English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
Can you give a good explanation for your behaviour?

A Account for
B Call for
C Clear up
D Make up
E Give up

Question 832:

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:be careful!. We are approaching the crossroads

A Look up
B Watch out
C Look out
D Hold up
E Look in

Question 833:

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 834:

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 835:

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