The country's economy is beginning to look up now.

• remain static
• improve
• look clear
• go down
Correct Option: B  [ improve ]

Remark: "look up": to become glad, hopeful, brighten, glow.

They decided to _________ his number in the yellow pages.

• look into
• look at
• look up
• look onto
Correct Option: C  [ look up ]

Remark: "look up": search for information in a reference book or on a computer:

Instead of "tolerance" we can say:

• bear on
• bear in
• bear with
• bear at
Correct Option: C  [ bear with ]

Remark: bear with: be patient or tolerant with someone.

No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.

• return home
• return to earth
• return to reality
• be honest
Correct Option: C  [ return to reality ]

Remark:

I saw through the trick.

• understood
• denied
• detected
• decided
Correct Option: C  [ detected ]

Remark: saw through: to understand the truth about someone or something and not allow yourself to be deceived:

When teacher requested students to clean the blackboard, Sarita immediately replied " Do not stare at me".

What is meaning of stare ?

• look
• request
• order
• impose
Correct Option: A  [ look ]

Remark:

Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

• goes up
• gets
• gets up
• wakes
Correct Option: C  [ gets up ]

Remark: "get up" means rise from bed after sleeping.

We must always lookout for friends.

• seeing
• waiting
• thinking
• searching
Correct Option: D  [ searching ]

Remark:

There was a _________ on the midnight train.

• Hold up
• Hold in
• Hold
• Hold out
Correct Option: A  [ Hold up ]

Remark: "Hold up": Delay

The manager was _________ an explanation of his conduct.

• called for
• called off
• called to
• called up
Correct Option: A  [ called for ]

Remark: