Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
______ the train was late by six hours, it made up three hours before reaching its destination.

Directions: Each sentence given below has two blanks. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

Looks like the oil markets are not only showing____ between the physical and the financial perspectives from time to time but also______ between the short-term view and the long-term realities.

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

The chairperson brushed…………………my suggestion.

The elephants are the most majestic animals_______ the mammals.

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

Your father……………….worry. I’m a very careful driver.

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

The company let me ……………. time off work.

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

The criminal together with his associates_______ arrested.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The theoretical framework is finished by identifying indicators to be used in the ______ of the success of such policies.