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Q2. He was glad he had ______ the first question.

1. took up with
2. disposed of
3. run into
4. got ahead

Q3. 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.

Q4. The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.

1. catch
2. receive
3. possess
4. prove
5. reward

Q5. You will kill yourself if you ______ stop smoking.

1. aren’t
2. didn’t
3. don’t
4. weren’t

Q6. Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ………

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

Q7. The little boy was forced to give ______ to his brother’s wishes.

1. in
2. for
3. down

Q8. The movers and shakers in the world of banking

1. transport equipment to new banks
2. work behind the counters in banks
3. control banks and other financial institutes

Q9. If you hit the sack,

1. you win the lottery
2. you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
3. you go to bed because you are very tired

Q10. Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.

1. read between the lines
2. lead the field
3. took to the bottle
4. spared the rod