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Q2. A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Antarctica has confirmed the idea that dinosaurs lived not only in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern Hemisphere as well. Up until this discovery, scientists had found dinosaur remains on every continent except Antarctica. This new discovery now confirms the idea that dinosaurs were distributed worldwide. If the dinosaur fossil is shown to be related to other dinosaurs of the same period in South America, it will also support the idea that South America and Antarctica were once linked together. --------- It is only recently that _____.

1. important scientific studies about the Southern Hemisphere have been carried out.
2. scientists have been seriously interested in fossils.
3. a dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Antarctica.
4. some new facts about the Northern Hemisphere have come to light.
5. Antarctica has been discovered.

Q3. Her name is mud these days because

1. she changed it
2. she didn't clean up
3. she was caught cheating

Q4. Police officers working on the murder have _____ hundreds of families.

1. asked
2. demanded
3. enquired
4. questioned
5. requested

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

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

Q6. If you speak/talk of the devil,

1. the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears
2. you talk directly about a hot issue
3. you say something bad about someone

Q7. Now, James, are you quite sure that I’m not putting you ______ (putting you to any trouble)?

1. after
2. by
3. out
4. over

Q8. When he sees blood, he passes ______.

1. over
2. out
3. on

Q9. We have to break ______ all our emotional barriers to feel free.

1. away
2. down
3. into

Q10. It is very difficult to drive in ______.

1. rush houred slow-moving traffic
2. slow moving traffic of rush hour
3. rush-hour slow moving traffic
4. slow moving rush hour traffic