English Question Bank
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Q2. My father told me to do my homework. My father said, “______”

1. You do your homework
2. You don’t do your homework
3. I don’t do my homework
4. Do your homework

Q3. This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.

1. axe
2. hammer
3. screw
4. knife
5. spade

Q4. After hearing the first track on the new CD, Theo said, "That's just the ticket!" and then he

1. checked all his pockets
2. took it off and threw it away
3. bought himself a copy

Q5. His doctor recommended that he ______ taking sleeping pills for a while.

1. would try
2. should try
3. tries
4. tried

Q6. Several new dams are being constructed. This will help to control floods and provide water for______.

1. irrigate
2. irrigated
3. irrigating
4. irrigation

Q7. People call Ray a chip off the old block because he

1. reminds them of his father
2. reminds them of his son
3. reminds them of their fathers

Q8. I was knocked for ……… when Kate told me she had passed her driving test.

1. nine
2. eight
3. seven
4. six

Q9. Larry was so (absorbed) in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.

1. engrossed
2. obliged
3. enlivened
4. excelled
5. devastated

Q10. A: The new boss looks a bit serious, doesn’t he? I don’t think I’m going to like him. B: Oh, come on, Joyce, you can’t go ______ appearances. He’s probably very nice.

1. after
2. by
3. out
4. over