Idiom and Phrases & Improve sentences
1. To beat the air.
(A) to settle a dispute
(B) to gamble
(C) to make efforts that are useless
(D) to try to do the impossible
2. Threw a spanner
(A) Reverie
(B) Disinterested
(C) Sabotage
(D) Boasting
3. To keep the pot
(A) to sharper my wits
(B) to be cautious
(C) to keep controversy alive
(D) to repent
4. A green horn.
(A) An inexperienced man
(B) a dangerous man
(C) Suspicious man
(D) a wise person
5. To paddle once own canoe
(A) Working vigorously
(B) thoughtful
(C) manage independently
(D) to praise oneself
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6. Sunil didn’t pay any heed to his superior’s instruction, ( I did neither).
(A) nor did I
(B) I either did
(C) neither didn’t I
(D) No improvement
7. Ashina (hesitated to listen to) what her elder sister was saying.
(A) hesitating to listen to
(B) hesitates in listening to
(C) hesitate listened to
(D) No improvement
8. The Arabian Nights (have been written) by Edward William lane.
(A) are being written
(B) has been written
(C) have written
(D) No improvement
9. Nitin assured Ankit that he (would look at) his work while he was on leave.
(A) would over look
(B) would look after
(C) will look
(D) No improvement
10. (when the weather was) cold, I wear monkey cap.
(A) when weather is
(B) why the weather is
(C) while the weather was
(D) No improvement
Answer Key :
1.(c) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(a) 5.(c) 6.(a) 7.(d) 8.(b) 9.(b) 10.(a)
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