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Q2. Why did he try to run ______ from home?

1. off
2. out
3. away

Q3. Bob and Jane decided to tie the knot because

1. it had come undone
2. they loved one another
3. they needed to save money

Q4. Leila said the new restaurant was nothing to write home about. She thought it was

1. excellent
2. just average
3. really terrible

Q5. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Stationary

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

Q6. I have two boys, but ______ of them likes pop music.

1. either
2. both
3. neither
4. none

Q7. When she got the promotion, she started to look ______ on the people she used to work with.

1. up
2. for
3. down

Q8. Most people were not impressed when in 1913, the Daily Mail newspaper offered 10.000 pounds to the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic in under 72 hours. The majority of scientists, even said it could not be done. Certainly the problems involved were many and far ranging. Obviously the design of the aero plane was of great importance, but so too were the skill and courage of the pilot and the navigator; weather conditions also had to be taken into consideration. A very few enthusiasts thought it might be possible ten years later. They were wrong. A pilot received the prize just six years later. --------- When the Daily Mail offered a prize in 1913, for flying across the Atlantic _____.

1. there were few aero planes that could stay in the air for more than 72 hours.
2. many enthusiastic amateurs were eager to try.
3. the majority of scientists thought it could be done.
4. almost no one believed it was possible to do this within the next ten years.
5. the general public were very interested in the scheme.

Q9. If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,

1. am I going to take a short break from studying?
2. am I going to throw my books away?
3. am I going to study?

Q10. By the way, I’ve just heard that Sally and Chris have ______ their engagement.

1. broken into
2. broken down
3. broken away
4. broken up