Multiple choice
I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... . A position B spot C fix D quandary
position
I don’t work out very often. I only go to the gym ___ now and then.
every
“Do you know why Tom didn’t come to work yesterday?”
“I’m not sure. He might not have __ __ his flu yet.”
got over
__ __ ___, hard work is often far more important than talent.
In my book
Was it Eliot’s toilet I saw?’ Is an example of a palindrome – what is a palindrome?
A sentence that reads the same way backwards
When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... .
A thoughts B words C speech D talk
words
John really ___ like spicy food. All he eats is Indian, Mexican, and Thai cuisine.
does
Did you __ __ __ going to the gym this morning?
feel up to
“Can you pay me in cash?”
“I’m afraid not. Everything we do is strictly __ __ ___.”
by the book
What connects Thor, Wolverine, the Hulk, and the Joker?
All characters played by Australian actors
An old warehouse in Brighton has been given a new ........ of life as a youth centre following government funding.
A) offer
B) run
C) lease
D) grant
lease
Rafa Nadal, ___ uncle played for Football Club Barcelona, retired last year.
whose
“What will you do after work?” “I don’t know. Maybe I will go to the cinema. There’s a new Woody Allen movie I want to see. Hopefully, it won’t __ __ like the last one.”
drag on
Person who loves to read
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
bookworm
What do guilders, schillings, lats, litas, kunas, and kroons have in common?
Currencies replaced by the euro
Some of the suggestions made in the meeting gave me some ........ for thought.
A) bread
B) dough
C) food
D) grains
food
I thought I ........ my position absolutely clear. Either he goes or I do!
made
I was nervous about speaking in front of so many people, but I think it was a great success. I __ it __.
pulled it off
Understand something not openly said
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read between the lines
Dr Pant Mould is an anagram of whose name?
Donald Trump
Both parents were unemployed and the family had a ......... lifestyle.
A) cautious
B) frugal
C) careful
D) tight
frugal
Vicky and Steve can’t decide whether to go to Vietnam or Thailand on honeymoon. ........ way, they will have to renew their passports before applying for visas.
either
To celebrate his retirement, Jerry __ __ and bought himself a new fishing boat.
Method of deception used so much that it no longer works
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the oldest trick in the book
What are these countries now known as: Persia, Holland, Burma, Siam, Spanish East Indies?
Iran, the Netherlands, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines