SSC CGL 2012 Tier 1 1 July NZ Evening IV

Instructions

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.

Question 71

His speech has taken the wind out of my sails.

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Question 72

There is no point in discussing the new project with him as he always pours cold water on any new ideas.

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Question 73

Regardless of what her parents said, she wanted to let her hair down that night.

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Question 74

I jumped out of my skin when the explosion happened.

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Question 75

She didn’t realize that the clever salesman was taking her for a ride.

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Instructions

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternativs to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Question 76

It took her a long time to get past her failure in the medical examination.

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Question 77

The boy wanted to ask his father for money, but waited for a propitious occasion.

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Question 78

I did not agree with him; he appeared to be so bigoted for me to concur.

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Question 79

As soon as she noticed the workmen, she asked them what they have been doing.

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Question 80

He was asleep before the mother tucked him off.

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