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Question 1336

I am going to sell my furniture.

Adispose of

Bcarry out

Ccarry on

Dnone of the above

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A. dispose of"dispose of": to give away, to get rid of

Question 1297

I will oppose him very strongly

Aby the way

Btooth and nail

Call at once

Din broad day light

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B. tooth and nailExplanation not yet available.

Question 1296

His honesty was doubted.

Acalled in question

Bat large

Cwell and good

Dabove all

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A. called in question"called in question": to cause doubts about something

Question 1295

He rose to power through flattery.

Aby the way

Bby means of

Cby no means

Dnone of these

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B. by means ofExplanation not yet available.

Question 1294

You read the letter repeatedly.

Apros and cons

Bone and all

Ctime and again

Dto and fro

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C. time and againExplanation not yet available.

Question 1265

She gave up the job after getting married.

Aabandoned

Bjoined

Cstarted doing

Dnone of these

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A. abandoned"gave up": relinquished, surrendered

Question 1264

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

Astood in a line

Bturned straight

Cbecame orderly

Dnone of these

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

Question 1263

By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.

Arepented for

Bcompensated for

Cforgotten about

Dnone of these

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B. compensated forExplanation not yet available.

Question 1210

When teacher requested students to clean the blackboard, Sarita immediately replied " Do not stare at me". What is meaning of stare ?

Alook

Brequest

Corder

Dimpose

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A. lookExplanation not yet available.

Question 1204

Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

Agoes up

Bgets

Cgets up

Dwakes

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C. gets up"get up" means rise from bed after sleeping.

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Phrasal verbs

I am going to sell my furniture.

I will oppose him very strongly

His honesty was doubted.

He rose to power through flattery.

You read the letter repeatedly.

She gave up the job after getting married.

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

By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.

When teacher requested students to clean the blackboard, Sarita immediately replied " Do not stare at me". What is meaning of stare ?

Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

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