1. He passed himself off as a noble man. (1)
- 1. Pretended to be
- 2. Was looked upon
- 3. Was regarded as
- 4. Was thought to be
2. Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to stew in his own juice. (3)
- 1. Make a stew
- 2. Boil
- 3. Suffer for his own act
- 4. Suffer in his own juice
3. In the organised society of today no individual or nation can plough a lonely furrow. (2)
- 1. remain unaffected
- 2. do without the help of others
- 3. survive in isolation
- 4. remain non-aligned
4. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet. (3)
- 1. flatters
- 2. praises others
- 3. praises himself
- 4. admonishes others
5. This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other. (2)
- 1. hotly debated
- 2. going on slowly
- 3. stuck up
- 4. ignored