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What does the idiom ‘pull someone’s leg’ mean?
ATo ask for a favor
BTo joke with or tease someone
CTo physically injure someone
DTo betray someone's trust
Which sentence correctly uses no article before a person’s name and a city name?
AAn Ahmed lives in a Lahore.
BAhmed lives in Lahore.
CThe Ahmed lives in the Lahore.
DThe Ahmed lives in Lahore.
Which sentence correctly uses the simple past tense in both clauses, since the connector ‘before’ already makes the sequence of events clear?
AShe left before he arrived.
BShe had left before he arrived.
CShe left before he had arrived.
DShe had left before he had arrived.
What does the idiom ‘see eye to eye’ mean?
ATo agree with someone
BTo look directly at someone
CTo compete with someone
DTo avoid eye contact
Which sentence correctly uses ‘had better’ to give strong advice or a warning?
AYou had better finish your homework now.
BYou have better finish your homework now.
CYou better had finish your homework now.
DYou had best finish your homework now.
What does the phrase ‘time flies’ mean?
ATime moves very slowly
BIt is time to leave
CTime passes very quickly, often surprisingly so
DTime cannot be measured
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: ‘The committee consists ___ five members.’
Awith
Bin
Cof
Dfor
Which single word means ‘a person who fears or dislikes foreigners or strangers’?
ASkeptic
BXenophobe
CMisanthrope
DRecluse
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: ‘I am looking forward ___ the weekend.’
Aat
Bfor
Con
Dto
Which single word means ‘a person who has difficulty sleeping’?
ANarcoleptic
BInsomniac
CLethargic
DSedentary