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She does a lot of honorary [A] / honourable [B] work in [A] / at [B] her daughter’s school.

Her hypercritical [A] / hypocritical [B] comments on this debut performance served only to demoralise him thoroughly.

Rising prices and high inflation have fuelled the fear that a recession is immanent [A] / imminent [B].

The informer [A] / informant [B] helped to police to track down the slippery criminal

A.	AABAB	B.	ABABA
C.	AAABA	D.	BAABA
E.	ABBAA

Answer and Explanation

Answer:ABABA

Explanation:
An ‘honourary’ post is one without remuneration. ’Honourable’ means worthy of respect. The context suggests that she does ‘free’ work. Hence A
‘At’ is the correct preposition to be used here. Hence B
Hypercritical is excessively critical while ‘hypocritical’ has come to mean grossly insincere. It is excessive criticism that can demoralise. Hence A
Immanent’ is something that is inherent. ‘Imminent’ means likely to happen very soon. Hence B
An ‘informant’ gives information while an ‘informer’ gives incriminating evidence. The context suggests that ‘informer’ is apt. Hence A

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