a much faster rate than infrastructure expansion. Sustainability issues need to be (1) so that eco nomic development is not at the (2) of public health. Some urban services that ought to be in (3) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc. need special consideration. TERI has put together a detailed report that (4) sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. Inadequate public transport is a major reason for the proliferation of private vehicles on the road. Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being (5) because of pollution. The future of cities of Indian dreams depends on whether we can build better cities today. (a) Payment (b) Rate (c) Costs (d) Charge (e) Expense None 3 . Twenty years from now, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. The impact of urbanization might not all be positive on India as urban expansion is happening at a much faster rate than infrastructure expansion. Sustainability issues need to be (1) so that eco nomic development is not at the (2) of public health. Some urban services that ought to be in (3) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc. need special consideration. TERI has put together a detailed report that (4) sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. Inadequate public transport is a major reason for the proliferation of private vehicles on the road. Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being (5) because of pollution. The future of cities of Indian dreams depends on whether we can build better cities today. (a) Abundance (b) Large (c) Functional (d) Vicinity (e) Location None 4 . Twenty years from now, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. The impact of urbanization might not all be positive on India as urban expansion is happening at a much faster rate than infrastructure expansion. Sustainability issues need to be (1) so that eco nomic development is not at the (2) of public health. Some urban services that ought to be in (3) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc. need special consideration. TERI has put together a detailed report that (4) sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. Inadequate public transport is a major reason for the proliferation of private vehicles on the road. Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being (5) because of pollution. The future of cities of Indian dreams depends on whether we can build better cities today. (a) Bring (b) Emphasizes (c) Speculates (d) Postulates (e) Requests None 5 . Twenty years from now, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. The impact of urbanization might not all be positive on India as urban expansion is happening at a much faster rate than infrastructure expansion. Sustainability issues need to be (1) so that eco nomic development is not at the (2) of public health. Some urban services that ought to be in (3) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc. need special consideration. TERI has put together a detailed report that (4) sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. Inadequate public transport is a major reason for the proliferation of private vehicles on the road. Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being (5) because of pollution. The future of cities of Indian dreams depends on whether we can build better cities today. (a) Produced (b) Develop (c) Composed (d) Resulted (e) Reported None Time's up
