Vocabulary

Step 1: Understanding the sentence.
The phrase "will give us the ....... to do some shopping" requires a word that suggests an opportunity or possibility to do something. "Chance" is the most appropriate word to convey this idea.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) chance: Correct — "Chance" refers to an opportunity or possibility, which fits well with the idea of doing something.
(B) luck: This is incorrect because "luck" refers to chance but in a random or fortunate manner, not in the sense of an opportunity.
(C) possibility: While "possibility" could work, it is less common than "chance" in this context.
(D) occasion: This is incorrect, as "occasion" implies a specific event, which does not fit the context of gaining an opportunity to do something.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (A) chance, as it indicates an opportunity to do something, which fits the context.

Step 1: Understanding the question.
The question asks for the word that best substitutes the phrase "That which cannot be corrected." The correct word must mean something that cannot be improved or changed.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Unintelligible: This means something that is hard to understand, but it does not fit the meaning of "cannot be corrected."
(B) Indelible: This means something that cannot be erased or removed, such as a mark or memory, but it does not mean "cannot be corrected."
(C) Illegible: This refers to something that is hard to read, but it does not mean "cannot be corrected."
(D) Incorrigible: Correct — This word means something that cannot be corrected, reformed, or improved, which fits the definition of the phrase.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) Incorrigible, as it means "cannot be corrected."

Step 1: Understanding Indirect Speech.
To convert direct speech into indirect speech, we follow specific rules. In this case, the verb "said" becomes "begged" because she is requesting something earnestly. The sentence also needs to maintain the negation from the direct speech.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) She said to please her and not go away: This is incorrect as it doesn’t maintain the essence of the original sentence.
(B) She told me to go away: This is incorrect and changes the original meaning.
(C) She begged me not to go away: Correct — This keeps the request and the negative in the proper form.
(D) She begged that I not go away: This is grammatically correct but less natural in conversational indirect speech.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (C) She begged me not to go away, as it is the most accurate conversion of the direct speech.

Step 1: Understanding the meaning.
Dotage refers to the extreme old age where a person may exhibit signs of mental weakness or behave in a foolish manner due to cognitive decline.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Imbecility: Imbecility refers to severe mental impairment, but not specifically tied to old age or foolish behavior.
(B) Senility: Senility refers to the general decline in mental and physical abilities due to aging, but doesn't specifically describe the behavior of a fool.
(C) Dotage: Correct — Dotage is the correct term, describing extreme old age when a person often behaves foolishly.
(D) Superannuation: Superannuation refers to retirement or the status of being too old to work, not related to mental decline or foolish behavior.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (C) Dotage, which refers to the condition described in the sentence.