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The correct answer is 'Impervious'.

Key Points

• Let's take a look at the meaning of the marked word:
• Impervious: If someone is impervious to something, they are not influenced or affected by something.
• Ex: He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
• It's clear that
• A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people’s opinions, arguments, or suggestions is 'Impervious'.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2).

Additional Information

• Misogynist: a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women
• Mercenary: interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation
• Stoic: determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you

The correct answer is 'got, had made'.

Key Points

• When there are two actions to be expressed happened one after another in the past:
• The first action should follow the past perfect tense. (Sub + had + V3)
• The second one should follow the past indefinite tense. (Sub + V2)
• In the given sentence there are two actions being described:
• getting back the answer script and making mistakes.
• It can be easily understood that first he would have made mistakes. After that he could have found them.
• Therefore, action happened later (getting back the answer script) should use 'got (V2)' while the first one should use 'had made (had + V3)'.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3).

Complete sentence: When she got back the answer script, she saw she had made several mistakes.

The correct answer is 'Land'.

Key Points

• Terrain means 'an area of land, when considering its natural features'.
• Ex: The car handles particularly well on rough terrain.
• Marked option 'Land' means 'the surface of the earth that is not covered by water'.
• Ex: It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea.
• It's clear that 'Terrain' and 'Land' are close in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2).

Additional Information

• Space: an empty area that is available to be used
• Metropolis: a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country
• Valley: an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it

The correct answer is 'C'.

Key Points

• When 'attack' is used as a verb and is followed by its object, it doesn't take any preposition with it.
• Ex: The man attacked him/on him with a knife.
• In the given sentence, 'attacked (past participle or V3 of 'attack')' is used and immediately followed by the person attacked. Therefore, the use of preposition 'on' is incorrect.
• It's clear part C of the given sentence contains an error.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

Correct sentence: That Brutus, who was his trusted friend had attacked on him causing heart break to Julius Caesar.

The correct answer is 'Unconcerned'.

Key Points

• Complacent means 'feeling too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you think that there is no need to worry'.
• Ex: He had won his matches so easily that he was in danger of becoming complacent.
• Marked option 'Unconcerned' means 'not worried or not interested, especially when you should be worried or interested'.
• Ex: The baby was apparently unconcerned by the noise.
• It's clear that 'Complacent' and 'Unconcerned' are close in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

Additional Information

• Fair: treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
• Concerned: worried
• Innocent: (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

The correct answer is 'Fortune was made'.

Key Points

• Let's discuss the marked option:
• Fortune was made: To earn a very large amount of money, especially by doing something very successfully.
• Ex: We'll make a fortune if we can manage to secure a trading partner in China.
• The given sentence talks about an unexpected success of a novel. This success relates well to the marked phrase 'fortune was made' as it would bring a lot of money to the publisher.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3).

Complete sentence: He had already published a novel and it was an unexpected success. He thought his fortune was made.

Additional Information

• Days were up: refers to ending or coming to an end, this ending could be of anything, like success, happiness etc.
• Lady luck was happy:  the personification of fortune or chance
• Chances were good: the chances of achieving something were in his favour.

The correct answer is 'Ruffle'.

Key Points

• Let's discuss the given words:
• Control: to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour
• Allay: to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult
• Ruffle: to annoy or upset someone, or to make someone very nervous
• Quell: to stop something, especially by using force
• From the above explanation, it's clear that 'Control', 'Allay' and 'Quell' are related to limit something or to calm down emotions.
• 'Ruffle' means opposite to these words.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3).

The correct answer is 'extinguish'.

Key Points

• Blaze means 'to burn brightly and strongly'.
• Ex: The sun was blazing down that afternoon.
• Marked option 'extinguish' means 'to stop a fire or a light burning'.
• Ex: It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
• It's clear that 'Blaze' and 'Extinguish' are opposite in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4).

Additional Information

• Provoke: to cause a reaction, especially a negative one
• Flare: to burn brightly either for a short time or not regularly
• Illumination: light

The correct answer is 'Indolence'.

Key Points

• Lethargy means 'the feeling of having little energy or of being unable or unwilling to do anything'.
• Ex: Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting.
• Marked option 'Indolence' means 'the state of showing no real interest or effort'.
• Ex: After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into indolence.
• It's clear 'Lethargy' and 'Indolence' are similar in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3).

Additional Information

• Concern: a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried
• Vigor: strength, energy, or enthusiasm
• Energy: the power and ability to be physically and mentally active

The correct answer is 'He succeeded although his success was not expected'.

Key Points

• A simple sentence is a sentence that contains a single independent clause.
• Ex:  I saw her the day before yesterday.
• A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
• Ex: When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main/independent clause).
• In the given sentence, there is a single independent clause which has complete meaning. So, it's a simple sentence.
• Now let's discuss the marked option:
• There are two clauses: 1. he succeeded (main/independent) 2. although his success was not expected (dependent).
• The marked sentence retains the meaning of the original sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

Additional Information

• Dependent clause: A clause that does not stand alone as a sentence but depends on another clause to complete its meaning.
• Independent clause: A clause that can stand alone as a sentence. The following sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by but: “The farmers complained of the low price of food, but the office workers did not complain.”