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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom ‘By the skin of one’s teeth’:
ALosing by a small margin
BWinning with great confidence
CAchieving something effortlessly
DBarely succeeding at something
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom ‘Cross that bridge when we come to it’:
ATo avoid a topic permanently
BTo plan carefully for every possibility
CTo deal with a problem only when it actually arises
DTo take a shortcut to save time
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom ‘Dime a dozen’:
AAn item sold at a discount
BSomething extremely rare and valuable
CSomething very common and easy to find
DA specific quantity of coins
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom ‘Hit the ground running’:
ATo start a new task with great energy and enthusiasm
BTo begin exercising immediately
CTo fall while running
DTo rush toward a finish line
Change into indirect speech: He said, “I jog every morning before work.”
AHe said that I jog every morning before work.
BHe said that he jogs every morning before work.
CHe said that he jogged every morning before work.
DHe said he jog every morning before work.
Change into passive voice: You should double-check the figures before submitting.
AThe figures should be double-check by you before submitting.
BThe figures should double-checked by you before submitting.
CThe figures should be double-checked by you before submitting.
DThe figures are double-checked by you before submitting.
Change into indirect speech: She said, “I will visit the museum this weekend.”
AShe said that she will visit the museum this weekend.
BShe said that she would visit the museum that weekend.
CShe said she visit museum weekend.
DShe said that I would visit the museum this weekend.
Change into passive voice: A wildfire destroyed thousands of acres of forest.
AThousands of acres of forest were destroyed.
BThousands of acres of forest have been destroyed.
CThousands of acres of forest are destroyed.
DThousands of acres of forest destroyed.
Detect the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
AMathematics are her favorite subject.
BMathematics is her favorite subject.
CMathematics have been her favorite subject.
DMathematics were her favorite subject.
Change into indirect speech: He said to the waiter, “Bring the bill immediately.”
AHe told the waiter bring bill immediately.
BHe told the waiter to bring the bill immediately.
CHe said bring the bill immediately.
DHe asked the waiter to bringing the bill immediately.