04 ADVANCED VOCABULARY AND IDIOM PRACTICE
Select the most appropriate completion from the alternatives given.
1. He soon................... the money he won in the lottery.
A. ran through B. dropped through C. ran away D. dropped down
2. ................... favours the brave.
A. Luck B. Fortune C. Time D. Fate
3. It wasn't serious; he did it.....................
A. by fun B. funny C. for fun D. to fun you
4. He's crazy: he's a.........................
A. moony B. goony C. noony D. loony
5. It is said waiters................... fair amount in tips.
A. lift out B. pick out C. pick up D. lift up
6. Don't hang about: get a......................
A. move to B. moving C. move on D. move out
7. A.................... is a person who spends money like a drunken sailor.
A. plunger B. spendthrift C. wastrel D. playboy
8. A drowning man clutches at a......................
A. thread B. straw C. mote D. penny
9. People threw things and the meeting..................
A. cracked up B. blew up C. broke out D. broke up
10. A chain is as strong as its...................
A. weakest link B. corrosion C. anchor D. individual member
11. When beer is flat you don't get much.....................
A. head B. top C. bubble D. lift off
12. She worries too much; the least little thing...................
A. sets her up B. gets her in C. makes her up D. puts her out
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