Q1. Please be as brief as you can, I have other fish to fry.

• to cook the food
• to take rest
• some important work to attend to
• to attend the friends

Q2. The boy took to his heels after stealing some money.

• jumped up
• hurt himself
• ran away
• fell down

Q3. One should always try to keep one's word.

• to guard a secret
• to be too shy to speak
• to remember
• to fulfill a promise

Q4. It is known that he is a man of straw.

• a generous man
• a man of no substance
• a man without means
• a man of character

Q5. Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.

• Has no result
• Works for both sides
• has a private agenda
• fails to arouse

Q6. The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.

• did not find him
• put him in prison
• arrested him
• took him to court

Q7. On the issue of marriage, Sarita put her foot down.

• stood up
• was firm
• got down
• walked fast

Q8. His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.

• lose money quickly
• plan a murder quickly
• murder someone quickly
• make money quickly

Q9. There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.

• ignoring
• hiding
• forgetting
• denying

Q10. He was out of spirits for a few days after his defeat.

• gloomy
• sober
• lifeless
• uninvolved