English Question Bank
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Q2. If I had listened to the weather forecast ______.

1. I would stay at home
2. I’d know it was windy
3. I wouldn’t have watered the flowers
4. we were going to play football

Q3. It cost me ______ than I thought it would.

1. fewer
2. much
3. more
4. a lot

Q4. 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

Q5. Many people were ----- during the Salem Witch Trials.

1. hanged
2. hung

Q6. I was so snowed under today that I had to

1. wear extra warm clothes
2. see a doctor
3. cancel a meeting

Q7. At least half a dozen people ______ (watched without doing anything) while the man was being attacked.

1. looked at
2. looked on
3. looked over
4. looked into

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. I’ll go to the park if it ______ cold.

1. weren’t
2. wasn’t
3. isn’t
4. doesn’t

Q10. To be hit by a car or bus is the same as to be ______ down.

1. cooled
2. marked
3. knocked