English Practice Set 406

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1. Q1 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Choose the word that best fits the context of the sentence: Their friendship, once strong, gradually became ___ after the argument.
   ApublicBcelebratedCstrongerDstrained
2. Q2 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Select the idiom that means the same as the underlined segment in the given sentence. She forgot to apply for her internship abroad due to the ongoing marriage preparations she had to help with and now that opportunity is lost .
   AMissing the boatBBurning the midnight oilCBeat about the bushDTreading on thin ice
3. Q3 · English · Grammar — Articles & Determiners
   Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: This is _____ and sincere worker.
   Aa honestBthe longest riverCan honestDHe is a
4. Q4 · English · Grammar — Articles & Determiners
   Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: They live in _____ Netherlands.
   AsomeB—CaDthe
5. Q5 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. __Unless you will work__ hard, you cannot succeed.
   AstartedBUnless you will workCUnless you workDhas been working
6. Q6 · English · Clauses & Sentence Types
   In the following questions, a part of the sentence has been underlined. Find out which clause has been used in that part. __He has done well__ ever since he has come here.
   APrincipalBNounCAdjectiveDAdverb
7. Q7 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The police were investigating the case last week."
   AThe case will be investigated by the police last week.BThe case was being investigated by the police last week.CThe case are being investigated by the police last week.DThe case were investigated by the police last week.
8. Q8 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "The committee rejected the proposal due budget to constraints."
   A'the' and 'budget'B'The' and 'constraints'C'to' and 'budget'D'committee' and 'the'
9. Q9 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The teacher explained the lesson clearly."
   AThe lesson are explained clearly by the teacher.BThe lesson will be explained clearly by the teacher.CThe lesson was explained clearly by the teacher.DThe lesson were being explained clearly by the teacher.
10. Q10 · English · Match the Columns
    Match Column A with Column B (Idioms and Phrases): Column A: A. Cost an arm and a leg B. Run out of steam C. Water under the bridge D. On the ball Column B: 1. a past problem that is no longer worth worrying about 2. to lose energy or enthusiasm 3. alert and competent 4. to be very expensive
    AA-1, B-4, C-3, D-2BA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2CA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3DA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1