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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 211:
<b>Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:</b><br/><br/>Will they sign any contracts at the Fair? They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods .... as well
  • A Will buy
  • B To buy
  • C They buy
  • D They bought
  • E Will be bought
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Question 212:
<b>Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:</b><br/><br/>I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I .... it for three hours
  • A Shall be writing
  • B Have been writing
  • C Shall have been writing
  • D Am writing
  • E Was writing
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Question 213:
<b>Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:</b><br/><br/>Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a <u>freelance</u> journalist
  • A A forthright
  • B An eloquent
  • C An unattached
  • D A political
  • E A convincing
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Question 214:
<b>Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:</b><br/><br/>He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always <u>jaundiced</u>
  • A Coloured
  • B Sick
  • C Suspicious
  • D Unscrupulous
  • E Prejudiced
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Question 215:
<b>Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:</b><br/><br/>After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her <u>point blank</u> of adultery
  • A Bluntly
  • B Pointedly
  • C Emphatically
  • D Unreservedly
  • E Unmistakingly
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