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QUESTION 191
I cannot ______ with this noise any longer.
  • A put out
  • B put off
  • C put up
  • D put on
Answer: The phrasal verb 'put up with' means to tolerate or endure something.
QUESTION 192
All the furniture in this room ______ old.
  • A are
  • B were
  • C is
  • D have
Answer: 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and is always treated as singular. Therefore, it takes a singular verb 'is'.
QUESTION 193
It's high time you ______ studying for the test.
  • D to start
  • B started
  • A start
  • C have started
Answer: The phrase 'It's high time' or 'It's time' is followed by a subject and a verb in the simple past tense to indicate that something should have already been done.
QUESTION 194
Do not ______ your voice in front of elders.
  • B raise
  • D rose
  • C arise
  • A rise
Answer: 'Raise' is a transitive verb that means to lift or elevate something. It requires an object, which in this case is 'your voice'.
QUESTION 195
He ______ to the music when I entered the room.
  • B is listening
  • C has listened
  • A was listening
  • D listened
Answer: The past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another action ('when I entered').
QUESTION 196
The meeting was ______ because the manager was ill.
  • A called on
  • C called up
  • D called off
  • B called in
Answer: The phrasal verb 'call off' means to cancel an event.
QUESTION 197
Having ______ his lunch, he went out for a walk.
  • D taking
  • A take
  • C taken
  • B took
Answer: This sentence uses a perfect participle ('Having' + V3) to show that one action was completed before another one started.
QUESTION 198
A number of soldiers ______ injured in the war.
  • C were
  • D is
  • B has been
  • A was
Answer: The phrase 'A number of' means 'many' and is treated as a plural subject, thus taking a plural verb.
QUESTION 199
I wish I ______ younger.
  • B were
  • D had been
  • C am
  • A was
Answer: The verb 'wish' is used to express a desire for an unreal situation (subjunctive mood). In this case, 'were' is used for all subjects.
QUESTION 200
He has been ill ______ last Monday.
  • A for
  • C from
  • B since
  • D on
Answer: The present perfect continuous tense is used with 'since' to denote a point in time when an action started, and with 'for' to denote a period of time.