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Q2. If something is a hot potato,

1. it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it
2. it is difficult,unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it
3. it is an unfair competition where one side has an advantage

Q3. Bill is a ……… of habit. Every Sunday he goes for a swim in the river.

1. kind
2. animal
3. creature
4. type

Q4. Ben says his life was a roller-coaster ride while

1. he was living in an amusement park
2. he was staying in a cottage in the countryside
3. he was getting divorced and changing his job

Q5. Since the day he ______ ill he ______ a lot of reading.

1. was / had done
2. is / has done
3. was / has done
4. is / has been done

Q6. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Firm

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

Q7. Neil is famous for making up the most incredible stories, so you'd better take them with a pinch of ……… .

1. snuff
2. pepper
3. salt
4. herbs

Q8. His aunt just died so he will come ______ a lot of money.

1. out
2. up
3. into

Q9. She said she would come ______ and visit today.

1. for
2. over
3. through

Q10. My friends all called and told me to hang in there after I'd

1. left for my honeymoon
2. decided to go sky-diving
3. broken my leg in an accident