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Q2. Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.

1. read between the lines
2. lead the field
3. took to the bottle
4. spared the rod

Q3. Sumo wrestling is an extremely popular sport in Japan. The Sumo champions are extremely large men who are not only tall but also weigh 130 kilograms or more. The reason that these wrestlers are so big is that the object of the game is for one wrestler to either throw his opponent out of the ring or to force him to the ground. The larger a wrestler is, the greater his chances of winning a fight. These matches are usually very short, most lasting less than one minute. ----------- Sumo wrestlers are extremely large _____.

1. because they must use their bodies against their opponents.
2. because this is a Japanese sport.
3. due to their great strength.
4. so that they can object to their opponents.
5. to force the ring to wrestle with him.

Q4. Stan thinks he got a raw deal from his insurance company, so he's writing a letter

1. to thank them
2. to complain to them
3. to congratulate them

Q5. He made a swift ______ from his illness.

1. repair
2. survival
3. relief
4. recovery

Q6. After a week camping, all our food supplies gave ______.

1. down
2. out
3. in

Q7. By 2030, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.

1. are discovering
2. have been discovered
3. will have discovered
4. had discovered

Q8. The company hopes that their new computer game won't just be a flash in the pan, but that it'll

1. be popular for a long time
2. be unpopular for a very long time
3. be very popular for a short time

Q9. We waited ______ the plane took off.

1. as soon as
2. when
3. as
4. until

Q10. 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