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After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.
He went off the rails, as soon as he heard of his failure in the last examination.
  • A. became annoyed
  • B. wept bitterly
  • C. became disorganized
  • D. became a man
  • E. lost consciousness
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After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.
She is eating her heart out for a sailor who is away at sea
  • A. writing to
  • B. longing for
  • C. quarreling with
  • D. fuming about
  • E. hating
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38
After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.
How do you hope to do it? You can't make bricks without straw
  • A. use a straw for making bricks
  • B. afford not to have all the necessary materials
  • C. seek a leader
  • D. find bricks and straw
  • E. erect a brick without straws
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After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.
Mary's classmates agreed to send her to Coventry. This means that Mary's classmates agreed to 

  • A. send her to the penitentiary
  • B. report her to the Sisters at the convent
  • C. ignore her
  • D. train her to the leader
  • E. send her to the Sisters at the convent
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40
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
My choice of a partner would be based on character, not looks
  • A. visibility
  • B. feasibility
  • C. appearance
  • D. stares
  • E. posture
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