English Question Bank
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Q2. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Respect

1. esteem
2. belief
3. scorn
4. contempt

Q3. His parents ______ married for eight years when he was born.

1. have been
2. will be
3. had been
4. were

Q4. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Stationary

1. stationery
2. portable
3. mobile
4. still

Q5. He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make a good Job of it.

1. whether
2. otherwise
3. consequently
4. therefore
5. doubtless

Q6. Bicycling in America has been growing at an amazing rate. Bicycles used to be sold to parents for their children. Now those same parents are buying them for themselves, as well as for their children. And grandparents are cycling, too. Moreover, people don’t simply cycle for fun and for the exercise. Many young executives ride bikes to work as an alternative to adding to the pollution of cities, and to fighting traffic jams, while college and high school students find bikes an economical alternative to cars or buses. ----------------- In the passage it is emphasized that, in America _____.

1. more and more people of all ages are now using bicycles.
2. few college students can afford to run a car.
3. no executive feels he can cycle to work.
4. most parents feel it is dangerous for children to cycle to school.
5. a great many traffic jams are being caused by cyclists.

Q7. They ______ us just because we’re poor.

1. look down at
2. look down for
3. look down on
4. look down over

Q8. A zebra crossing is a place for

1. zebras to cross the road
2. people to cross the road
3. cars to run people over

Q9. The President is very old. He's as old as the ……… .

1. moon
2. grave
3. rock
4. hills

Q10. If you ……… you work very hard.

1. work to the winds
2. work like a new leaf
3. work your fingers to the bone
4. work until you are blue and black