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Q2. My Uncle Jed lives in a little old cabin in the back of beyond, right near

1. a subway station
2. a baseball stadium
3. a mountain range

Q3. While I was chewing the fat with Graham, he

1. ate too much fat and got sick
2. told me all about his new job
3. got really tired and asked me to stop

Q4. 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

Q5. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Rubbish

1. scrap
2. crump
3. stone
4. litter

Q6. The Prime Minister clearly suspects his party to have little chance of winning the next election. The Prime Minister clearly suspects that his party _______ little chance of winning the next election.

1. to have
2. has
3. would have
4. had

Q7. The thought of spending a night in the so-called ‘haunted’ house alone made him ____ with fear.

1. burp
2. shudder
3. swallow
4. blink

Q8. The firefighters had to break the door ______ to rescue the little girl.

1. into
2. out
3. down

Q9. He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________ out of his money.

1. tricked
2. played
3. deceived
4. robbed
5. stolen

Q10. If something ……… true it sounds true

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