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Q2. Sumo wrestling is an extremely popular sport in Japan. The Sumo champions are extremely large men who are not only tall but also weigh 130 kilograms or more. The reason that these wrestlers are so big is that the object of the game is for one wrestler to either throw his opponent out of the ring or to force him to the ground. The larger a wrestler is, the greater his chances of winning a fight. These matches are usually very short, most lasting less than one minute. ----------- Sumo wrestlers are extremely large _____.

1. because they must use their bodies against their opponents.
2. because this is a Japanese sport.
3. due to their great strength.
4. so that they can object to their opponents.
5. to force the ring to wrestle with him.

Q3. Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination results.

1. act out
2. answer back
3. account for
4. ask after

Q4. I don’t think you should go ______ a job in that company.

1. after
2. in
3. to

Q5. If you hide your ……… under a bushel, you are too modest to boast about your skills.

1. beard
2. looks
3. light
4. mind

Q6. 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.

Q7. Those kids are such … They never turn their music down.

1. pains in neck
2. pains in the neck
3. pain in the neck
4. pain in the necks

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

1. esteem
2. belief
3. scorn
4. contempt

Q9. If you say to someone "You're so full of yourself!" they'll probably feel

1. proud
2. upset
3. pleased

Q10. She had to bring ______ the children by herself.

1. on
2. up
3. out