English Question Bank
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Q2. Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ………

1. soft in the head
2. riding high
3. over the moon
4. pushing up daisies

Q3. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** GRADUALLY that illness had broken me down.

1. steps
2. inch by inch
3. now and then
4. little by little
5. time after time

Q4. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already disappeared from the earth.

1. brave
2. untamed
3. unfriendly
4. angry
5. wild

Q5. If people ______ ill, they go to see a doctor.

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

Q6. Stan thinks he got a raw deal from his insurance company, so he's writing a letter

1. to thank them
2. to complain to them
3. to congratulate them

Q7. There are about 980 flying mammals referred to as bats. They are the only real flying mammals on Earth. Most bats feed on a diet of insects. Some feed on flowers and fruits, but the most interesting are the vampire bats of the Americas, which suck the blood of large birds and other mammals. Unfortunately, these vampire bats are capable of transmitting rabies and are for this reason considered dangerous. The other types of bats are of no danger to man and are even considered helpers of nature by way of their diet which helps control the insect population in various areas of the world. Although the misunderstood bat has represented fear and terror in the west, it is seen as a sign of good luck and long life in the east. ------------ The majority of the bat population _____.

1. are vampires.
2. transmit many illnesses.
3. feed on a diet of insects.
4. are dangerous to man.
5. live in the Americas.

Q8. They ______ us just because we’re poor.

1. look down at
2. look down for
3. look down on
4. look down over

Q9. Police officers working on the murder have _____ hundreds of families.

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

Q10. You'll find out who your fair-weather friends are when you get

1. rich and famous
2. sick and depressed
3. married and have kids