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1. Dave gave the office party a __________ last year. A. miss B. hit C. chance D. break 2. After six months of convalescence in a nursing home, Simon is finally on the __________. A. run B. top C. go D. mend 3. I think you __________ a nerve when you mentioned Ralph’s forthcoming retirement. A. drilled B. had C. touch D. hit 4. Yes, I saw the last episode of the series, but I’m none the __________ about what really happened. A. better B. wiser C. cleverer D. surer 5. Some people like to __________ their neck doing dangerous sports. A. risk B. break C. twist D. endanger 6. The professor looked as if he were __________ away in a world of his own. A. yards B. kilometers C. miles D. streets 7. For stamps and coins to be of value, they need to be in mint __________. A. state B. condition C. situation D. appearance 8. There's been a slight improvement in his health, but he's not out of the __________ yet. A. bushes B. woods C. hands D. reaches 9. He's unreliable at the best of times, but forgetting my birthday was the last __________. A. drop B. breath C. straw D. despair 10. The workforce has been pared to the __________. A. quick B. fruit C. ball D. bone 11. I don't know if Ash would be right for the job; he's a bit of an unknown __________. A. quality B. qualification C. quantity D. identity 12. She now says she didn't really want the job that she failed to get, but I think it's just __________. A. a cup of tea B. an act C. full of beans D. sour grapes 13. Our dog looks very ferocious, but don’t worry, Liz. It’s gentle like __________. A. a pony B. a lamb C. snowflakes D. a stone 14. I like my new job; the only fly in the __________ is the fact that I have to work every other weekend. A. fat B. porridge C. soup D. ointment 15. Hardship and hard work are very much part and __________ of student life. A. package B. parcel C. province D. section 16. In __________, I wonder if we should have done more. A. retrospect B. hindsight C. consideration D. knowledge 17. I think it’s time you __________ and told him you think things should be changed. A. killed two birds with one stone B. put the cat among the pigeons C. took the bull by the horns D. got out of the rat race
18. The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a __________ of doubt. A. shadow B. shade C. benefit D. hue 19. I'd like to start the meeting and get down to __________ tacks. A. silver B. brass C. copper D. gold 20. As the maestro lifted his baton the theater was so still you could hear __________. A. his heartbeat B. a pin drop C. bird wings D. the drum beating 21. Most of the time, playing classical music for high schoolers is like casting _______ before swine. A. crystals B. jewels C. diamonds D. pearls 22. I think I understand the nuts and __________ of the operation. A. screws B. hammer C. nails D. bolts 23. I'll be back in the twinkling of __________. A. an eye B. a lighting bolt C. a smile D. a laugh 24. Look, I will pay you back. Would you please call the __________?! A. hunters off B. tigers off C. dogs off D. apes off 25. Meg had a __________ escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday. A. slender B. close C. near D. narrow 26. Sony has brought in some __________ to revise its fortunes. A. fresh blood B. thin air C. green beans D. soft water 27. The people – the __________ fodder, the men who would die, and the women who would weep: they should be given something more than the privilege of either cheering platforms patriots or being summoned for interrupting public meetings. A. spear B. cannon C. wave D. rifle 28. I feel I’m in a __________ in my job right now – I need a change. A. ridge B. rut C. ditch D. tunnel 29. Many victims of the earthquake pay __________ to the ones who took them out of rubble. A. respects B. homage C. tributes D. deference 30. Max sometimes fails to __________ and makes us do his work. A. take the bull by the horns B. hit the nail on the head C. pull his weight D. put his foot in it 31. In the acting career, the moment when one first cut his __________ will be the most memorable with embarrassment and pride bubbling up inside. A. teeth B. fingers C. hair D. legs 32. Substantial members of the __________ members ignored the union advice. A. all and sundry B. flesh and blood C. head and shoulders D. rank and file