Newspaper names usually take no article in headlinelike style in some regions and He reads Dawn is acceptable usage in Pakistan. Options B and D have subject verb agreement errors. Option C adds the article the which is less common with this title in local usage. Therefore option A is preferred.

Although sets up a contrast. The surprising outcome is that he is losing weight despite eating a lot. The other options show expected outcomes and therefore do not create the required contrast. This construction tests understanding of concessive clauses and logical coherence in sentence completion tasks used in exams.

Superior is a comparative adjective and does not take more before it. The correct pattern is superior to not more superior than. Option D follows the right grammar and preposition pairing. Options A and C are redundant comparatives while option B has a missing preposition and is ungrammatical.

The correct preposition for an instrument used to perform an action is with. Therefore beat me with a stick is standard English. By a stick is incorrect in this context. The other options either use wrong prepositions or incorrect tense agreement. Option D gives correct idiomatic and grammatical construction.

The first word of a sentence requires capitalization and the pronoun I must be capitalized. Option B capitalizes You at the beginning and I within the sentence. Option A fails to capitalize at the start. Option C wrongly capitalizes And mid sentence. Option D fails to capitalize the pronoun I.

The appositive phrase the business partners should be set off with commas on both sides. Option A correctly places commas before and after the appositive while keeping the sentence smooth. The other options misuse or omit commas leading to unclear structure. Proper apposition improves readability and accuracy in formal writing.

Dialogue is the formal term for discussion between opposing sides aimed at understanding or resolution. It suits the idea that a solution is not yet visible but talking must begin. Conflict contradicts the goal. Debate implies competition. Conversation is general while dialogue signals purposeful talks between parties.

Intellectually demanding matches essays that require effort and thought to understand and analyze. Revealing refers to content disclosure not difficulty. Superior is vague and modern refers to time rather than complexity. Demanding aligns with the description of various levels of complexity and therefore best completes the sentence meaning.

The clause so signals a logical next step to address the difficulty. Asking my father to help me fits the academic or personal problem context. Calling police or ambulance is unrelated unless there is danger or illness. Answered the advertisement does not follow directly from a problem in solving a task or exercise.

Reported speech with a quoting clause requires closing punctuation after the quote and a period at the end of the full sentence. The correct pattern is quotation marks around the spoken words then a comma inside the closing quote followed by the reporting clause and a final period. Option D shows that structure.

Calm and serious collocate naturally to describe measured behavior in demanding situations. Difficult fits the idea of a challenging setting where respect is expected. The other pairs are ill matched or contradictory. Squally and astounding do not fit the tone. Silly and sound clash. Flamboyant and trivial contradict seriousness.

Hallmark means a mark of genuine excellence or a distinctive feature indicating high quality. Historically it refers to official marks stamped on precious metals to certify purity. Over time the term broadened to mean a defining sign of superior standards. Options big mark and spot miss the sense of guaranteed quality.

Cross swords means to fight or argue often in a verbal or intellectual contest. It does not necessarily imply physical harm or killing. Defend is a narrower action and rob is unrelated. In debates politics and law the phrase describes sharp disagreement between opponents who challenge each other strongly.

Jump on the bandwagon means to join a popular activity or trend especially after it gains success. It implies following momentum rather than initiating it. Join in captures this idea precisely. Continue does not express joining. Join up can suggest enlistment rather than trend following. Therefore the best match is join in.

Did not bat an eye means showed no surprise or emotion. It implies calm or indifference in a situation where others might react. Option A is ungrammatical and option B changes the meaning to happiness rather than surprise. Therefore the accurate paraphrase is that he did not display any surprise.

To throw down the glove also phrased as throw down the gauntlet means to issue a challenge. It comes from medieval dueling customs where a knight dropped a glove to dare an opponent. It does not involve defeat tactics or prizes. The core idea is bold initiation of a contest or dispute.

Amounts to expresses equivalence in outcome. The sentence states that regardless of payer the result is the same. Amounts in and amount into are incorrect formations. Amounts for does not convey equivalence. Therefore amounts to is the only idiomatic and grammatically correct choice to show that both situations yield the same effect.

To wash one’s dirty linen in public means to reveal or discuss personal disputes and shameful matters before outsiders. It stresses poor judgment in airing private conflicts openly. The idiom warns against exposing family or organizational secrets where they may damage reputation and trust. Option D captures this full sense.

A shepherd tends sheep and a gardener tends plants. Both pairs show caretaker and subject relationships. A sociologist uses statistics but does not tend them. A driver operates vehicles rather than cares for them as living subjects. An artist creates murals rather than cares for them in a guardian sense.

A spelunker explores caves. An astronomer studies space. The relationship links a specialist to the environment or field explored. Spaceship is a vehicle rather than a place. Light and wave are phenomena studied in physics but do not mirror the place relation. Cave precisely matches the spelunker domain.