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ADVANCED VOCABULARY AND IDIOM PRACTICE 06



Select the most appropriate completion from the alternatives given.


01. In the autumn, in the northern hemisphere, the days.................
    A. draw in B. wane C. close to D. come in


02. Inefficiency made the manager so angry, his...................
     A. ears moved B. eyes boggled C. blood boiled D. breath steamed


03. He has spent all his life in the business, so he knows the....................
     A. way B. systems C. ropes D. map


04. The mother gave the naughty children a good....................
     A. telling off B. dressing over C. reprimand D. shouting out


05. I've been so busy, I have hardly had time to draw.................
     A. a straight line B. something C. breath D. a short straw


06. There were 30 children in the class, all....................
     A. said B. done C. counted D. told


07. I'll tell you................... Let's drive to the seaside for the day.
     A. how B. anything C. something D. what


08. It is easy to lose your.................... in a strange city.
     A. sight B. bearings C. place D. hotel


09. His training as a paratrooper made him as hard as.................
     A. concrete B. steel shot C. nails D. brick


10. He is not interested in anything we can offer him: he has bigger fish to......................
     A. cook B. boil C. fry D. fillet


11. Watching his line, the fisherman lost..................... of time.
     A. appreciation B. sense C. track D. sight


12. I can do no more: I have shot my....................
     A. self B. cannon C. gun D. bolt

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