Paper 2 P4 T4L7 MCQ (Independent)

1. 1. Singapore has advanced military technology to protect itself from external _______________ posed by other countries.

• threats

• alliances

• animosity

• friendships

2. 2. Smallpox is a virus which has been _______________ as it was last reported many years ago and no longer affects people.

• erased

• eroded

• removed

• eradicated

3. 3. Carrie and Su-lin decided to _______________ their differences and gave in to each other in an attempt to get along better.

• solve

• resolve

• dissolve

• absolve

4. 4. Juliana was ____________ as she bit her fingernails while waiting to collect her exam results.

• on tenterhooks

• pulling her leg

• spilling the beans

• jumping on the bandwagon

5. 5. Revathi smiled ______________________ and her cheeks reddened when her teacher complimented her excellent drawing in front of the whole class.

• grimly

• bashfully

• deviously

• menacingly