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Q2. 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

Q3. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.

1. fall
2. blank
3. wait
4. pause
5. place

Q4. My friends all called and told me to hang in there after I'd

1. left for my honeymoon
2. decided to go sky-diving
3. broken my leg in an accident

Q5. Ben says his life was a roller-coaster ride while

1. he was living in an amusement park
2. he was staying in a cottage in the countryside
3. he was getting divorced and changing his job

Q6. Lyle chose Marco for his partner, thinking that it would be fun to work with his best friend, but now that the project was due tomorrow and the boys had nothing done, Lyle realized that he should have (hitched his horse to a different wagon).

1. When one wishes to have chosen different company than one is presently keeping
2. When one accepts responsibility for one's own involvement in an unfortunate event
3. When one understands that the only way to solve a problem is through hard work
4. When one determines that the best course of action is to tell the truth

Q7. If you cut corners when doing something,

1. you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
2. you do it straightaway
3. you accomplish two different things at the same time with very little effort

Q8. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.

1. suit
2. match
3. fit
4. compare
5. color

Q9. He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.

1. possible
2. interested
3. inclined
4. able
5. capable

Q10. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already disappeared from the earth.

1. brave
2. untamed
3. unfriendly
4. angry
5. wild