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Q2. ______, I wouldn’t have told you.

1. If it was a piece of bad news
2. If I failed the driving test
3. If you were dismissed
4. If I’d known you were going to be upset

Q3. I have two boys, but ______ of them likes pop music.

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

Q4. By 2030, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.

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

Q5. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** Puppies lived in a DOG-HOUSE.

1. kennel
2. barn
3. cave
4. box
5. garage

Q6. Mrs Raven isn't capable of controlling the class. She is so timid she wouldn't say ……… .

1. kill the fatted cow
2. put the cat among the pigeons
3. boo to a goose
4. cry wolf

Q7. Why did he go ______ on his word?

1. after
2. back
3. away

Q8. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** GRADUALLY that illness had broken me down.

1. steps
2. inch by inch
3. now and then
4. little by little
5. time after time

Q9. 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

Q10. A: The new boss looks a bit serious, doesn’t he? I don’t think I’m going to like him. B: Oh, come on, Joyce, you can’t go ______ appearances. He’s probably very nice.

1. after
2. by
3. out
4. over