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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
Answer
Correct Option: C  [ Made off ]
Remark:
"Made off": to leave quickly, usually in order to escape.
Q: I am
all at sea
.
A: out of reach
B: very happy
C: puzzled
D: drowning
Answer
Correct Option: C  [ puzzled ]
Remark:
Q: Never _________ upon the marginalized. (phrasal verb)
A: look over
B: look down
C: look through
D: look into
Answer
Correct Option: B  [ look down ]
Remark:
"look down": to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant (disrespect).
Q: I have
hit upon
A: broke
B: found
C: destroyed
D: dashed
Answer
Correct Option: B  [ found ]
Remark:
hit upon
: discover, come up with, think of, conceive of.
Q: Don't mix with the
bad hats
.
A: people of bad character
B: people selling bad hats
C: people of poor status
D: people with bad hats
Answer
Correct Option: A  [ people of bad character ]
Remark:
bad hats
: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, mischief-maker, trouble maker,
Q: The weary traveller ________ the door of a deserted house in a forest. (Phrasal verbs)
A: Knocked down
B: knocked off
C: knocked at
D: knocked out
Answer
Correct Option: C  [ knocked at ]
Remark:
Q: She exhibited remarkable
sang froid
during the crisis.
A: temper
B: irritation
C: composure
D: anger
Answer
Correct Option: C  [ composure ]
Remark:
Q: When one is
"airing dirty linen in public"
, the person is:
A: discussing private affairs in public
B: hanging out clothes in the open to dry
C: standing up and fighting
D: complaining
Answer
Correct Option: A  [ discussing private affairs in public ]
Remark:
"airing dirty linen in public": discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people.
Q: He is a
dark horse
.
A: silent
B: secretive
C: dangerous
D: possessing a secret ability.
Answer
Correct Option: D  [ possessing a secret ability. ]
Remark:
Q: To be all at sea.
A: a family voyage
B: lost and confused
C: in the middle of the ocean
D: a string of island
Answer
Correct Option: B  [ lost and confused ]
Remark:
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