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The project advanced by leaps and bounds.  \na. rapidly b. slowly  \nc. sharply d. simply  \n2. His speech fell short on the audience.  \na. Had no effect b. moved the audience  \nc. Impressed the audience d. was quite short  \n3. The officer called for an explanation form the cashier for the shortage of cash.  \na. Asked b. begged  \nc. served a notice d. demanded  \n4. He took his father’s advice to heart.  \na. casually b. patiently  \nc. seriously d. quietly  \n5. He is so innocent that he wears his heart on his sleeve.  \na. Wears dress that does not match  \nb. Express his feelings openly  \nc. Wears colourful dresses  \nd. Express his feelings with the shape of a heart printed on his sleeve.  \n6. She denied point-blank her involvement in the crime.  \na. Directly b. desperately  \nc. stubbornly d. rudely  \n7. The poor subordinates are made scapegoats by their superiors.  \na. Punished for others’ misdeeds  \nb. Developed poor relations  \nc. Treated humbly and respectfully Scolded with arrogant reactions  \n8. The matter has been sorted out.  \na. revised b. supported  \nc. resolved d. changed  \n9. I take exception to your statement that I am bad tempered.  \na. feel offended b. feel unhappy  \nc. object d. feel angry  \n10. His friends beat the boy to pay off old scores  \na. To punish someone [b. to](b. to) take revenge  \n[c. to](c. to) force him to be a scorer in a match  \nd. because he had not scored well earlier  \n11. She is too fond of her own voice.  \na. loves singing b. very selfish  \nc. very talkative  \nd. does not listen properly to anyone else  \n12. Some people do not grease anybody’s palm on any account.  \na. Bribe b. flatter c. cheat d. fight  \n13. I was so disappointed when my close friend  \nleft me in the lurch.  \na. Went away without waiting for me  \nb. Helped me in difficult times  \nc. Abandoned me when I needed help  \nd. Stopped helping me in emergency  \n14. He was on the brink of disaster.  \na. At the top of [b. at](b. at) the point of  \nb. On the side of d. on the back of  \n15. The boy felt like a fish out of water.  \na. Disgusted b. uncomfortable  \nc. disappointed d. homeless  \n16. His speech was all Greek to me.  \na. strange b. incomprehensible  \nc. inaudible d. uninteresting  \n17. The poor man moved from pillar to post to get money.  \na. went to pillars b. tried his best  \nc. went to money lenders  \nd. moving from one place to another aimlessly  \n18. Raju was left alone to face the music.  \n[a. to](a. to) bear the criticism  \n[b. to](b. to) listen to a favourable comment  \n[c. to](c. to) run away [d. to](d. to) compensate  \n19. They were offered six months’ rent in lieu of notice to vacate the building.  \na. Inspite of [b. in](b. in) place of  \nc. despite of [d. in](d. in) addition to  \n20. 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