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Multiple Choice Questions

Select the most appropiate option for blank No 5 ........

English (CUET) Cloze test

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)________ the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, (2)_______ that at least 100,000 pigeons breeders live in Beijing, and (3)_________90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)_________ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for(5)________owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

Select the most appropiate option for blank No. 5.

pigeons

birds

animals

bird

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4.
Competitions can be lucrative for (5) bird owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.
In the given sentence, we require a singular noun because the word following is plural i.e. owners. For the sentence to be in complete agreement we will use bird as
options 1 and 2 are in plural form.
So, options 1,2 and 3 are incorrect.

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