[QUOTE=Lord Avalon]
@ Mohsin

All of us agreed on that, you are right

Regards,
[/QUOTE]

Thankooo :)

[QUOTE=Last Island]An attempt from me and Maneka

[B]An evening by the fire in the winter is better than a visit to cinema.[/B][/QUOTE]

At Last ...............................phew

@MohsinShah
This sentence was already done before we started commenting on it.How bhulakar we are.

[B]New exercise[/B][B]Paper 1991[/B]
3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences demonstrating
difference in their meaning:
a) Access, Excess, b) Ascent, Accent,
c) Resources, Recourse, d) Whether, Weather,
e) Premier, Premiere, f) Ingenious. Ingenuous,
g) Felicitate, Facilitate, h) Conscious, Conscientious,
i) Disease, Decease.
4. For each of the phrases at the left, write in your answer book the word closest in meaning to
the phrase from the four words given on the right: 10
i) Clear away a) Clean b) empty c) removed) finish,

ii) Break down - a) collapse b) enter c) Cut off d) begin,
iii) Keep up a) restrain b) control c) continue d) maintain,
iv) Turn out a) refuse b) start c) produced) arrive,
v) See over a) examine b) repair C) discovered) Enquire.
5. Make sentences for any five of the following to illustrate their meaning: 10
i) Damocles’ sword, ii) Every inch,
iii) Spade a spade, iv) On the sky,
v) Palm off, vi) Lip service,
vii) A turn coat, viii) A wild goose chase.
6. Write a note of about 150 words on any one of the following ideas: 20 i) What ca't be cured
must be endured,
ii) A bee in one’s bonnet,
iii) Make a virtue of necessity, -
iv) A red rag to a bull.

rgds

Paper 1991
 

a) Access: (Approach) I have no access to Prime Minister.
Excess: (Abundance) Excess of everything is bad.
b) Ascent: (An Upward Route/Way) The ascent to K-2 is very dangerous.
Accent: (Speaking Style) His accent in English is very good.
c) Resource: (One's Possession) Poor people have less resources to live.
Recourse: (To seek someone's help) To take someone's recourse without doing hardwork is not a good deed.
d) Whether: (Used as If) I will not force you whether you stay or leave.
Weather: (A natural season) Weather is very sunny outside.
e) Premier: (Prime Minister) Yousaf Raza Gillani is the premier of Pakistan.
Premiere: (Prime-First Performance) Shahid Afridi played well in his premiere One Day International Cricket Match.
f) Ingenious: (Skillfull; Talented) Newton had an ingenious mind.
Ingenuous: (Innocent; Honourable) She gave me an ingenuous smile.
g) Felicitate: (Congratulate) I felicitated him on his great achievement.
Facilitate: (To Provide Better Living/Oppertunity) The Govt. of Pakistan is facilitating the farmers by giving subsidies of fertilisers and seeds.
h) Concious: (Aware) He is conscious of his mistakes.
Conscientious: (Hardworking) Pakistani farmers are very conscientious.
i) Disease: (Illness) Goiter is a disease that occurs due to deficiency of iodine.
Decease: (Dead/Death) Everyone was mourning on the decease of his father.

[COLOR=darkred]Pls correct errors, especially of grammer (Prepositions etc)[/COLOR]

[B][U]Next Part[/U][/B]

i) Clear Away: (Remove)
ii) Break Down: (Collapse)
iii) Keep Up: (Maintain)
iv) Turn Out: (Produce)
v) See Over: (Examine)

[I][COLOR=sienna]These answers are based on my own perception. Kindly Correct if there are any mistakes. [/COLOR][/I]

[quote=dr.atifrana]@MohsinShah
This sentence was already done before we started commenting on it.How bhulakar we are.
[/quote]

Yeah ... 3 days ago ......by a member whose name is MohsinShah :)

[quote=dr.atifrana]
[B]New exercise[/B][B]Paper 1991[/B]

3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences demonstrating
difference in their meaning:
a) Access, Excess, b) Ascent, Accent,
c) Resources, Recourse, d) Whether, Weather,
e) Premier, Premiere, f) Ingenious. Ingenuous,
g) Felicitate, Facilitate, h) Conscious, Conscientious,
i) Disease, Decease.


4. For each of the phrases at the left, write in your answer book the word closest in meaning to the phrase from the four words given on the right: 10

i) Clear away a) Clean b) empty c) removed) finish,
ii) Break down - a) collapse b) enter c) Cut off d) begin,
iii) Keep up a) restrain b) control c) continue d) maintain,
iv) Turn out a) refuse b) start c) produced) arrive,
v) See over a) examine b) repair C) discovered) Enquire.
rgds[/quote]


My humble attempt :)

[B]3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences demonstrating difference in their meaning:[/B]

a) Access, Excess,

I cannot [B]access[/B] your account without your password.
There is an [B]excess[/B] of wheat production expected this year.

b) Ascent, Accent,

Our [B]ascent[/B] towards the top of the hill was very tiring. (ascent = climb up, ascend =verb form of ascent)
He speaks with a slight foreign [B]accent[/B]

c) Resources, Recourse,

My father is my main [B]resource[/B] when I am out of funds.
My only [B]recourse[/B] was to bring charges against them

(A recourse is “the act of turning to someone or something for assistance” or “that someone or something itself”: )

d) Whether, Weather,

I don't know [B]whether[/B] he is coming or not
The [B]weather[/B] forecasts predicts heavy rainfalls this monsoon

e) Premier, Premiere,

The British [B]Premier[/B] Gordon Brown lives at 10 downing street.
The [B]premier[/B] show of the movie was attended by the whole cast and the director.

(première is a first performance of a play, film, or musical composition or of a performer, and the verb means “to make or have such a first performance)

f) Ingenious. Ingenuous,

She has invented an [B]ingenious[/B] little device.
His [B]ingenuous[/B] remarks won everyone’s sympathy.
(ingenuous means “frank, open, innocent, youthful, unsophisticated,” )

g) Felicitate, Facilitate,

I [B]felicitate[/B] you on your exceptional score.
Your staff in the office is there to [B]facilitate[/B] you in your work


h) Conscious, Conscientious,

The patient is now fully [B]conscious[/B] after the operation
That was his [B]conscientious[/B] decision to speak out about injustice
(Conscientious means guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: )

i) Disease, Decease.

The cholera [B]disease[/B] is spreading in the town
Due to his critical condition, he is expected to [B]decease[/B] tonight :) (what a sentence, isn't it )
(decease means the act of dying, departing away)


[B]4. For each of the phrases at the left, write in your answer book the word closest in meaning to the phrase from the four words given on the right: 10[/B]

i) Clear away [B]a) Clean[/B] b) empty c) remove d) finish
ii) Break down - [B]a) collapse[/B] b) enter c) Cut off d) begin,
iii) Keep up a) restrain b) control c) continue [B]d) maintain[/B],
iv) Turn out a) refuse b) start [B]c) produce[/B] d) arrive,
v) See over [B]a) examine[/B] b) repair C) discovere d) Enquire.


Books consulted : American heritage and Columbia guide
Corrections are welcomed

[quote=dr.atifrana]
5. Make sentences for any five of the following to illustrate their meaning: 10
i) Damocles’ sword, ii) Every inch,
iii) Spade a spade, iv) On the sky,
v) Palm off, vi) Lip service,
vii) A turn coat, viii) A wild goose chase.[/quote]


[B]5. Make sentences for any five of the following to illustrate their meaning: [/B]

i - The Damocles' sword is always hanging over the head of a statesman.

[B]Damocles’ sword,[/B]
An object that figures in a legend about an actual Greek nobleman, Damocles. According to the story, Damocles frequently expressed his awe at the power and apparent happiness of his king. The king, tired of such flattery, held a banquet and seated Damocles under a sword that was suspended from the ceiling by a single hair—thus demonstrating that kingship brought with it fears and worries as well as pleasures.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

ii - I am working on every inch of the course to pass

iii - Come on put me straight, call a spade a spade
[B]Call a spade a spade[/B] = speak plainly and frankly. (That's what I found)

[B]iv - On the sky - I think it's on the sly ... doctor sahab kindly confirm :)[/B]

v - I think that the man palmed off a television set that doesn't work.
[B]Palm off[/B] - 1. sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive

vi - They paid lip service to the proposal but I don`t think that they really support it
[B]lip service[/B] - support shown by words only and not by action

viii - turncoats were seen very active during the formation of the government.
[B]turncoat [/B]- noun a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

viii) Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.
[B]a wild goose chase[/B] - a waste of time, a long chase without results




[quote=dr.atifrana]
6. Write a note of about 150 words on any one of the following ideas: 20

i) What ca't be cured must be endured,
ii) A bee in one’s bonnet,
iii) Make a virtue of necessity, -
iv) A red rag to a bull.[/quote]

I am just putting the explanation here. This will make writing a note easier :)


[B]i) What can't be cured must be endured,[/B]

endure = suffer without complaint, tolerate; continue on in spite of difficulty
meaning of the quote is obvious now


[B]ii) A bee in one’s bonnet,[/B]

1. An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion.
2. An obsession.
3. To be obsessed with an idea

[B]iii) Make a virtue of necessity,[/B]

make a duty into something attractive, make responsibility appear desirable

[B]iv) A red rag to a bull[/B]

like a red rag to a bull
in a manner that attracts, causing uncontrollable attraction


Books consulted : American heritage and Columbia guide, Babylon Dictionary etc.
Corrections are welcomed

@MohsinShah

[QUOTE]i) Clear away a) Clean b) empty c) remove d) finish[/QUOTE]

I think remove is better option.

[QUOTE]She has invented an ingenious little device.[/QUOTE]

dear,Mohsin it does'nt seem correct.
let me try,
She invented a little device with her ingenious efforts/skills.


[QUOTE]Damocles’ sword,
An object that figures in a legend about an actual Greek nobleman, Damocles. According to the story, Damocles frequently expressed his awe at the power and apparent happiness of his king. The king, tired of such flattery, held a banquet and seated Damocles under a sword that was suspended from the ceiling by a single hair—thus demonstrating that kingship brought with it fears and worries as well as pleasures.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

[/QUOTE]:laughing

[QUOTE]iv - On the sky - I think it's on the sly ... doctor sahab kindly confirm [/QUOTE]
yep its sky.

@Emotions: your sentence on premiere does'nt support the actual meanings.

rgds


[B]Paper 1992[/B]3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the
difference in their meaning:
1) Assent, Ascent ii) Ballot, Ballet
iii) Corps, Corpse iv) Due, Dew
v) Diary, Dairy vi) Momentary, momentous
vii) Route, Rout viii) Veil, Vale.
4. Frame sentences to illustrate the meaning of any five of the following:
i) Between the devil and ii) A wild goose chase, the deep sea, iii) Over head and ears,
iv) Time and tide, v) To live from hand to mouth,
vi) To beat about the bush, vii) To fish in troubled waters, viii) A bird’s eye-view.
5. Given below are a number of key words: Select any five and indicate the word, you believe
is nearest in meaning to the key word:
i) Perturb: a) to upset b) to cause doubt c) to burden d) to test.
ii) Wry: a) twisted b) sad c) witty d) suffering.
iii) Ferret: a) to search b) to trap c) to hide d) to flee.
iv) Pallid: a) weak b) pale c) dull d) scared.
v) Intrepid: a) fearless b) cowardly c) dull d)fool hardy.
vi) Reprisal: a) surprise b) award c) revision d) retaliation.
vii) Viable: a) wavering b) divided C) capable of living d) fading.
viii) Resurgent: a) revolutionary b) fertile c) rising again d) fading. -
6. Expand the idea contained in any one of the following in about 200 words:
i) “Uneasy lies the head, that wears a crown”
ii) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind”
iii) “Mankind is an abstraction, man is a reality”
iv) “The Press and the Nation rise and fall together”
v) Environmental pollution — a global problem
vi) Population explosion.

rgds

[QUOTE=dr.atifrana]
I think remove is better option.
[/QUOTE]

I feel like agreeing :)

[B]clear 1 (v.)[/B]
has several combined forms: [B]to clear away is “to remove clutter from a space”[/B] (We cleared away all the downed trees and branches); to clear off is “to go away, to leave” (The owner ordered us to clear off) or “for the bad weather to go away”; to clear up means “to remove all irrelevant matters or unnecessary things” (His testimony cleared up the problem), “for symptoms to disappear” (His headaches cleared up after the change in diet), or “for the weather to brighten” (The clouds cleared up, and the sun came out). To clear the air is also idiomatic in a figurative sense, meaning “to rid the atmosphere of unpleasantness, emotional stresses, and the like,” and to be in the clear means “to be free of suspicion, physical danger, or other threats.”

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

[QUOTE=dr.atifrana]
dear,Mohsin it does'nt seem correct.
let me try,
She invented a little device with her ingenious efforts/skills.
[/QUOTE]

That sentence is mentioned in the Columbia Guide

[B]Ingenious[/B]
(pronounced in-JEEN-yuhs) means “inventive, clever, imaginative, talented,” as in [B]She’s invented an ingenious little device[/B]; He is an ingenious man with several patents to his credit.

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

Your sentence is also correct as per the above explanation :)

Corrections are welcomed :)

[quote=dr.atifrana]
3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the
difference in their meaning:
1) Assent, Ascent ii) Ballot, Ballet
iii) Corps, Corpse iv) Due, Dew
v) Diary, Dairy vi) Momentary, momentous
vii) Route, Rout viii) Veil, Vale.
[/quote]

1) Assent, Ascent
Myself and my staff reached [B]assent[/B] on a course of action.
(assent = To agree, as to a proposal; concur.)
Our [B]ascent[/B] towards the top of the hill was very tiring.
(ascent = climb up, ascend =verb form of ascent)

ii) Ballot, Ballet
A secret [B]ballot[/B] was conducted in the National Assembly on ..... whatever
We went in the auditorium to see the [B]ballet[/B] dance performance

iii) Corps, Corpse
The ten [B]corps[/B] of the Pakistan military sits in Rawalpindi
The [B]corpse[/B] was lying on the road after the accident

iv) Due, Dew
I am late [B]due[/B] to the traffic jam, I apologize.
The [B]dew[/B] drops were all over the lawn in the morning

v) Diary, Dairy
My telephone [B]diary[/B] is placed in the drawer
The [B]dairy[/B] products of Pakistan are able to attract global market

vi) Momentary, momentous
While driving, a [B]momentary[/B] lapse of attention can cause an accident
The partition was a [B]momentous[/B] event in the sub-continent's history

vii) Route, Rout
We took a different [B]route[/B] to home as the highway was blocked
Pakistan put the enemy army to [B]rout [/B]in the war
[B]rout[/B] = defeat overwhelmingly, conquer; force out, drive away

viii) Veil, Vale
A thin [B]veil[/B] of high cloud made the sun hazy
The lush green [B]vale [/B]was spread between the mountains.


[quote=dr.atifrana]
4. Frame sentences to illustrate the meaning of any five of the following:
i) Between the devil and ii) A wild goose chase, the deep sea, iii) Over head and ears,
iv) Time and tide, v) To live from hand to mouth,
vi) To beat about the bush, vii) To fish in troubled waters, viii) A bird’s eye-view.
[/quote]
i) Between the devil and the deep sea
Pakistan seemed to be between the devil and the deep sea when India exploded its nuclear bombs

ii) A wild goose chase
Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

iii) Over head and ears
Due to recession, he went under debt over head and ears

iv) Time and tide
Time and tide wait for no man

v) To live from hand to mouth
Many people in the developing countries are forced to live from hand to mouth

vi) To beat about the bush
Please come to the point, don't beat about the bush

vii) To fish in troubled waters
The lawyer's movement made its way through fishing in troubled waters

viii) A bird’s eye-view
I plan to have a bird's eye view of the CSS course for introduction.

[quote=dr.atifrana]
5. Given below are a number of key words: Select any five and indicate the word, you believe
is nearest in meaning to the key word:
i) Perturb: a) to upset b) to cause doubt c) to burden d) to test.
ii) Wry: a) twisted b) sad c) witty d) suffering.
iii) Ferret: a) to search b) to trap c) to hide d) to flee.
iv) Pallid: a) weak b) pale c) dull d) scared.
v) Intrepid: a) fearless b) cowardly c) dull d)fool hardy.
vi) Reprisal: a) surprise b) award c) revision d) retaliation.
vii) Viable: a) wavering b) divided C) capable of living d) fading.
viii) Resurgent: a) revolutionary b) fertile c) rising again d) fading.
[/quote]

i) Perturb: a) [B]to upset[/B] b) to cause doubt c) to burden d) to test.
ii) Wry: a) [B]twisted[/B] b) sad c) witty d) suffering.
iii) Ferret: a) [B]to search[/B] b) to trap c) to hide d) to flee.
iv) Pallid: a) weak b) [B]pale[/B] c) dull d) scared.
v) Intrepid: a) [B]fearless[/B] b) cowardly c) dull d)fool hardy.
vi) Reprisal: a) surprise b) award c) revision d) [B]retaliation.[/B]
vii) Viable: a) wavering b) divided C) [B]capable of living[/B] d) fading.
viii) Resurgent: a) revolutionary b) fertile c) [B]rising again [/B]d) fading.

All English experts, these questions are waiting for you.
 

@Monsin, you are really helping us.

3. Use any five of the following pairs of words so as to bring out the difference in their
meanings: 10
a) Queue: cue, b) Differ: defer,
c) Conscious: conscience, d) Confidant: confidante,
e) Atheist: agnostic, f) Loose: Lose,
g) Briefing: debriefing, h) Dual: duel,
i) - Complement: compliment
4. Indicate the meaning of any five of the following: 10
a) Brag, B) Antiquarian,
c) Input, d) Prodigal,
e) Bibliophile, f) Nostalgia,
g) Output, h) Feedback,
i) Agrarian.
5. Use any five of the following in your sentences to bring out their exact meanings: 10
a) Play truant, b) Play down,
c) Turn turtle, d) Turn the corner,
e) A fair weather friend, f) Under a cloud,
g) Burn one’s boats, h) Horse-trading.
6. Comment on any one of the following about 200 words: 20
a) To err is human, to forgive divine,
b) The child is father of the man,
c) God helps those who help themselves,
d) Beggars are no choosers,
e) - Handsome is one who handsome does,
f) The impossible is often the untried,
g) Man has his will and woman her way.

rgds

[quote=dr.atifrana]@Monsin, you are really helping us.[/quote]
My Pleasure :)

First, the question I left from paper 1992
[quote=dr.atifrana]
6. Expand the idea contained in any one of the following in about 200 words:
i) “Uneasy lies the head, that wears a crown”
ii) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind”
iii) “Mankind is an abstraction, man is a reality”
iv) “The Press and the Nation rise and fall together”
v) Environmental pollution — a global problem
vi) Population explosion.
[/quote]
I am just giving the basic meaning of the proverbs/idioms

[B]i) “Uneasy lies the head, that wears a crown”[/B]
Prov. A person who has a lot of power and prestige also has a lot of responsibilities, and therefore worries more than other people.
(From Shakespeare's play, Henry IV, Part II.)
Susan began to have trouble sleeping shortly after she was promoted to head of her department. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," her friends teased.

[B]ii) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind”[/B]
From the poem: "Ode to the West Wind"
Poet: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), British
Last Island knows what Shelley meant by this :)

[B]iii) “Mankind is an abstraction, man is a reality”[/B]
Maybe another quotation ...could not track the person

[B]iv) “The Press and the Nation rise and fall together”[/B]
Could not find the person who said this one as well, the meaning is although somewhat obvious.

[B]
Now from the latest post by Dr Atif Rana[/B]

[quote=dr.atifrana]
3. Use any five of the following pairs of words so as to bring out the difference in their
meanings: 10
a) Queue: cue, b) Differ: defer,
c) Conscious: conscience, d) Confidant: confidante,
e) Atheist: agnostic, f) Loose: Lose,
g) Briefing: debriefing, h) Dual: duel,
i) - Complement: compliment[/quote]


[B]a) Queue: cue, [/B]
Please make a [B]queue[/B] so that we can finish fast
The singer was waiting for the [B]cue[/B] to begin
[I]Cue - v.[/I][I] give a signal, indicate [/I]

[B]b) Differ: defer,[/B]
The houses [B]differ[/B] only in a few minor details
The chairman of senate decided to [B]defer[/B] voting until the next meeting

[B]c) Conscious: conscience, [/B]
He is [B]conscious[/B] after the operation
My [B]conscience[/B] does not let me engage in this act of injustice.
[I]conscience - sense of right and wrong [/I]

[B]d) Confidant: confidante,[/B]
He is my [B]confidant[/B] in business matters
[I]Confidant - one to whom secrets are confided,[/I]
She is my [B]confidante[/B] in business matters
[I]confidante - female confidant[/I]

[B]e) Atheist: agnostic, [/B]
[I]Atheist - one who believes that God does not exist
Agnostic - one who is unsure whether or not God exists;[/I]
Sentences ......... :confused:

[B]f) Loose: Lose,[/B]
The knot was [B]loose[/B], so it opened up and she fell down :haha
I don't want to [B]lose[/B] a friend like you

[B]g) Briefing: debriefing, [/B]
The [B]briefing[/B] on the new economic policy is going on in Finance office
His [B]debriefing[/B] was carried out to investigate the truth

[B]h) Dual: duel,[/B]
The west has [B]dual [/B]standards towards Islam.
The movie ended at a [B]duel[/B] between the protagonist and the villain
[B]
i) Complement: compliment
[/B]He bought the farm with its [B]complement[/B] of equipment and livestock
[I]complement - complete, make whole, make perfect [/I]
The manager paid [B]compliments[/B] to the outgoing project director.(its not a good sentence, think of a better one)


[quote=dr.atifrana]
4. Indicate the meaning of any five of the following: 10
a) Brag, B) Antiquarian,
c) Input, d) Prodigal,
e) Bibliophile, f) Nostalgia,
g) Output, h) Feedback,
i) Agrarian.
[/quote]

[B]a) Brag[/B]
an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight";

[B]B) Antiquarian[/B]
one who studies antiquities; one who collects antiquities

[B]c) Input, [/B]
data fed into a computer or other device (Computers); something which is inserted; power, strength, capacity (Machinery); material used in production processes (Economics)

[B]d) Prodigal,[/B]
generous, lavish; abundant, plentiful; wasteful, tending to squander money

[B]e) Bibliophile, [/B]
book collector, one who loves books

[B]f) Nostalgia,[/B]
feeling of longing for the past or bygone things, sentimentality

[B]g) Output, [/B]
yield; product, manufacture; information sent out from a computer (Computers)

[B]h) Feedback,[/B]
return of part of the output (of a circuit, amplifier, etc.) to the input (Electronics); information about the results of a certain procedure; response; critique, critical analysis

[B]i) Agrarian.[/B]
pertaining to farmers and farming, agricultural

[quote=dr.atifrana]
5. Use any five of the following in your sentences to bring out their exact meanings: 10
a) Play truant, b) Play down,
c) Turn turtle, d) Turn the corner,
e) A fair weather friend, f) Under a cloud,
g) Burn one’s boats, h) Horse-trading.[/quote]

[B]a) Play truant, [/B]
The test was being held in the classroom when Ali was playing truant at cinema
[I]play truant[/I]
[I]be absent from school without permission [/I]

[B]b) Play down,[/B]
Please do not play down the immense importance of education for a nations development.
[I]play down[/I]
[I]de-emphasize, make less important [/I]

[B]c) Turn turtle, [/B]
Don't rock the boat or it will turn turtle!
[I]turn turtle[/I]
[I](chiefly of a boat) turn upside down.[/I]

[B]d) Turn the corner,[/B]
Lan was very ill, but she's turned the corner. She's recovering.
[I]turn the corner[/I]
[I]achieve part of a goal, progress toward a goal [/I]

[B]e) A fair weather friend, [/B]
He is a fair-weather friend only and you can`t rely on him if you have a problem.
[I]fair-weather friend[/I]
[I]a person who is a friend only when one is successful [/I]

[B]f) Under a cloud,[/B]
After the murder of the landlord, the police put the mistress under a cloud.[I]
under a cloud[/I]
[I]under suspicion, suspected [/I]

[B]g) Burn one’s boats, [/B]
Burn your boats behind and go for the target, you have no other option but winning.
[I]burn one's boats[/I]
[I]eliminate any possibility of retreat to a former position [/I]

[B]h) Horse-trading.[/B]
He had do give up a few of his interests in horse trading to win the contract.[I]
horse-trading[/I]
[I]hard and shrewd bargaining. [/I]

[quote=dr.atifrana]
6. Comment on any one of the following about 200 words: 20
a) To err is human, to forgive divine,
b) The child is father of the man,
c) God helps those who help themselves,
d) Beggars are no choosers,
e) - Handsome is one who handsome does,
f) The impossible is often the untried,
g) Man has his will and woman her way.
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For the above I am providing as much info as I can find regarding the reference. This can form the basis for the 200 words comment :)

[B]a) To err is human, to forgive divine,[/B]
All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. This saying is from “An Essay on Criticism,” by Alexander Pope
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. [SIZE=-1]2002.[/SIZE]

[B]b) The child is father of the man,[/B]
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
[I]William Wordsworth
My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold (l. 7–9)[/I]

[B]c) God helps those who help themselves,[/B]
God will not help the people who refuse to try; we must make efforts if we wish to succeed (Babylon Dictionary)
Could not find a reference

[B]d) Beggars are no choosers,[/B]
beggars can't be choosers
people who receive free things should not expect the best
English Idiom

[B]e) - Handsome is one who handsome does[/B]
English Proverb
How one acts is more important than how one looks. For example, [B]He may be homely, but he's the kindest man I've ever met--handsome is as handsome does[/B]. This expression already appeared in John Ray's 1670 collection of proverbs.

[B]f) The impossible is often the untried,[/B]
Quote attributed to Jim Goodwin (Artist, Genre: Jazz)

[B]g) Man has his will and woman her way.[/B]
Quote attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes
The following is the meaning that I found from Yahoo answers. I think this quote needs to be taken on a lighter note, nothing serious about it.
"It means that man can always do what he intends to do and has the will power but lady can divert him to do her direction."


[B]Corrections are welcomed
Better explanations may be available (especially for Que 6), If you find any please add
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@MohsinShah
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[B]The child is father of the man[/B]
This needs little bit elaboration.

Here wordsworth means that all that will come out in the character of the full-grown man is aready present, though as yet undeveloped, in the child.And that a man will continue to love what he learnt to love as a boy.
It is the education which draw out or develop the hidden faculties of a child.

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]The previous exercise was from 1993 paper.[/COLOR]

[B]Paper 1994[/B]3.Expand the idea embodied in One of the following in about 200 words. 20
a. The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
b. Art is long and time is fleeting.
c. The better part of valour is discretion.
d. Conscience is God’s presence in man. -
e. Capital is only the fruit of labour, and could never have existed if labour had not first existed.
4. Complete any five of the -following sentences supplying the missing word in each:
10
a. From this happy ______ he is awakened by his child asking him to read ______ an
incredibly long and boring story about wolves.
b. The this is that, when we do travel, we never seem to these people.
c. The _______ objects were not changes, but the ______ things had altered beyond
recognition.
d. More than ten days ______ before I again had any ______ with Mrs. Reed.
e. His ______ has fallen off, revealing a ______ of dirt on his bald head.
f. No, we must accept the ______ with what grace we can and leave the weather to its own
g. Take all you need but leave your____________ behind is sound- - for the holidaymaker.
h. Modern advertisements often ______ the human race in a __________ light.
5. Use any Five of the following pairs of words your own sentences to bring out the
difference in their meaning:- 10
i. All Awl; (ii) Boy, Buoy; (iii) Fallow, Fellow: (iv) Jewry, Jury; (v) Functional,
Disfunctional; (vi) Yew, Eue; (vii) Allusive, Elusive; (viii) Ladylike, Ladyship.
6. Frame sentences to illustrate the meaning of any five of the following: 15
Between Scylla and Charybidis; (ii) Hobson’s choice; (iii) Sting in the tail; (iv) With open arms;
(v) Wash one’s hand of (To): (vi) Count one’s chickens (To); (vii) Burn midnight oil


Thanks.