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She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

  • temper
  • irritation
  • composure
  • anger
  • Correct Option: C  [ composure ]

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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 Option: D  [ None of the above ]

    Remark: "a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.

He has reached present position in his job through elbow grease.

  • his persistent fighting
  • his good connections
  • flattering his superiors
  • his hard work
  • Correct Option: D  [ his hard work ]

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It is a great store, because it remains open twenty-four seven.

  • throughout the day
  • throughout the night
  • throughout the day and night
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ throughout the day and night ]

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The policy has been declared to be null and void.

  • Invalid
  • Empty
  • Valid
  • Impossible
  • Correct Option: A  [ Invalid ]

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How did you break the ice in the party?

  • Break free
  • Initiate something
  • Shatter peace
  • Cause harm
  • Correct Option: B  [ Initiate something ]

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Her fame spread far and wide because she was a talented singer.

  • Her fame grew
  • Her fame lessened
  • Her fame ended
  • Her fame began
  • Correct Option: A  [ Her fame grew ]

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To bite the dust

  • eat voraciously
  • have nothing to eat
  • eat roots
  • to fail
  • Correct Option: D  [ to fail ]

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When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.

  • to suspect a trick
  • to misunderstand
  • to smell a bad smell
  • to see hidden meaning
  • Correct Option: A  [ to suspect a trick ]

    Remark:

The idiomatic expression "pull yourself together".

  • drag oneself
  • help me
  • get angry
  • calm down by oneself
  • Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

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