11) He is not worth his salt if fails at this juncture.
a) quite worthless
b) very proud of himself
c) quite depressed
d) very strange
12) After having finished the last project, I find myself at a loose end.
a) happy
b) on vacation
c) free of troubles
d) with nothing to do
13) The boy had a hair-breadth escape from a street accident.
a) lucky
b) easy
c) narrow
d) quick
14) I just paid him a left handed compliment.
a) an honest
b) a well deserved
c) an insincere
d) a flattering
15) Seema is a little hard of hearing.
a) inaudible
b) disinterested
c) deaf
d) insensitive
16) He is in habit of chewing the cud.
a) accusing other
b) crying over spilt milk
c) forgetting things
d) to muse on
17) The scenery of Kashmir beggars description.
a) beyond the power of description
b) beg for description
c) describe a beggar
d) description of a beggar
18) You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
a) enjoy forever
b) have it both ways
c) run away from responsibility
d) absolve yourself of guilt
19) India carried the day by defeating Australia in hockey series.
a) lose
b) loose
c) win
d) decisive victory
20) His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass.
a) cowardly and brutal
b) an unreliable and deceitful person
c) a hidden enemy
d) low and mean