Q.1:- You have to read between the lines to understand most of the symbolic writing.
- Read again and again
- Understand the hidden meaning
- Know the symbols
- Look for many meanings
Q.2:- The question of higher membership fees was brought up at the last meeting.
- Discussed at great length
- Introduced for discussion
- Criticised vehemently
- Vaguely referred to
Q.3:- His failure at the election has been a sore point with him for long time.
- Something which hurts
- Something that brings fear to
- Something memorable for
- Something pleasurable to
Q.4:- to face the music
- To be greeted rudely
- To be offered warm hospitality
- To enjoy a music programme
- To bear the consequences
Q.5:- My close friend got the sack from his first job recently.
- Resigned
- Got rid of
- Was demoted from
- Was dismissed from
Q.6:- His position in the company was on the brink of disaster.
- At the top of
- At the point of
- On the side of
- On the back of
Q.7:- He is always praised for his gift of the gab.
- Being lucky
- Getting something free
- Talent for speaking
- Great skill
Q.8:- I was so disappointed when my close friend left me in the lurch.
- Went away without waiting for me
- Helped me in difficult times
- Abandoned me when I needed help
- Stopped helping me in emergency
Q.9:- hand in glove
- In close relationship
- Non-cooperative
- Critical
- On bad terms
Q.10:- He spoke well though it was his maiden speech.
- Long speech
- Brief speech
- First speech
- Emotional speech
Q.11:- My parents want me to study science, but I will stick to my guns and graduate in Economics.
- Prefer to disobey them
- Hold on to my decision
- Refuse to listen to them
- Show them that they are wrong
Q.12:- Some people have the habit of working by fits and starts.
- Very seriously
- Excitedly
- Consistently
- Irregularly
Q.13:- I am looking forward to her arrival.
- Afraid of
- Expecting with pleasure
- Expecting
- Confident of
Q.14:- Turn up
- Twist
- Appear
- Curt
- Wind
Q.15:- a hard nut to crack
- A foolish search
- A difficult problem
- An easy question
- Expensive thing
Q.16:- Her mother saw through the excuse she gave.
- Revealed
- Detected
- Viewed
- Hacked
Q.17:- The manager dismissed the proposal out of hand and said that it was not at all practical.
- Completely
- Directly
- Simply
- Quickly
Q.18:- Rides the high horse
- Superior
- Went on a vacation
- Started gambling
- Bought a horse
Q.19:- I expected my friends to stand by me.
- Energise
- Support
- Accompany
- Release
Q.20:- Please hold your tongue in this matter, otherwise you will repent.
- Be silent
- Give advice
- Defend
- Argue
Q.21:- A lame excuse
- Unsatisfactory explanation
- Good explanation
- Useless talk
- Ill feelings
Q.22:- The police smelt the rat behind the death of the girl.
- Got very much confused
- Identified the cause of death
- Suspected that something is fishy
- Jumped to the conclusion
Q.23:- The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
- Got numbed
- Turned happy
- Got motivated
- Turned pale
Q.24:- The prices are going up by leaps and bounds.
- Gradually
- Irregularly
- Rapidly
- Systematically
Q.25:- I felt a fish out of water among the lawyers.
- Special
- Happy
- Uncomfortable
- Proud
