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

Had you told me earlier I _______the meeting.

I am……..forward to our picnic scheduled in the next month.

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.

He could excel in his board exams only after_____very hard.

Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning's father never approved of _______ Robert Browning, the couple eloped to Italy where they lived and wrote. 

The meeting is ____ because the funds have not arrived.

Direction: 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 speaker did not properly space out his speech, but went on ____ one point only. 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The entry gates were closed ______ we could enter in.

Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

Skeptics would not_______ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it_______ around the sun.