Learn and Examine Yourself

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Phrases and Idioms

1.	The invention of computer has turned over a new leaf in the history of modern technology. Which of the following is nearest in meaning to the italicized idiom above?

created a new history

began a new civilization

opened a new chapter

created a sensation

2.	What is the meaning of the idiom’a round dozen?

a little less than a dozen

a little more than a dozen

a full dozen

round about a dozen

3.	Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom ‘Swan song’?

First work

Last work

Middle work

Early work

4.	To read between the lines’ means-----

To read carefully

To read only some lines

To read quickly to save time

To read carefully to find out any hidden meaning

5.	Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood. ---- what dose the italicized idiom above mean?

in cool brain and calculated thought

so patiently and thoughtfully

so impatiently and thoughtlessly

stirred by sudden emotion

6.	When a person says he’s all in ‘, it means----

He is very tired

He has arrived

He has finished packing

He has got everything