Q51. If someone uses the idiom "a black sheep", he/she is talking about:
- a sheep that in black
- an unlucky person
- an ugly person
- None of the above
✅ Correct Answer:
D [ None of the above ]
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📖 Why?"a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.
Q52. When one is "airing dirty linen in public", the person is:
- discussing private affairs in public
- hanging out clothes in the open to dry
- standing up and fighting
- complaining
✅ Correct Answer:
A [ discussing private affairs in public ]
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📖 Why?"airing dirty linen in public": discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people.
Q53. If you talking about a "tit for tat" situation, you are:
- making someone angry
- doing harm as done to you
- rewarding people for the good done
- taking advantage of someone
✅ Correct Answer:
B [ doing harm as done to you ]
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📖 Why?"tit for tat": is an equivalent given in return, retaliation in kind.
Q54. He is ill at ease in his new position.
- not comfortable
- feeling sad
- angry
- callous
✅ Correct Answer:
A [ not comfortable ]
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📖 Why?ill at ease: awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable
Q55. "Don't try to throw dust into my eyes. You will not succeed."
- to protect my eyes
- blind me with dust
- to mislead or confuse me
- to blind me with dust
✅ Correct Answer:
C [ to mislead or confuse me ]
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📖 Why?throw dust into my eyes: to mislead or deceive someone.
Q56. Don't mix with the bad hats.
- people of bad character
- people selling bad hats
- people of poor status
- people with bad hats
✅ Correct Answer:
A [ people of bad character ]
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📖 Why?bad hats: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, mischief-maker, trouble maker,
Q57. All our effort ended in smoke.
- to come to nothing
- to gain importance
- to praise oneself
- to reach target
✅ Correct Answer:
A [ to come to nothing ]
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📖 Why?ended in smoke: means to fail or be unsuccessful after a lot of effort.
Q58. The number increased by leaps and bounds.
- very fast
- very slw
- in details
- aimlessly
✅ Correct Answer:
A [ very fast ]
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📖 Why?leaps and bounds: Rapidly, or in fast progress.
Q59. To murder in "cold blood", it means to murder:
- coolly
- unfeelingly
- thoughtlessly
- deliberately
✅ Correct Answer:
B [ unfeelingly ]
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✅ Correct Answerunfeelingly
📖 Why?Cold blood means without emotion or mercy, so the murder is done without feeling.
💡 RememberThink: "cold" = without feelings.
📝 ExampleThe killer acted in cold blood and showed no remorse.
Q60. If somebody has worked for "donkey's years", it means he has worked:
- for donkeys
- for a few years
- for a long time
- for a short time
✅ Correct Answer:
C [ for a long time ]
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📖 Why?"donkey's years": for a very long time
