Q: He rose to power through flattery.

A: by the way

B: by means of

C: by no means

D: none of these



Correct Option: B  [ by means of ]

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Q: She found the perfect title for her new novel.

A: break upon

B: hit upon

C: turned up

D: none of these



Correct Option: B  [ hit upon ]

Remark:
"hit upon": to come upon unexpectedly or by chance


Q: No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.

A: return home

B: return to earth

C: return to reality

D: be honest



Correct Option: C  [ return to reality ]

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Q: Her supporters began to _________ and she was left alone.

A: fall over

B: fall away

C: fall off

D: fall on



Correct Option: B  [ fall away ]

Remark:
"fall away": To stop supporting or interacting with someone.


Q: The patient will __________ soon.

A: come of

B: come off

C: come down

D: come round



Correct Option: D  [ come round ]

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Q: I cannot make out what you say.

A: rely upon

B: believe

C: understand

D: solve



Correct Option: C  [ understand ]

Remark:


Q: When the boy was put into a boarding school, he quickly fell into line without his usual indiscipline behaviors.

A: stood in a line

B: turned straight

C: became orderly

D: none of these



Correct Option: C  [ became orderly ]

Remark:
"fell into line": starts to follow the rules, behave according to expected standards of behaviour.


Q: The country's economy is beginning to look up now.

A: remain static

B: improve

C: look clear

D: go down



Correct Option: B  [ improve ]

Remark:
"look up": to become glad, hopeful, brighten, glow.


Q: The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

A: put over

B: put up

C: put on

D: put of



Correct Option: C  [ put on ]

Remark:


Q: To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.

A: to skim

B: to summarize

C: to outline

D: to paraphrase



Correct Option: A  [ to skim ]

Remark:
"to skim ": To read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.
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