Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

The new CEO________addressed the concerns of the employees who were worried about the possible increase in their workload due to the upcoming merger.

Choose the one word substitution for the following phrase.

An act of speaking to one's ownself.

Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II

LIST-I Words		LIST-II Meanings
A. Loath		I. Tactful
B. Loathe		II. Detest
C. Discreet		III. Separate
D. Discrete		IV. Unwilling

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence:

The new government policy aims to _____ the economic gap between rich and poor.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate set of words :

__________ are seventeen boys in the class. _________ all quit right now. The teacher asks why ________ work is incomplete.

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate homophones given in List-II:

List-1	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homophones)
(A) Despite his initial success, Ajay became ________ and stopped putting in effort, which eventually led to his downfall.	(I) coarse
(B) Vasudha's _________nature made her well-liked, as she was always willing to help others without hesitation.	(II) complacent
(C) The _________ texture of the fabric made it uncomfortable to wear for a long duration.	(III) course
(D) Anuja got enrolled in a challenging _________ in economics to prepare her future career in finance.	(IV) complaisant

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

He was ______ for his rude behaviour and wanted to make up by treating us at the icecream parlour.