The sick man _________ last night.

• passed away
• passed by
• passed down
• passed for
Correct Option: A  [ passed away ]

Remark:

We regard her as our mother.

• bear away
• look upon
• to make over
• to put by
Correct Option: B  [ look upon ]

Remark: "look upon": perceive, regard as, think of.

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.

After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

• went away
• left
• expired
• yielded
Correct Option: C  [ expired ]

Remark: "passed away": demise, die

She gave up the job after getting married.

• abandoned
• joined
• started doing
• none of these
Correct Option: A  [ abandoned ]

Remark: "gave up": relinquished, surrendered

The boss simply could not _________ his inefficiency any more.

• put off
• put up with
• put down
• put across
Correct Option: B  [ put up with ]

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:

As she was turning out papers she came across the letter she had been looking for.

• saw from a distance
• found unexpectedly
• touched
• read quickly
Correct Option: B  [ found unexpectedly ]

Remark: "came across": to meet or find someone or something by chance.

By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.

• repented for
• compensated for
• forgotten about
• none of these
Correct Option: B  [ compensated for ]

Remark:

To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.

• to skim
• to summarize
• to outline
• to paraphrase
Correct Option: A  [ to skim ]

Remark: "to skim ": To read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.