Q: "Call up" means:

A: recollect

B: anticipate

C: befriend

D: invite



Correct Option: D  [ recollect ]

Remark:
"Call up": recall knowledge from memory (remember, retrieve).


Q: I saw through the trick.

A: understood

B: denied

C: detected

D: decided



Correct Option: C  [ detected ]

Remark:
saw through: to understand the truth about someone or something and not allow yourself to be deceived:


Q: Oliver was always running down his brother Orlando.

A: snub (some one)

B: speak ill of

C: defeat

D: hurt physically



Correct Option: B  [ speak ill of ]

Remark:
Similar meaning: criticize, speak badly off
Opposite: praise


Q: You should ________ your bad habit of smoking.

A: get down

B: give in

C: give up

D: go up



Correct Option: C  [ give up ]

Remark:
"give up": to stop doing, quit,


Q: We must always lookout for friends.

A: seeing

B: waiting

C: thinking

D: searching



Correct Option: D  [ searching ]

Remark:


Q: He rose to power through flattery.

A: by the way

B: by means of

C: by no means

D: none of these



Correct Option: B  [ by means of ]

Remark:


Q: On account of overwork, he is __________.

A: run down

B: runs down

C: ran out

D: run up



Correct Option: A  [ run down ]

Remark:


Q: The teacher gives many examples to __________ the idea contained in the poem.

A: bring about

B: bring in

C: bring forth

D: bring out



Correct Option: D  [ bring out ]

Remark:
"bring out": to come out / release:


Q: He _________ gardening in spite of the rain. (Phrasal verbs)

A: carried out

B: carried down

C: carried on

D: carried over



Correct Option: C  [ carried on ]

Remark:
"Carried on" means to continue or persist in a particular activity, tradition, or action.


Q: The detective suddenly _________ a useful clue.

A: gave in

B: came across

C: fill up

D: fell down



Correct Option: B  [ came across ]

Remark:
"came across": To find something by accident
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