English Question Bank
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Q2. We have to break ______ all our emotional barriers to feel free.

1. away
2. down
3. into

Q3. Tell your kids to steer clear of that dog. I was told that

1. it bites people
2. it wags its tail
3. it loves children

Q4. I don’t think you should go ______ a job in that company.

1. after
2. in
3. to

Q5. If something frightens you it gives you the ……… .

1. wood
2. bulls
3. willies
4. hots

Q6. Which of these plans would be a pipe dream for most people?

1. travelling to your country's capital city
2. playing football for Manchester United
3. watching the Olympic Games on television

Q7. In some parks visitors are requested to keep ______ the grass.

1. off
2. aside
3. out
4. away

Q8. This was the first time Mary was going to fly. It wasn’t going to be a long flight; in fact, she would be in the air just under an hour. She got to the airport an hour before the plane was expected to take off. She was very excited and also a little nervous. But before long, it was announced that her flight was going to be delayed for two hours. Suddenly she felt very disappointed and didn’t know what to do while she was waiting. -------------- Mary’s flight _____.

1. left an hour early.
2. was delayed for two hours.
3. suddenly had to be cancelled.
4. was enjoyable from the beginning to the end.
5. was over far too quickly.

Q9. She had to bring ______ the children by herself.

1. on
2. up
3. out

Q10. Larry was so (absorbed) in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.

1. engrossed
2. obliged
3. enlivened
4. excelled
5. devastated