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Correct option: A — Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the worst.

Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the worst.(Correct) (b) Earlier, he was feeling good, but things took a turn for the bad.(Incorrect Word) (c) Earlier, he was feeling well, but things took a turn for the ill.(Incorrect Degree) (d) Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the ill.(Incorrect Word)

Correct option: A — paper on the dust bin

paper on the dust bin ‘On’ must be replaced with ‘in’. ‘In’ is used to indicate the location or position of something inside of something else. Preposition ‘On’ is used to indicate that something is touching the surface of something. Hence, ‘in’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — can be lonely prospect

can be lonely prospect Article ‘a’ must be used before ‘lonely prospect’ as the adjective ‘lonely’ describes a noun and we need to use an article before the adjective to indicate that it's a singular, countable noun. Hence, ‘can be a lonely prospect’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — is cheaper than

is cheaper than We generally use a comparative degree before ‘than’ and the correct comparative degree of ‘cheap’ is ‘cheaper’. Hence, ‘is cheaper than’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — shall

shall ‘Shall’ must be replaced with ‘will’ as we generally use ‘will’ with ‘He/She/It/You/they’ or a noun and ‘shall’ with ‘I’ and ‘we’ only. Hence, ‘will’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — after the breakfast

after the breakfast ‘The’ must be removed before ‘breakfast’ as we generally do not use any article before the names of meals(breakfast, dinner, lunch, etc). Hence, ‘after breakfast’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — had arrived

had arrived 'When + Simple Past Tense(Subject + V2)' is used to indicate the time of occurrence of an event that started in the past. Therefore, ‘had’ must be removed from this part. Hence, 'arrived' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — a world was

a world was ‘A world’ must be replaced with ‘the world’ as we generally use article ‘the’ with a specific place or thing. Hence, ‘the world was’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — the last

the last ‘The last’ must be replaced with ‘the latter’ as the word ‘latter’ is used to refer to the second of two things or people. Hence, ‘the latter’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — I ate such

I ate such Present Perfect Tense(Has/Have + V3) is used when something happens for the first time in the present. Hence, ‘I have eaten(V3) such’ is the most appropriate answer.