Directions (1-12): In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicized/bold in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase:
Q1. To pick holes
(a) to find some reason to laugh
(b) to destroy something
(c) to criticize someone
(d) to cut some part of an item
Q2. To drive home
(a) to find one’s roots
(b) back to original position
(c) to return to the place of rest
(d) to emphasize
Q3. To beg the question
(a) to refer to
(b) to take for granted
(c) to raise objections
(d) to be discussed
Q4. To keep one’s temper
(a) to become angry
(b) to be in a good mood
(c) to preserve one’s energy
(d) to be aloof from
Q5. Although he ran into debt, he did not stop gambling.
(a) met with
(b) had the risk of
(c) incurred
(d) crushed into
Q6. He went ahead and shot the elephant in order not to lose face in front of the natives.
(a) be humiliated
(b) be disfigured
(c) be blamed
(d) be criticized
Q7. So far as hazards of pollution are concerned, the traffic policeman bear the brunt.
(a) suffer the most
(b) are exposed to the danger
(c) face the consequences
(d) have to run the risk
Q8. My boss is, in fact, a live wire he works for twelve hours a day.
(a) an industrious and brilliant
(b) lively and active
(c) sincere and intelligent
(d) sincere and efficient
Q9. Every opponent of Mohammad Ali has gone to the well in the contest with him so far.
(a) failed to defeat
(b) proved equal
(c) achieved one’s aim
(d) broken one’s bones
Q10. Talk shop
(a) Talk about one’s profession
(b) Talk about shopping
(c) Ridicule
(d) Treat lightly
Q11. One should not turn up one’s nose at the hard life of downtrodden people.
(a) to run away
(b) to rebuke
(c) to hate
(d) to abuse
Q12. It has been proved up to the hilt that China’s intentions are bad.
(a) completely
(b) up to first decision
(c) no outcome
(d) none of these
Solutions
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.B
5.C
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.A
11.C
12.A