ADVANCED VOCABULARY AND IDIOM PRACTICE 05
Select the most appropriate completion from the alternatives given.
1. Don't walk so quickly. You'll never keep up that................ for ten miles.
A. stride B. step C. pace D. walk
2. He always................... song in the shower.
A. breaks out B. breaks up in C. breaks into D. breaks in
3. The sudden attack caught the enemy..................
A. napping B. undone C. open D. sleepy
4. I don't think he's completely honest; he seems to live on his......................
A. reputation B. nerves C. wits D. feet
5. The police followed a number of clues, but have so far drawn a.....................
A. negative B. blank C. zero D. nil
6. I am happy to fall.................... anything you suggest.
A. in with B. to with C. over D. into
7. A.................. is a book of little value, written only to make money.
A. novelette B. potboiler C. paperback D. stopgap
8. The government................... a committee to investigate the problem.
A. mounted B. put up C. raised D. set up
9. It's a skilled job, and you need quite a lot of....................
A. know-how B. knowledge C. understanding D. knowing
10. She is not popular. She is the office gossip, always............... to the boss.
A. saying stories B. going on C. letting it out D. telling tales
11. There is a storm................... We had better head for home.
A. rising up B. getting up C. lifting D. setting up
12. In the autumn, in the northern hemisphere, the days.................
A. draw in B. wane C. close to D. come in
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