1. He can't hear anything. He's as deaf as a __________. A. B. C. D. stone tree snake post > for a chat with me.

2. He drops in a) b) c) d) Over and over Off and on > Of and on Off and over

3. a. b. c. d. 4. a. b. c. d. 5. a. b. c. d. 6. a. b. c. d. 7. a. b. c. d.

If life is full of opportunity for you, we say The world is your ____ . crab mussel prawn oyster > The phrase in a nutshell means ________. With difficulty, after great effort. Briefly, without wasting time or words.> Leading to a range of possibilities. With hidden meaning. Complete the sentence. The box was as light as ________ . air a feather > a leaf a piece of paper If you are very hungry, we say you could eat a ________ . cow pig whale horse > If you give someone the cold shoulder , what do you do? ignore or be unfriendly to someone. > massage someone. give someone some frozen meat. injure someone. as good as ________ .

8. According to the expression, a well-behaved child is a.gold > b.a flower. c.chips d.a bir 9. a. b. c. d. Ellie was "feeling blue." What did that mean? She touched only blue things. She was freezing cold. She was feeling very sad. She was touching her favorite dog.

ANS - C 10. Mrs. O'Leary says her neighbor, Jim, has "a heart of gold." What does she me an? a. He has a very valuable pacemaker. b. He has tattoos on his chest. c. He is a very kind, honest person. d. He is a selfish, evil person. ANS - C 11. Edgar was "tickled pink"when he heard from his friend. What does that mean? a. A bunch of people got him down, tickled him and made him laugh. b. Tickling nearly made him have a heart attack. c. His friend likes to tickle him. d. He was delighted to hear from his friend. ANS-D 12. When he was asked why Arthur had not fought in the army, Jed replied, "That simple. He "was yellow." What did he mean? a. He was a coward; afraid to fight. b. He was sick to his stomach. c. He was Chinese. d. He had a jaundiced look. ANS -A 13. Mr. Jones said his business was "in the black" now. What does that mean? a. He bought some oil fields. b. It only runs at night. c. It is losing money. d. It is making a profit. ANS -D 14. My grandfather had a heart attack five years ago but he gave up smoking and started exercising and now he's as fit as __________. a) a fiddle > b) an athlete c) an ox d) a fire-fighter 15. Investing in the stock market is risky but if you put your money in a high i nterest account it's as safe as __________. a) your hands b) a church c) hospitals d) houses > 16. I'm driving so I won't have any alcohol. I'll be as sober as a __________ al l night. a) lord b) judge > c) police officer d) politician

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d b a d b

17. To blaze a trail a. to set on fire b. to rise with anger c. to act in a foolish way d. to initiate work in a movement ans- d 18. To make one's pile a. to construct one's house b. to make a successful career c. to hit one's target d. to make a fortune ans- b

19. To catch a tarter A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty B. To catch a dangerous person > C. To meet with disaster D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match 20. To drive home A. To find one's roots B. To return to place of rest C. Back to original position D. to say something very clearly >

21. To play second fiddle A. To be happy, cheerful and healthy B. To reduce importance of one's senior C. To be in a subordinate position to someone > D. To do back seat driving 22. Black sheep of the family A. B. C. D. An unlucky person of a family A lucky person of a family An ugly person of a family A worthless member of a family >

23. To set one's face against A. To oppose with determination > B. To judge by appearence C. To get out of difficulty D. To look at one steadily 24. He "went back on" his promise to vote for me.

A. B. C. D.

betray > forgot reinforced supported

25. Harassed by repeated acts of injustice. he decided "to put his foot down". A. resign B. withdraw C. to accept the proposal unconditionally D. to assert something strongly. > 26. The class could not "keep a straight face" on hearing the strange pronunciat ion of the new teacher. A. remain silent B. to look serious C. remain mute D. remain disturbed 27. The parliamentary inquiry into the Bofors deal did not "bring to light" an y startling facts. A. Prove B. Probe C. Highlight D. Disclose 28.