1. How many eggs have your hens ____ this month?
a) lain
b) laid
c) lay
d) lied
Answer: laid
2. Can you tell me where ____? Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence?
a) does Mr. Ali Live
b) Mr. Ali does live
c) Mr. Ali Lives
d) lives Mr. Ali
Answer: Mr. Ali Lives
3. You should 'show good manners' in the company of young ladies. Which is the appropriate phrase for the indicated expression above?
a) behave gently
b) practice manners
c) behave yourself
d) do not talk rudely
Answer: behave gently
4. The invention of computer has 'turned over a new leaf' in the history of modern technology. Which of the following is nearly the same in meaning to the indicated idiom above?
a) created a new history
b) began a new civilization
c) opened a new chapter
d) created a sensation
Answer: opened a new chapter
5. Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions. Which of the following says nearly the same as 'against' above?
a) in the wake of
b) in the guise of
c) in the plea of
d) in the teeth of
Answer: in the teeth of
6. What kind of man is quite the opposite type of 'supercilious'?
a) affable
b) Haughty
c) Disdainful
d) Wicked
Answer: affable
7. A speech full of too many words is-
a) big speech
b) Maiden speech
c) an unimportant speech
d) a verbose speech
Answer: a verbose speech
8. To meet trouble 'half-way' means-
a) to be puzzled
b) to get nervous
c) to be disappointed
d) to bear up
Answer: to be puzzled
9. What is the meaning of the idiom 'a round dozen'?
a) a little less than a dozen
b) found about a dozen
c) a full dozen
d) a little more than a dozen
Answer: a full dozen
10. What is the meaning of 'soft soap'?
a) Flattery for self motives
b) To recognizes other's good deeds
c) to speak high of others
d) to speak ill of others
Answer: Flattery for self motives
