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Q2. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Firm

1. soft
2. solid
3. uneven
4. loose

Q3. 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

Q4. Mountaineering has this advantage over most other sports; enjoyment depends very little indeed on natural ability or technical skill; it is a sport without winners and without losers. By all means study the technique of climbing if it interests you. But, believe me, provided you go to really good mountain country, it doesn’t much matter how you climb or what you climb. There are three things that matter; look up frequently to see the way ahead, don’t leave the holds you have until you have tested new ones; do all you can to help those climbing with you. --------- As it is pointed out in the passage, mountaineering is a sport _____.

1. in which nobody wins and nobody loses
2. that is not suitable for the old
3. in which technique is not easy to learn
4. which can be enjoyed anywhere in the country
5. that most people are interested in

Q5. Scientists will break ______ in their search for new sources of energy.

1. up
2. through
3. out

Q6. To make someone feel upset or angry is to ______.

1. jump them
2. get to them
3. do them in

Q7. She would have failed the practical exam by a long way, but the school decided to ……… the rules so that she passed.

1. bend
2. twist
3. skip
4. dodge

Q8. I’ll go to the park if it ______ cold.

1. weren’t
2. wasn’t
3. isn’t
4. doesn’t

Q9. Some of the boys in the class used to take the ……… out of Alfie's speech impediment.

1. hooray
2. mickey
3. cackle
4. hampers

Q10. 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