(a) Use the following five idioms and phrases in your own sentences:…

Question

(a) Use the following five idioms and phrases in your own sentences:

Null and void, on the spur of the moment, take to heart, under the influence, look before you leap, lend an ear, every inch. Get in on.

(b) Choose from the alternatives the one which best fits the blank and write its letter on your answer sheet.

(i) He took ........ Greek when he was over sixty

(a) up

(b) for

(c) under

(d) from

(ii) Very few people have never heard ........ shakespeare.

(a) of

(b) on

(c) off

(d) by

(iii) He is very interested ........ history.

(a) in

(c) for

(b) on

(d) about

(iv) We suspected our cashier ........ stealing the funds.

(a) on

(c) with

(b) for

(d) of

(v) He succeeded ........ passing the examination in his second attempt.

(a) on

(c) for

(b) to

(d) in

(c) Give the synonyms of the following adjectives:

accurate, brave, clumsy, desperate, energetic

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