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English
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. having had
Answer: \'Everyone\' is a singular indefinite pronoun and takes the singular verb \'has\'.
English
A. Get injured
B. Good luck
C. Run fast
D. Dance well
Answer: \'Break a leg\' is an idiom used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
English
A. Monologue
B. Dialogue
C. Extempore
D. Soliloquy
Answer: \'Extempore\' means a speech delivered without prior preparation or rehearsal.
English
A. Misanthrope
B. Philanthropist
C. Egoist
D. Narcissist
Answer: \'Philanthropist\' combines \'phil\' (love) and \'anthropos\' (mankind), meaning a lover of humanity.
English
A. Bibliophile
B. Misogynist
C. Philanthropist
D. Aerophile
Answer: \'Bibliophile\' is a compound of \'biblio\' (book) and \'phile\' (lover), meaning a person who loves books.
English
A. Suicide
B. Homicide
C. Genocide
D. Manslaughter
Answer: \'Genocide\' refers to the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of a particular race or nation.
English
A. Every night
B. Rarely
C. Always
D. Sometimes
Answer: \'Once in a blue moon\' means something that happens very rarely.
English
A. Pessimist
B. Optimist
C. Cynic
D. Skeptic
Answer: \'Optimist\' is a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future.
English
A. since
B. from
C. for
D. during
Answer: \'For\' is used with a duration of time (ten years). \'Since\' would require a specific starting point.
English
A. Introvert
B. Gossip
C. Talkative
D. Bore
Answer: \'Talkative\' means a person who talks excessively. While \'gossip\' relates to talking, \'talkative\' is the precise one-word substitution.
English
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
Answer: The infinitive of purpose \'to buy\' is used to express the reason for going somewhere.
English
A. Feminist
B. Misanthrope
C. Misogynist
D. Philogynist
Answer: \'Misogynist\' combines \'miso\' (hatred) and \'gyne\' (woman), meaning hatred of women.
English
A. from
B. to
C. than
D. over
Answer: The correct preposition with \'preferred\' is \'to\'. We say \'prefer X to Y\'.
English
A. get up
B. getting up
C. got up
D. gets up
Answer: \'Used to\' is followed by a gerund (-ing form). \'Getting up\' is the correct gerund.
English
A. To eat something hard
B. To face a painful situation bravely
C. To shoot someone
D. To fight back
Answer: \'Bite the bullet\' means to endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
English
A. was
B. is
C. are
D. has been
Answer: With \'neither...nor\', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. \'Students\' is plural, so \'are\' is correct.
English
A. Theocracy
B. Democracy
C. Bureaucracy
D. Oligarchy
Answer: \'Theocracy\' means a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.
English
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. by
Answer: \'On\' is the correct preposition for something resting on a surface.
English
A. Democracy
B. Aristocracy
C. Plutocracy
D. Monarchy
Answer: \'Plutocracy\' comes from \'ploutos\' (wealth) and means government by the wealthy.
English
A. Agoraphobia
B. Claustrophobia
C. Acrophobia
D. Hydrophobia
Answer: \'Claustrophobia\' comes from \'claustrum\' (enclosed space) and means fear of confined areas.