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Q2. A popular method of treating frozen fingers and toes in very cold, even freezing weather is to slowly rewarm them or rub them with snow. The best treatment, however, is not slow rewarming but rapid rewarming. Putting the frozen fingers or toes in a warm bath or using a hot water bottle are both good ways to treat them. Hot drinks to warm the body from within are also helpful. One must be careful about burning the skin, however. The temperature of any heat applied should not be greater than 43 C. ------------- The main concern of the passage is _____.

1. why frozen fingers and toes should be slowly rewarmed.
2. how to keep adequately warm in the winter.
3. how to treat fingers and toes that have been frozen.
4. the dangers of freezing weather for the body.
5. why one should have plenty of hot drinks in winter.

Q3. He ______ a cold for the last three days.

1. is fighting off
2. will have fought off
3. has been fighting off
4. was fighting off

Q4. The best way to keep something under wraps is to

1. put it into the refrigerator
2. stop thinking about it
3. let as few people as possible know about it

Q5. To relax from stress is the same as to ______ down.

1. wind
2. lie
3. let

Q6. He broke his leg ______ he was skiing.

1. as soon as
2. after
3. when
4. before

Q7. I have a mark on my coat but ______.

1. it is not noticeable
2. I’ve cleaned it
3. you can see it
4. it was very small

Q8. If something ……… true it sounds true

1. rings
2. chimes
3. shouts
4. beeps

Q9. If she ______ younger, she could start jogging.

1. were
2. would be
3. is
4. will be

Q10. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** Grey’s going TO GET a splendid job.

1. to go
2. to put
3. to obtain
4. to receive
5. to win