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Q2. If people ______ ill, they go to see a doctor.

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

Q3. My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ……… to become an archaeologist, instead.

1. heart
2. head
3. brain
4. mind

Q4. He began to realize that he _______ mistake.

1. is making
2. has made
3. had made
4. will make

Q5. After promising to go to Beth's parent's cabin for the weekend, Molly got invited to the coolest party of the year and now Molly is really (in a pickle).

1. This means that no matter what happens things are going to work out for Molly.
2. This means that Molly is stuck in a difficult situation.
3. This means that Molly has become really popular.
4. This means that Molly smells like vinegar.

Q6. If you let the cat out of the bag,

1. you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
2. you accidentally reveal a secret
3. you create a problem

Q7. Never before in history have people been so aware of what is going on in the world. Television, newspapers and radio keep us continually informed and stimulate our interest. The sociologist’s interest in the world around him is intense, for society is his field of study. Indeed, he needs to know what is happening in society; he wants to know what makes the social world what it is, how it is organized, why it changes in the ways that it does. Such knowledge is valuable not only for those who make great decisions, but also for you, since this is the world in which you live and make your way. --------- The passage emphasizes that whatever goes on in the world today _____.

1. is quickly forgotten by the majority.
2. only concerns the sociologist.
3. first makes the headlines in the press.
4. is of great interest to everyone.
5. can easily be ignored by people in power.

Q8. We were having dinner in a restaurant last night when this guy at the next table flew off the handle because

1. the food was so delicious
2. the waiter was so handsome
3. the waiter brought the wrong thing

Q9. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard that

1. we were having sandwiches for lunch
2. the electricity bill had arrived
3. I had won a million dollars in the lottery

Q10. My wife ______ a squirrel on her way to work this morning.

1. ran over
2. ran up
3. ran out of
4. ran off