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1.

  We've wasted enough time chatting, let's get down to business and finish this project before the deadline.
               
    (A) to avoid work  
(B) to procrastinate
    (C) to focus on the task at hand and start working seriously  
    (D) to take a break from work  
               
2.   As much as I would love to travel the world right now, I know that it's just me building castles in the air and I need to focus on my responsibilities.
               
    (A) building actual castles in the sky  
(B) having practical and achievable ideas
    (C) having unrealistic, impractical, or impossible ideas or plans  
    (D) building sandcastles on the beach  
               
3.   I don't know why, but I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and everything seems to be going wrong.
               
    (A) to wake up feeling refreshed and energized  
(B) to start the day feeling neutral
    (C) to be in a bad mood or have a hard day from the moment of waking up  
    (D) to wake up feeling confused  
               
4.   The salesman promised me a great deal, but in the end, I felt like I had been taken for a ride and paid much more than the item was worth.
               
    (A) to be given a lift  
(B) to be deceived, tricked, or misled
    (C) to be taken on a tour  
    (D) to be treated with kindness  
               
5.   As a doctor, I am on call this weekend and must be ready to respond to any emergencies that come up.
               
    (A) off duty  
(B) available to work or be contacted at any time
    (C) unreachable  
    (D) on vacation  
               
6.   The movie features an ensemble cast of talented actors who bring their unique strengths to the screen.
               
    (A) a single lead actor  
    (B) a group of extras
    (C) a group of actors with different levels of importance  
    (D) a group of equally important actors  
         

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    Answers : 1C   2C   3C   4B   5B   6D  
       
 
 

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