Q: He had Laid out a large sum in railway shares.

A: destroyed

B: invested

C: disinvested

D: took away



Correct Option: B  [ invested ]

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Q: The thief ___________ with the ornaments. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)

A: Made away

B: Made out

C: Made off

D: Made up



Correct Option: C  [ Made off ]

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Q: The manager was _________ an explanation of his conduct.

A: called for

B: called off

C: called to

D: called up



Correct Option: A  [ called for ]

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Q: The boss simply could not _________ his inefficiency any more.

A: put off

B: put up with

C: put down

D: put across



Correct Option: B  [ put up with ]

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Q: "Call up" means:

A: recollect

B: anticipate

C: befriend

D: invite



Correct Option: D  [ recollect ]

Remark:
"Call up": recall knowledge from memory (remember, retrieve).


Q: My friend _________ at seven this morning.

A: took away

B: got up

C: left up

D: kept up



Correct Option: B  [ got up ]

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Q: The army had to YIELD to the advancing enemy. (Phrasal verbs)

A: give in

B: break upon

C: welcome

D: break to



Correct Option: A  [ give in ]

Remark:
"YIELD": to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
"give in" : Surrender.


Q: Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

A: goes up

B: gets

C: gets up

D: wakes



Correct Option: C  [ gets up ]

Remark:
"get up" means rise from bed after sleeping.


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 ]

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Q: At last the strike was ____________.

A: worked on

B: stood for the

C: run out

D: called off



Correct Option: D  [ called off ]

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