In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at a), b) and c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is d).
It became clear that the strangers were heading into a serious disaster.
Twenty kms are not a great distance in these days of last moving vehicles.
I adapted a new method to solve the problem.
Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book, I won
as a prize.
If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances
caused by traffic.
The more they earn, more they spend on luxury items.
You have come here with a view to insult me.
A little rail-road engine was employed by a station yard for doing small pieces
of work.
From an aesthetic point of view, the painting did not appeal to me.