English Question Bank
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Q2. We have to break ______ all our emotional barriers to feel free.

1. away
2. down
3. into

Q3. It was so foggy that she couldn’t make ______ the road ahead.

1. out
2. over
3. up

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. You can see that Mike's got a soft spot for dogs. Whenever he sees one, he

1. kicks it
2. pats it on the head
3. keeps away from it

Q6. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** The restaurant was SUPERB, and the prices were very low, we enjoyed our holidays.

1. superficial
2. excellent
3. superior
4. supersonic
5. expensive

Q7. On the day of my first piano recital, I became more and more nervous. To help me calm down, my piano teacher told me to place several cabbages in the room where I practiced. I was so eager to get over my nerves that I was willing to try anything. For the next few hours, I played to an audience of cabbages. When the time of the recital finally arrived, I was still terribly nervous. My hands felt like ice. When I finally walked across the stage, I looked out into the dark audience. I could not see anyone! All those people out there could just as easily have been cabbages. As I sat down to play, my hands relaxed. Before I knew it, I had played all my pieces without a mistake. For the first time, the cabbage heads applauded. --------- On the day of the recital the music teacher _____.

1. advised the writer to put cabbages in the room where he practiced and play for them.
2. warned the writer not to look at the audience.
3. had no patience with the writer because he was nervous too.
4. felt nearly as nervous about the recital as the writer did.
5. couldn’t think of a way of helping the writer to stay calm.

Q8. World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena (at the drop of a hat)

1. The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.
2. The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.
3. The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity events.
4. The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.

Q9. If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

1. from someone who heard it from someone else
2. from an authoritative or dependable source
3. while shopping at the greengrocer’s

Q10. The thought of spending a night in the so-called ‘haunted’ house alone made him ____ with fear.

1. burp
2. shudder
3. swallow
4. blink