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Q2. The burglar broke ______ the house and stole all their money and jewelry.

1. away
2. into
3. forth

Q3. He broke his leg ______ he was skiing.

1. as soon as
2. after
3. when
4. before

Q4. I assured him that he _______ pneumonia.

1. should get
2. would get
3. get
4. gets

Q5. 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

Q6. She would have failed the practical exam by a long way, but the school decided to ……… the rules so that she passed.

1. bend
2. twist
3. skip
4. dodge

Q7. A zebra crossing is a place for

1. zebras to cross the road
2. people to cross the road
3. cars to run people over

Q8. By 2030, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.

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

Q9. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** The whole excursion took APPROXIMATELY ten hours

1. exactly
2. about
3. precisely
4. apparently
5. respectively

Q10. Eric wanted to fix his cousin’s computer, but he was already having problems setting up his Aunt’s Wi-Fi network and he didn’t want to ( open a whole new can of worms)

1. Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family
2. Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
3. Eric was having difficulties untangling the computer wires.
4. Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem