In a survey ___1___ by a library, it was recently ___2___ that parents wish their children to read books with high moral ___3___. Around two thousand parents were interviewed and most of them ___4___ Dicken “The Christmas Carol” as a must-read for children. This Christmas tale ___5___ the fifty rich but ___6___ Scrooge and the poor but contented Cratchit family offer lessons in moral duties. Another book which many parents marked out as a ___7___ read was Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. The choice of this book was rather ___8___ because, this romantic novel is more likely to ___9___ teenagers, than children. Since Elizabeth’s final choice of Darcy is deeply rooted in strong moral ___10___, the parent, probably thought, she offers a good example for the girl child to follow.
| 1. | a.conducted | b. maintained | c. employed | d. circulated |
| 2. | a.concurred | b. inferred | c. exposed | d. revealed |
| 3. | a. dilemma | b. content | c.deliberation | d. ground |
| 4. | a. restored | b.recommended | c. revised | d. remarked |
| 5. | a. involving | b. revolving | c. employed | d. employing |
| 6. | a. stingy | b. fastidious | c. finicky | d. fussy |
| 7. | a. credible | b. reconciliatory | c. mandatory | d. conclusive |
| 8. | a.unnerving | b. unsuspected | c.unfortunate | d. unexpected |
| 9. | a. repulse | b. district | c. presume | d. attract |
| 10. | a.dilemmas | b. discomfort | c.disturbances | d.consideration |
Check the answers here
