English Question Bank
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Q2. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Duty

1. obligation
2. shade
3. period
4. native

Q3. The best way to keep something under wraps is to

1. put it into the refrigerator
2. stop thinking about it
3. let as few people as possible know about it

Q4. Most people were not impressed when in 1913, the Daily Mail newspaper offered 10.000 pounds to the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic in under 72 hours. The majority of scientists, even said it could not be done. Certainly the problems involved were many and far ranging. Obviously the design of the aero plane was of great importance, but so too were the skill and courage of the pilot and the navigator; weather conditions also had to be taken into consideration. A very few enthusiasts thought it might be possible ten years later. They were wrong. A pilot received the prize just six years later. --------- When the Daily Mail offered a prize in 1913, for flying across the Atlantic _____.

1. there were few aero planes that could stay in the air for more than 72 hours.
2. many enthusiastic amateurs were eager to try.
3. the majority of scientists thought it could be done.
4. almost no one believed it was possible to do this within the next ten years.
5. the general public were very interested in the scheme.

Q5. If she ______ him, she would marry him.

1. loved
2. would love
3. loves
4. had loved

Q6. If she ______ younger, she could start jogging.

1. were
2. would be
3. is
4. will be

Q7. I was so snowed under today that I had to

1. wear extra warm clothes
2. see a doctor
3. cancel a meeting

Q8. I assured him that he _______ pneumonia.

1. should get
2. would get
3. get
4. gets

Q9. We usually ______ the news on TV at eight o’clock, but tonight we ______ that new soap opera.

1. are watching / watched
2. watch / are watching
3. are watching / are watching
4. watch / watched

Q10. What do you think would be the _____ of this ring, if I were to sell it?

1. worth
2. value
3. cost
4. good
5. importance