Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. I wanted to ask her what she thought of her ex-husband, but I figured it
was better to let sleeping________ lie."
A. cat B. dog C. fish D. cow
2. "I have to run to the bathroom. Can you keep an eye ________ my suitcase
while I am gone?"
A. on B. at C. off D. in
3. "Her husband is awful; they fight all the time but I think it takes ________
to tango."
A. one B. two C. three D. four
4. "I have decided that this summer I am going to learn how to scuba dive." --
"Me too! I have already paid for the course. Great minds ________alike!"
A. think B. hear C. listen D. tell
5. "When my girl friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother
because blood is ________than water."
A. thinner B. thicker C. better D. more
6. I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You're right. You've hit the ________ on the head.
A. nail B. wall C. lips D. hand
7. She is walking on the ________. She doesn't know how to say.
A. air B. road C. street D. garden
8. When you do something, you should ________
A. pay through the nose B. turn over a new leaf
C. weigh up the pros and cons D. huddle into a pen
9. Someone who is inexperienced is ________
A. red B. blue C. black D. green
10. The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such
delicious food.
A. enormous B. terrific C. strange D. awful
11. The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its
deliberations become known prematurely.
A. privately B. safely C. publicly D. dangerously
12. She's so ________; you really have to watch you say or she'll walk out of
the room.
A. high and dry B. prim and proper C. rough and ready D. sick
and tired
13. "Whenever that professor says something I don't like, I have to bite my
________"
A. tougue B. mouth C. lips D. eyes
14. "Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic." -- "That's
okay; better late than ________"
A. never B. no C. not D. none
15. "If you want to ask me, just ask; don't beat ________the bush."
A. for B. around C. round D. towards
16. "Don't tell me how to do this; show me because Actions speak louder than
________"
A. words B. speech C. work D. jobs
17. The time we spend apart has been good for us because absence makes the
heart grow ________"
A. fonder B. founder C. louder D. sounder
18. At every faculty meeting, Ms. Volatie always manages to put her foot in her
mouth.
A. move rapidly B. trip over her big feet
C. fall asleep D. say the wrong thing
19. If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you around the city.
A. free B. confident C. occupied D. reluctant
20. Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet she certainly strikes me as
in the pink.
A. in absolute health B. in good health C. in clear health D. in
extreme health
21. That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing
but a tall story.
A. cynical B. unbelievable C. untrue D. exaggeration
22. You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from
your parents delightedly. Don't ________
A. look gift horse in the mouth B. buy it through the nose
C. pull my leg D. take it for granted
23. "Do you think you will win your tennis match today?" - "It will be a piece of
________"
A. cake B. sweet C. candy D. bitcuit
24. I'd like to do something to change the world but whatever I do seems like a
drop in the________"
A. bucket B. garbage C. rubbish D. river
25. Jack has egg ______ because he couldn't remember how to spell "Batman"!
A. on his teeth B. on his face C. on his shirt D. on his fingers
26. Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I guess I really put my _____ in my
mouth.
A. foot B. hand C. elbow D. knee
27. Sharon always sticks her ________into everyone else’s business.
A. head B. lips C. nose D. mouth
28. In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only once in a
________moon.
A. green B. purple C. blue D. middle
29. Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t let the ________out
of the bag.
A. dog B. mouse C. bat D. cat
30. We don't go there often - just ________and on.
A. of B. off C. on D. over
31. He argued with her until he was ________in the face.
A. black B. grey C. yellow D. blue
32. It was a ________-letter day when she finally received her graduation
diploma.
A. black B. grey C. red D. white
33. My sister became________as a ghost when she saw the man at the
window.
A. black B. grey C. yellow D. white
34. She passed her exam with flying ________and now wants to go out and
celebrate.
A. colors B. colours C. bays D. objects
35. My sister was always the teacher's ________ when she was in the first
grade at school.
