woman said that she would know the thief by …… if she ever saw him again.

A.    chance                              

 B. mistake      

C. sight          

 D. accident

James sometimes seems quite unfriendly but …. heart he’s a good person.

A.   at                            

B. by              

C. in                

D. on

You’re....... to be late if you don’t hurry.

A.   bound                                

B. about          

C. able            

D. all are correct

 It seems that Charles will give it up. I suppose he is a lost …..

A.   cause                            

B. reason  

C. aim              

D. purpose

 I don’t want to see a movie now, I have …. mind going to the park.

A.  on                                

B. in              

 C. at                

D. of

We had better keep on our....... while we’re walking a***g the dark portions of this street.

A.   eyes                      

B.   ears            

C. toes            

D. faces

Although a deal has been agreed, it is not yet ….-and-dried.

A. fried                                  

B. tried            

C. cut              

D. run

I think I must explain to her that she got hold of the wrong …. of the stick again.

A. end  

B. ends            

C. ending        

D. ended 

I have to work at two jobs to make........... meet.

A. end                        

B. ends            

C. ending        

D. ended

The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn’t.................. her weight.

A. pushing                              

B. pulling        

C. losing          

D. gaining

I really put my …. in it when I asked her about her job. I didn’t know she’d just been fired.

A. head            

B. foot

C. feet      

D. minds 

Four soldiers have faced charges since the scandal came to light last fall.

A. hiden                                  

B. revealed      

C. believed      

D. relieved

 We’ve known you are a good swimmer – stop putting on an act.

A. making believe        

B. pretending  

C. lying

D. both A and B 

The manager got early retirement and a 600,000$ golden............... when the company was restructed.

A.handshake      

B. ring

C. crown        

D. money 

Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it...... , isn’t it?

A.  good                            

B. nice            

C. fine            

D. well

No one will................... off the handle for no reason.

A. fly  

B. turn

C. put  

D. cut

They ignore people who.................... the traffic lights.

A. pass                      

 B. jump          

 C. get 

 D. play 

I’ve got to run an errand. I’ll be back in a minute.

A.   manage the company              

B.   do the household chores

C.   work on a night shift            

D.  do the homework

The old man has been............ his head for at least a year.

A. on  

B. off  

C. in    

D. at 

They simply didn’t know what they were doing and they were led by the...... by a manipulative government.

A. head                                  

B. hand            

C. leg  

D. nose