English Practice Set 497

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1. Q1 · English · Grammar — Articles & Determiners
   Select the appropriate word to fill the blank: He was elected _____ president of the club.
   AaBsomeCtheDan
2. Q2 · English · Phrasal Verbs
   Which phrasal verb means: "to become unusable through use"?
   APut up withBWork outCWear outDLive up to
3. Q3 · 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 workCUnless you will workDwent
4. Q4 · English · Clauses & Sentence Types
   His eyes caught a heap of letters. They were lying on the table. (Combine using a Relative Clause)
   AHis eyes caught a heap of letters and were lying on the tableBHis eyes caught a heap of letters which were lying on the tableCHis eyes caught a heap of letters but were lying on the tableDHis eyes caught a heap of letters so that were lying on the table
5. Q5 · English · Cloze Test
   Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: "Data centres that power this _____ infrastructure now account for a significant share of global electricity use."
   ArigidBinvisibleCambitiousDintervention
6. Q6 · English · Homonyms / Confusing Word Pairs
   The garden was full of fragrant rose bushes.
   AShe rose early to watch the sunriseBA single red rose lay on the tableCHe gifted her a bouquet of white rosesDThe rose plant needs regular pruning
7. Q7 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "She writes a letter to her friend."
   AA letter is written to her friend by her.BA letter had been written to her friend by her.CA letter has been written to her friend by her.DA letter were being written to her friend by her.
8. Q8 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. One of the reasons __are that__ the project was delayed.
   Aare thatBis thatChas reachedDsings beautifully
9. Q9 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (Idioms and Phrases): Column A: A. Take it with a grain of salt B. Let the cat out of the bag C. Call it a day D. Go the extra mile Column B: 1. to stop working on something 2. to reveal a secret accidentally 3. to not take something too seriously 4. to make a greater effort than expected
   AA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2BA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4CA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4DA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
10. Q10 · English · Match the Columns
    Match Column A with Column B (Antonyms): Column A: A. Lucid B. Grateful C. Kind D. Sturdy Column B: 1. Cruel 2. Ungrateful 3. Confusing 4. Flimsy
    AA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1BA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1CA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1DA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4