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Here are the answers to the questions: 24. The surgery will cost you an arm and a leg. This means that the surgery is The idiom "cost an arm and a leg" means to be very expensive. The correct option is D. very expensive*. 25. At the debate, Peter the principal speaker was a pale shadow of himself. This means that Peter The idiom "a pale shadow of himself" means that someone is not as good or effective as they used to be, implying a poor performance. The correct option is C. performed poorly*. 26. For this election, the electorate will prefer transparent ballot boxes to ----- ones. "Transparent" means allowing light to pass through, so that objects behind can be seen. The opposite is "opaque", which means not able to be seen through. The correct option is B. opaque*. 27. There are people who preach virtue but practice -----. "Virtue" refers to behavior showing high moral standards. The opposite is "vice", which refers to immoral or wicked behavior. The correct option is D. vice*. 28. The man was told that humility was the antidote to -----. "Humility" is the quality of having a modest or low view of one's own importance. The opposite is "arrogance", which is an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. The correct option is A. arrogance*. 29. We were admonished to cherish teachers rather than ---- them. "Cherish" means to protect and care for someone lovingly. The opposite in this context would be to neglect or fail to care for them. The correct option is C. neglect*. 30. The sound from Larry's recorder was ---- rather than audible. "Audible" means able to be heard. If a sound is not clearly audible, it might be "muffled", meaning not loud because of being obstructed. The correct option is A. muffled*. SECTION E When I took my father to the hospital, we went straight to the 31. outpatient department and sat down with the other 32. patients who were waiting for their turn. After the nurse had taken his 33. vitals, we waited for an hour before we were allowed to enter the 34. consulting room. The doctor took his 35. stethoscope to listen to the sound of my father's internal organs. 31. The correct option is C. outpatient department. 32. The correct option is D. patients. 33. The correct option is B. vitals. 34. The correct option is A. consulting. 35. The correct option is D. stethoscope.