She tries very hard to keep up with her rich neighbours.

• to imitate
• to keep touch
• to avoid
• to be on par
Correct Option: A  [ to keep touch ]

Remark: "keep up with": to maintain contact or relations with someone.

The prisoner _________ from his guards. (Phrasal verbs)

• broke off
• broke out
• broke forth
• broke away
Correct Option: D  [ broke away ]

Remark: "broke away": escape, run away.

Oliver was always running down his brother Orlando.

• snub (some one)
• speak ill of
• defeat
• hurt physically
Correct Option: B  [ speak ill of ]

Remark: Similar meaning: criticize, speak badly off
Opposite: praise

The two bothers fell out, after their father's last will was brought out by the attorney.

• quarreled
• separated
• attacked each other
• yielded
Correct Option: A  [ quarreled ]

Remark: "fell out" meaning: differ, quarrel, spar, squabble

No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.

• return home
• return to earth
• return to reality
• be honest
Correct Option: C  [ return to reality ]

Remark:

The Information and Communication Technology has ___________ age and employees very highly paid technocrats.

• come of
• come upon
• come out of
• come through
Correct Option: A  [ come of ]

Remark: "come of": To be the result, outcome, or outgrowth of something.

I hope you can _________ the money you spent ! (Phrasal verbs)

• account for
• account upon
• account with
• account to
Correct Option: A  [ account for ]

Remark: "account for" means to provide an explanation or justification for something, or to give a detailed report or record of something.

The army had to YIELD to the advancing enemy. (Phrasal verbs)

• give in
• break upon
• welcome
• break to
Correct Option: A  [ give in ]

Remark: "YIELD": to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
"give in" : Surrender.

The manager was _________ an explanation of his conduct.

• called for
• called off
• called to
• called up
Correct Option: A  [ called for ]

Remark:

I have hit upon

• broke
• found
• destroyed
• dashed
Correct Option: B  [ found ]

Remark: hit upon: discover, come up with, think of, conceive of.