CAT 1997 — VARC Question 14
Single BlankEasy
Direction: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence has been left blank. Select from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill in the blank.
I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___ achieve five years ago.
Answer & solution
set out to
- B
went to
- C
thought to
- D
thought of
Solution
One sets out to achieve something. ‘thought of’ is not right as it should be followed by ‘achieving’. ‘thought to’ does not sound as active as the author might wish it to be. ‘went to’ sounds similarly vague.