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781Despite his illness, Inzamam was ________ in winning his team.

A.Disappointing

B.Useless

C.Vigorous

D.Instrumental

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782A rumor that the corporation was close to the ________ caused panic among it’s creditors and stockholders.

A.New venture

B.Bankruptcy

C.Divided declaration

D.Annual BOD meeting

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783Muslim alchemists tried to attain wealth by _______copper and other base metals into gold.

A.Placing

B.Coin aging

C.Melting

D.Transforming

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784Although officials claimed that it’s hull was _______, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.

A.Iron made

B.Impenetrable

C.Prominent

D.Oval

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785SCIENTIST : LABORATORY ::

A.Teacher : Classroom

B.Dentist : Drill

C.Lawyer : Client

D.Actor : playwrite

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786There was a ‘whiff of’ consensus on the proposed constitutional amendments during talks between the government and opposition. Here ‘whiff of’ means:

A.Lack of something

B.A slight sign of something

C.Disagreement on something

D.Quarrel on something

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787Idiom “cook the books” means: _____________?

A.Alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

B.Read or write a lot of books

C.Give exact information

D.Come to an agreement

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788Idiom “hold the ring” means:

A.Monitor a dispute without becoming involved in it

B.Become involved in a conflict

C.Set the alarm

D.Make new ringtones

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789‘Be under the scanner’ means: ____________?

A.Being closely examined

B.Be under the watchful eye

C.Be under scrutiny

D.All of Above

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790‘Water under the bridge’ means:

A.A stagnant pond

B.Something that happened in the past and cannot now be changed

C.Alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

D.Unresolved issue or conflict

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791What is the meaning of the phrase ‘cry over split milk’?

A.Brief explanation

B.When you complain about a loss from the past

C.Express your feelings

D.Be sad over little things

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792Please, stop ________ so many mistakes.

A.To making

B.Making

C.Makes to

D.Make

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793Penny wise and pound foolish

A.Wise to spend each penny carefully

B.Careful about small amounts but careless about large amounts

C.People who don’t understand the importance of each penny

D.A part of life

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794Burn the midnight oil means:

A.Turn on light in late night

B.Work late into the night

C.Work hard to achieve something

D.Waste the resources

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795Sell someone down the river means:

A.Deliberately kill (a person or animal) by drowning

B.Betray someone for personal profit or advantage

C.Hate someone to an extreme level

D.To destroy or get rid of someone

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796What is the meaning of gloss?

A.Dull

B.Brightness

C.Smoothness

D.None

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797Idiom of ‘A pipe dream’ is ____________?

A.Unattainable dream

B.A day dream

C.A night dream

D.None

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798My father was so poor _________?

A.That he could not buy us food

B.That who could not buy us food

C.To he could not buy us food

D.None of These

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799Many species of insects were wiped _______ when the jungle was cleared.

A.Away

B.On

C.Out

D.Of

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800Nafeesa is afraid ___________spiders?

A.from

B.in

C.about

D.of

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