FIXED EXPRESSIONS (1-7-2021) without answer key (6 pages) Mã A880170

FIXED EXPRESSIONS (1 / 7 / 2021)

1. I'm in a bit of a _________ as to what to wear to the wedding. A. loss B. quandary C. problem D. bewilderment 2. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. . A. stands B. makes C. leads D. matches 3. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law. A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto 4. The number of people traveling by air has been growing _______. A. by leaps and bounds B. from time to time C. slow but sure D. by hook and crook 5. I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff. A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid 6. The whereabouts of the exiled president remains a _________guarded secret. A. highly B. closely C. deeply D. entirely 7. We should all_________when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices. A. make a stand B. make a comeback C. make amends D. make a deal 8. Jack never cheats or tricks anybody when he plays. He always goes by the_________ A. book B. instructions C. principles D. method 9. People turned out in_________to watch the parade on the Independence Day. A. volume B. mass C. force D. bulk 10. We were under no _________ about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims. A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions 11. She’s a bit down in the________ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job. A. world B. dumps C. heart D. bottom 12. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.” A. faint B. gut C. slight D. vain 13. I was in the ______ of despair before I heard the good news. A. depths B. profundities C. bottoms D. holes 14. She didn’t show even a _________of emotion when the court found her guilty. A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash 15. It was a fantastic film. I enjoyed it _________ A. endlessly B. unendingly C. without end D. no end 16. You’ll just have to _________ yourself to the fact that you can’t always have what you want. A. acknowledge B. reconcile C. concede D. allow 17. The students had no money left and took out a loan to _________ him over until the end of term. A. last B. tend C. keep D. tide 18. Money was short and people survived by _________and saving. A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging 19. Jane was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and act confidently. A. through B. over C. together D. off 20. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his power and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small. A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line

C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order 21. The first _________ of the ladder is important in your career. A. step B. grade C. push D. rung 22. Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the _________. A. flock B. herd C. swarm D. group 23. He didn’t have a _________ of evidence to support his claims. A. sign B. scrap C. sense D. state 24. It’s the __________ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather. A. height B. depth C. source D. matter 25. I know you’re upset about breaking up with Tom, but there are plenty more ______. A. horses in the stable B. cows in the shed C. tigers in the jungle D. fish in the sea. 26. It must be true. I hear it straight from the _________ mouth. A. dog’s B. horse’s C. camel’s D. cat’s 27. I’ve only met Stephen in a social context - he’s an unknown _________ where work’s concerned. A. option B. type C. category D. quantity 28. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of _______ and the security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today. A. reach B. kilter C. hand D. ordinary 29. At the time, Mexico was in the _____of its worst economic recession on record. A. grip B. tug C. hug D. grab 30. Harry was offered a scholarship to study in Japan and he _____ the opportunity with both hands. A. grasped B. grabbed C. held D. passed 31. A full scholarship to Harvard and you …