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Q2. I don’t think they can easily get ______ from prison.

1. away
2. into
3. down

Q3. I've dotted the i's and crossed the t's, so there

1. will be a few mistakes
2. will be lots of mistakes
3. shouldn't be any mistakes

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

1. obligation
2. shade
3. period
4. native

Q5. He began to realize that he _______ mistake.

1. is making
2. has made
3. had made
4. will make

Q6. We decided to call it a day because

1. we had so much to do
2. we were short of time
3. it was getting late

Q7. 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.

Q8. That book will come ______ very useful.

1. up
2. in
3. down

Q9. William's head is in the clouds. He needs to

1. take better care of himself
2. be a bit more realistic
3. stop thinking he's better than everyone else

Q10. Sumo wrestling is an extremely popular sport in Japan. The Sumo champions are extremely large men who are not only tall but also weigh 130 kilograms or more. The reason that these wrestlers are so big is that the object of the game is for one wrestler to either throw his opponent out of the ring or to force him to the ground. The larger a wrestler is, the greater his chances of winning a fight. These matches are usually very short, most lasting less than one minute. ----------- Sumo wrestlers are extremely large _____.

1. because they must use their bodies against their opponents.
2. because this is a Japanese sport.
3. due to their great strength.
4. so that they can object to their opponents.
5. to force the ring to wrestle with him.