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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.
Mr. John has always managed to keep his head above water.
  • A. keep his head above water when swimming
  • B. like swimming
  • C. know the techniques of swimming
  • D. stay out of financial difficulty
  • E. borrow a large amount of money from the bank and he is trying to pay up
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37
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.
The men eventually gained their freedom and decided later to get their own back on their oppressors.
  • A. strike
  • B. have their revenge on
  • C. abuse
  • D. get something from
  • E. beat up
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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.
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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40
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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