Q: The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.

A: discuss

B: watch

C: grant

D: examine



Correct Option: D  [ examine ]

Remark:
"look into": examine, investigate, study.


Q: By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.

A: repented for

B: compensated for

C: forgotten about

D: none of these



Correct Option: B  [ compensated for ]

Remark:


Q: My friend _________ at seven this morning.

A: took away

B: got up

C: left up

D: kept up



Correct Option: B  [ got up ]

Remark:


Q: After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

A: went away

B: left

C: expired

D: yielded



Correct Option: C  [ expired ]

Remark:
"passed away" is a polite and gentle term used to say that someone has died.


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: 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: The secret information was ________ from me.

A: held away

B: held off

C: held back

D: held out



Correct Option: C  [ held back ]

Remark:
"held back": to refrain from revealing.


Q: I will _______ to my job until May.

A: hold up

B: hold on

C: hold in

D: hold



Correct Option: B  [ hold on ]

Remark:
"hold on": to wait or pause.


Q: To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.

A: to skim

B: to summarize

C: to outline

D: to paraphrase



Correct Option: A  [ to skim ]

Remark:
"to skim ": To read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.


Q: The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

A: put over

B: put up

C: put on

D: put of



Correct Option: C  [ put on ]

Remark:
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