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Instructions: Choose the option that best explains the idiom used.

11. The manager hit the nail on the head.
A. He was violent.
B. He was exactly right.
C. He made a mistake.
D. He was angry.
Answer: B (He was exactly right)


12. The project cost an arm and a leg.
A. It was very cheap.
B. It was physically painful.
C. It was very expensive.
D. It was useless.
Answer: C (It was very expensive)


13. She decided to throw caution to the wind.
A. Be very careful.
B. Take a risk.
C. Stop driving.
D. Change her mind.
Answer: B (Take a risk)


14. The brothers simply do not see eye to eye.
A. They are blind.
B. They are far apart.
C. They do not agree.
D. They dislike each other.
Answer: C (They do not agree)

15. He was caught red-handed.
A. With paint on his hands.
B. In the act of committing the crime.
C. After the crime had been committed.
D. By a police officer.
Answer: B (In the act of committing the crime)



SECTION D: ORAL ENGLISH (Sound Sounds)
Instructions: Choose the word that has the same sound as the given phonetic symbol or underlined letter.

16. Which word contains the sound /i:/ (as in sheep)?
A. sit
B. beat
C. bed
D. bet
Answer: B (Beat)


17. Which word contains the sound /ʃ/ (as in ship)?
A. church
B. chemist
C. machine
D. cheap
Answer: C (Machine)


18. Which word has the silent consonant?
A. Psychology
B. Physics
C. Power
D. Paper
Answer: A (Psychology - 'P' is silent)


19. Which word rhymes with LIGHT?
A. fit
B. kite
C. lit
D. weight
Answer: B (Kite)


20. Identify the word with the stress on the second syllable.
A. PHO-to-graph
B. pho-TO-graph-y
C. PHO-to-graph-er
D. pho-to-GRAPH-ic
Answer: B (pho-TO-graph-y)

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