English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Thousands of students are candidates for the examination but only very few pass

A Come into
B Call for
C Go into
D Enter for
E Turn up for

Question 7:

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: He went through fire before he qualified as a doctor

A Had a fire accident
B Made a lot of fire
C Suffered a lot
D Underwent some purification
E Required a lot of fire

Question 8:

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Osyaku started playing football because he thought it would develop him physically

A Took up football
B Picked up football
C Returned football
D Took up with football
E Put in for football

Question 9:

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Once i have finished all my homework, i am permitted to watch television

A I can only watch television at any time
B I can only watch television after doing my homework
C Television comes first, then homework second
D I can only finish my homework after permission to watch television
E After watching television i finished my homework

Question 10:

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:For all he cared, the game was a good as lost.

A He did not care if the game was lost
B He could not care less if the game was lost
C He was almost certain that the game would be lost
D He was afraid the game would be lost
E Thegame was very good, and he cared very much about losing