English Comprehension PYQs

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.

Below a passage is given with ten blanks labelled (A)-(J). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Mahathir Mohamad, who (A) off a stunning general election win, will not be sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Thursday, a spokesman for the King’s palace said, but gave no reason for the change in schedule. Mr. Mohamad had said shortly after declaring (B) that the King would sign his letter of appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia’s constitutional (C) during a ceremony at the royal palace in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. But palace authorities said there would be no such event and a spokesman for Mr. Mohamad, the 92-yer-old veteran former Prime Minister, said he had not heard from the palace and had no plan to go there.  Mr. Mohamad’s opposition (D) won the simple majority it required to form a new government in Wednesday’s polls, a stunning result that will end six decades of rule by a (E) he once led. Malaysians celebrated Mr. Mohamad’s unexpected victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose popularity had (F) over rising living costs and in the wake of a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr. Mohamad led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime ministership ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia (G) independence from Britain in 1957. “We are not seeking revenge, what we want is to restore the rule of law,” Mr. Mohamad said of Najib’s scandal-plagued rule. He appeared jubilant and (H) at a news conference claiming victory overnight. Mr. Razak began an address to media in the late morning. A member of his cabinet said they would accept the will of the people. The stunning election outcome was expected to (I) financial markets that were expecting a comfortable win for Mr. Najib and the BN. Malaysia’s currency (J) in offshore trading on Thursday, with the ringgit one-month non-deliverable forward falling 1.7 pct. The U.S.-traded iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF fell 6 percent.