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Q2. ____ that they booed her off the stage.

1. She sang such badly
2. So badly she sang
3. So she sang badly
4. So badly did she sing

Q3. Lyle chose Marco for his partner, thinking that it would be fun to work with his best friend, but now that the project was due tomorrow and the boys had nothing done, Lyle realized that he should have (hitched his horse to a different wagon).

1. When one wishes to have chosen different company than one is presently keeping
2. When one accepts responsibility for one's own involvement in an unfortunate event
3. When one understands that the only way to solve a problem is through hard work
4. When one determines that the best course of action is to tell the truth

Q4. In about forty years’ time we’ll probably ______ on pills.

1. be living
2. have been living
3. have been lived
4. have lived

Q5. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Use up

1. consume
2. stack
3. draw up
4. put by

Q6. ______, I wouldn’t have told you.

1. If it was a piece of bad news
2. If I failed the driving test
3. If you were dismissed
4. If I’d known you were going to be upset

Q7. Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn’t want to (burn bridges).

1. Candace didn’t want to ruin her positive relationship with her old employer.
2. Candace wasn’t ready to start her new job.
3. Candace was really going to miss her old job.
4. Candace was waiting until her last day to rub it in everyone’s face that she was leaving.

Q8. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** It’s high time for the child TO GO TO BYE-BYES.

1. to say good bye
2. to play with toys
3. to go to sleep
4. to part with his parents
5. to see his friends off

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. There were ---- customers than anticipated.

1. fewer
2. less