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Question 3131

John keeps drawing on fancy about the banking job in government sector.

AUse imagination

BDo the things beautifully

CMake clear conclusion about anything or anyone

DLikes government jobs

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A. Use imaginationExplanation not yet available.

Question 3130

After reading the story time and again we are finally reading between the lines.

AReading to entertain others

BUnderstanding the hidden meaning

CReading only to show someone else about your style of reading.

DReading to clear the exam

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B. Understanding the hidden meaningExplanation not yet available.

Question 3129

Failing in exam again and again even after putting all the hard work is bad blood.

AConsume time and affects the health

BThe aspirants become unhealthy

CThe aspirants do not take interest

DCreate angry feeling

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D. Create angry feelingExplanation not yet available.

Question 3128

Alice is very good at quant, but when she was watching a teacher's video she was taking it with a grain of salt.

AShe was enjoying the video

BTo listen to something with considerable doubt

CShe was listening with full attention

DShe was not listening with full attention

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B. To listen to something with considerable doubtExplanation not yet available.

Question 3127

The boy broke the window and took to his heels.

AThe boy ran into the window.

BThe boy broke the window and ran away.

CThe boy broke the window and fell on his heels.

DThe boy broke the window with his heels.

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B. The boy broke the window and ran away.Explanation not yet available.

Question 2960

The policy has been declared to be null and void.

AInvalid

BEmpty

CValid

DImpossible

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A. InvalidExplanation not yet available.

Question 2959

How did you break the ice in the party?

ABreak free

BInitiate something

CShatter peace

DCause harm

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B. Initiate somethingExplanation not yet available.

Question 2958

Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door.

Aavoid starvation

Bguard from pickpockets

Cward off mosquitoes

Dkeep oneself healthy

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A. avoid starvationExplanation not yet available.

Question 2957

He promised to look into the matter.

Ato peer closely at

Bto take care of

Cto investigate

Dto question

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C. to investigateExplanation not yet available.

Question 2956

It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.

Afish in hot weather.

Bcatch fish in disturbed waters.

Cmake a profit out of a disturbance.

Dgo for fishing and cause trouble.

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C. make a profit out of a disturbance.Explanation not yet available.

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Idioms and phrases

John keeps drawing on fancy about the banking job in government sector.

After reading the story time and again we are finally reading between the lines.

Failing in exam again and again even after putting all the hard work is bad blood.

Alice is very good at quant, but when she was watching a teacher's video she was taking it with a grain of salt.

The boy broke the window and took to his heels.

The policy has been declared to be null and void.

How did you break the ice in the party?

Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door.

He promised to look into the matter.

It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.

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