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Q2. If you say that something is a piece of cake,

1. it is very sweet
2. it is very good but very few people know it
3. it is very easy to do

Q3. Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination results.

1. act out
2. answer back
3. account for
4. ask after

Q4. My friends all called and told me to hang in there after I'd

1. left for my honeymoon
2. decided to go sky-diving
3. broken my leg in an accident

Q5. Many people considered it to be cruel to send animals in rockets into outer space. Many people consider that _______ cruel to send animals in rockets into further space.

1. to be
2. it to be
3. it is
4. it was

Q6. This blue door was ________ painted green.

1. lastly
2. before
3. firstly
4. originally
5. presently

Q7. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** The professor’s INTRODUCTORY remarks concerned the development of culture in that region.

1. preliminary
2. final
3. next
4. supplementary
5. useful

Q8. 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

Q9. Bobby would have been playing ball (until the cows came home) if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home fordinner

1. Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
2. Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.
3. Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
4. Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.

Q10. Robin Hood was a ……… at archery. He always hit the target.

1. vested interest
2. fine hand
3. dab hand
4. rough diamond