English Question Bank
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Q2. Don't lose your … It's not worth it.

1. tether
2. rag
3. mind
4. neck

Q3. Every summer many people, girls and women as well as boys and men, try to swim from England to France or from France to England. The distance at the nearest points is only about twenty miles, but because of the strong currents the distance that must be swum is usually twice as far. The first man to succeed in swimming across the Channel was Captain Webb, an Englishman. This was in August 1875. He landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after entering the water at Dover. Since then there have been many successful swims and the time has been shortened. One French swimmer crossed in 11 hours and 5 minutes. ---------- 10. Swimming the Channel is not as easy as it might seem _____.

1. as the distance between the two counties is far too much.
2. and it always takes more or less 20 hours.
3. and only two people have managed to do it so far.
4. so few people even try to swim it.
5. for there are very strong currents.

Q4. Tom: How long have you been living in London? Bob: _____. Tom: No wonder, London is one of the beautiful cities of the world.

1. I stay 2 months.
2. For eight months and I like it very much.
3. I don't know.
4. I was 2 months ago.
5. One day.

Q5. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** Shakespeare is sometimes called the BARD-of-the middle age.

1. poet
2. writer
3. poem
4. banner
5. song

Q6. The law requires that all cars _______ regularly tested for safety and efficiency.

1. should be
2. to be
3. were to be
4. have to be

Q7. He didn’t even apologize. This made her really angry. _______ he didn’t even apologize made her really angry.

1. Why
2. What
3. The fact that
4. The reason

Q8. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Firm

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

Q9. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Stare

1. peep
2. pry
3. gaze
4. pause

Q10. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.

1. fall
2. blank
3. wait
4. pause
5. place