In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four choices are offered in columns lettered A to D. For each numbered gap, choose from the options provided for that number, the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

The courtroom was hushed but alive with suppressed excitement. The widely publicised trial of the notorious criminal was scheduled for that day. At a signal from the court ---41---, the audience stood up respectfully as the ---42--- judge entered. Soon afterwards the ---43--- also filed in. The ---44--- and his team, as well as the defence ---45--- also took their positions; the legal battle commenced.

People from all walks of life had assembled there just to listen to the ---46---. The prosecution read the charges ---47--- against the accused. The defence vehemently objected to all of them. The judge ---48--- the objections as the evidence before the court was clear and incontrovertible. Eventually, a ---49--- was given; a ---50--- sentence was slapped on the accused. The audience did not express any pity for him; everyone praised the court for allowing the law to take its course.

41.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. attendant

B. clerk

C. official

D. interpreter

42.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. presiding

B. leading

C. additional

D. ruling

43. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. staff

B. panel

C. jury

D. bench

44. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. presenter

B. complainant

C. recorded

D. prosecutor

45.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. counsel

B. counsellor

C. registrar

D. administrator

46.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. procedures

B. presentations

C. processes

D. proceedings

47.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. levelled

B. stated

C. invoked

D. pronounced

48.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. overrode

B. overran

C. overturned

D. overruled

49.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. decision

B. verdict

C. summary

D. conviction

50.Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.

A. weighty

B. prolonged

C. painful

D. heavy