English Question Bank
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Q2. We drove to Paris, and after getting out of London it was plain sailing all the way because

1. there was hardly any traffic
2. it rained so much it was flooding
3. we had a strong westerly tailwind

Q3. When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and

1. some of them beat a drum
2. sounded very beautiful
3. I thought I'd heard it somewhere before

Q4. While they were on holiday their house was broken ______ and some valuable paintings were stolen.

1. down
2. into
3. about
4. away

Q5. I have two boys, but ______ of them likes pop music.

1. either
2. both
3. neither
4. none

Q6. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** -Who’s that man you spoke to just now? -I don’t know, he is completely UNFAMILIAR to me.

1. foreign
2. strange
3. unknown
4. new
5. for

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. If we______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.

1. decide
2. elect
3. command
4. vote
5. adopt

Q9. Joanna will never forgive you for letting the ……… . It was meant to be a secret!

1. cows out of the field
2. cat out of the bag
3. pig out of the poke
4. chickens out of the cage

Q10. He ______ out of the window for a moment and then went on working.

1. glanced
2. viewed
3. glimpsed
4. regarded