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Question 1: To say that someone has told a secret, we use the idiom, ‘You’ve let the ___out of the bag!’

A. cat
B. mouse
C. goose
D. dog

Question 2: Someone who is inexperienced is ___.

A. red
B. blue
C. black
D. green

Question 3: She comes to see me once in a ……moon.

A. red
B. glouse
C. blue
D. green

Question 4: She is walking on the………she doesn’t know how to say.

A. air
B. road
C. street
D. garden

Question 5: I can’t go to school today as I feel under the ______

A. health
B. wealth
C. weather
D. road

Question 6: He takes after his father very much. It is like father like…….

A. son
B. children
C. father
D. girl

Question 7: Enjoy your meal! Home grow, home…. .

A. make
B. made
C. makes
D. making

Question 8: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______.

A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 9: Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn’t take them______________.

A. as a rule
B. as usual
C. out of habit
D. for granted

Question 10: After running up the stairs, I was ____breath.

A. without
B. out of
C. no
D. away from

Question 11: I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of ______.

A. tongue
B. brain
C. mind
D. memory

Question 12: The sixth time he called me at night was the______.

A. last cause
B. last straw
C. touch and go
D. hot air

Question 13: Now that they have read it in_______, they believe me.

A. red and blue
B. blue and red
C. white and black
D. black and white

Question 14: Just keep________on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?

A. a look
B. a glance
C. an eye
D. a care

Question 15: The children went _______ with excitement.

A. wild
B. wildly
C. wilderness
D. wildlife

Question 16: Don’t forget to drop me a line when you are away.

A. telephone me
B. call me
C. write to me
D. send me a telegram

Question 17: We arefed up with the bad weather.

A. very tired of
B. full of
C. interested in
D. unhappy with

Question 18: They are very generous in that museum- not only is the entrance fee reasonable but they give you a brochure for free.

A. at no cost
B. at little cost
C. at some cost
D. at low cost

Question 19: No wonder she isjumping for joy, she has just been given promotion.

A. very jumpy
B. very jumpy
C. very happy
D. very noisy

Question 20: I know it didn’t look like that, but the truth is they only did itfor fun.

A. as a joke
B. as humour
C. as funny
D. as joking

Question 21: They decided to move away from the city to the countryside for the sake of the children.

A. speaking about
B. talking about
C. talking about
D. thinking about

Question 22: They tried in vain to save enough money to buy a house and so finally they rented one.

A. without money
B. without trial
C. without success
D. without work

Question 23: Although Romeo and Juliet were deeply in love, they still managed to kill themselves.

A. loved each other often
B. loved each other often
C. loved each other most of the time
D. loved each other mostly

Question 24: You want to know why I have gota bee in my bonnet?

A. a headache
B. a fly in my head
C. a problem on my mind
D. a difficulty with my hair

Question 25: I wish I could trust you again, but all you ever did to me was tolet me down.

A. to make me cry
B. to make me angry
C. to despite me
D. to disappoint me

Question 26: I love you from the bottom of my heart.

A. deeply
B. truly
C. madly
D. abundantly

Question 27: As she is new to the job I would ask you to keep an eye on her for the time being.

A. look at
B. consider
C. check
D. observe

Question 28: You shouldn’t worry about the exam because you have prepared well and you will probably find it a piece of cake.

A. easy to digest
B. easy to read
C. easy to start
D. very easy

Question 29: My son would love to have a Buzz Lightmonth toy for his birthday. Do you have any at your store?-Sorry, madam. They are out of stock.

A. bankrupt
B. broken
C. not available
D. stacked

Question 30: You certainly couldn’t call him modest because he is always blowing his own trumpet.

A. saying how fit he is
B. saying how healthy he is
C. saying how clever he is
D. saying how tall he is

Question 31: We have lost a lot of money and have little income and so we are finding it difficult to make ends meet.

A. examine
B. contribute
C. convene
D. survive

Question 32: Have you seen that long queue outside the supermarket? Whatever they are selling is going like hot cakes.

A. selling very slowly
B. selling very often
C. selling very strangely
D. selling very well

Question 33: I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my whole investment has gone down the drain.

A. has been overtaken
B. has been confirmed
C. has been wasted
D. has been confused

Question 34: I would advise you to do that as well and in that way you will kill two birds with one stone.

A. get things done twice
B. get something done two times
C. get two things done at the same time
D. get two things done twice

Question 35: I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it is raining cats and dogs.

A. it’s just started to rain
B. it’s going to rain
C. it’s raining heavily
D. it’s raining a little

Question 36: So, George…Have you made up your mind where you want to go for your internship?

A. decided
B. conjured up
C. told your mom
D. postponed

Question 37: everyone thought Jane and Elly were a happy couple, but it was all just make believe.

A. modesty
B. pretending
C. reality
D. denial

Question 38: You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He is a little hard of hearing.

A. stubborn
B. quite when he speaks
C. deaf
D. distracted

Question 39: We need to do something about it! This situation is getting out of hand !

A. too big
B. too organized
C. out of control
D. out of order

Question 40: New evidence came to light at the end of the trial.

A. was hidden
B. was sheathed
C. was concealed
D. was revealed

Question 41: I suppose she was the apple of your eye at the time.

A. your favourite fruit
B. your favourite meal
C. your favourite person
D. your favourite book

Question 42: As they only had a few minutes to get to the station, they ran all the way and finally caught the train by the skin of their teeth.

A. just in time
B. just for time
C. just on time
D. just by time

Question 43: Yes, we went away on holiday last week but it rained day in, day out

A. every single day
B. every other day
C. every second day
D. every two days

Question 44: I think the time has now come when we'll simply have to call it a day

A. stop trying
B. stop thinking
C. stop working
D. stop going

Question 45: All right then if you like I'll put my cards on the table .

A. I'll tell you a story
B. I'll tell you what to do
C. I'll tell you something
D. I'll tell you my honest opinion

Question 46: Well in the first place all the windows are broken, which is a real pain in the neck

A. a bad ache
B. a serious ache
C. a serious problem
D. a bad shock

Question 47: Yes, I agree but at the same time it's not the end of the world

A. worth worrying about
B. worth talking about
C. worth looking at
D. worth speaking about

Question 48: I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.

A. in person
B. facing them
C. looking at them
D. seeing them

Question 49: He is like a fish out of water whenever he goes to the party.

A. feels uncomfortable
B. feels dry
C. feels thirty
D. feels silly

Question 50: She has just realised that he pulled her ____ for a long time

A. ears
B. legs
C. arms
D. head