Lexico and grammar for NEC (7 pages) without key Mã A415189

26. You say you need new clothes but your wardrobe is full to ________ with dresses. A. overflowing B. overfilling C. overlaying D. overstepping 27. The economic situation makes many people unwilling to take the ________ and open their own businesses. A. initiative B. bull C. plunge D. opportunity 28. Looking after a house, four children, a lazy husband and two dogs is real ________. A. labour B. drudgery C. toil D. grind 29. Serena is still _______ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant. A. blissfully B. decorously C. jubilantly D. ecstatically 30. I'm afraid we got our _______ crossed — I thought my husband would be picking up the children and he thought I was doing it. A. minds B. purposes C. wires D. fingers 31. Marlene is quite _______ - I don't know she manages to fit everything in. A. inexhaustible B. tiresome C. inexorable D. indefatigable 32. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the royals. A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out 33. Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with _______ the course of justice. A. perverting B. inverting C. converting D. diverting 34. You can try reformatting your computer, but once you open that ________, you'll probably be working on it for days, A. apple of discord B. can of worms C. load of cobblers D. spot of bother 35. I've searched ________ for that old photo album, but I can't find it anywhere. A. high and low B. long and short C. straight and narrow D. thick and thin 36. Sheila swore that she would ________ after she figured out that I had started the rumor about her.

A. fight shy of me B. get even with me C. lie heavy on me D. run afoul of me 37. As a celebrity he was rather unusual in that he preferred to ________ the limelight in as much as was possible. A. gorge B. renege C. milk D. shun 38. ________, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant. A. Having hunger satisfied B. Their hunger satisfied C. Hunger been satisfied D. Satisfying their hunger 39. I don’t like the way that Jack is always trying to ________ trouble between us. A. dish out B. rub up C. stir up D. spark out 26. I'm about to start my long-planned swimming regime. But I've got really terrible cellulite, which makes me feel rather ______ . A. self-assured B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident 27. ______ , we cleared the table and washed the dishes. A. Having the food eaten B. Eating the food C. Eaten the food D. The food eaten 28. I am putting my job ______ by giving you this information. A. on the point B. on the trot C. on the line D. on the verge 29. This horror film is not for people who are ______ and can not stand the sight of blood. A. sullen B. discreet C. squeamish D. callous 30. Our teacher tends to ______ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about A. boil down B. string along C. skate over D. track down 31. The return on your investment will come in ________ at first, but you'll see a more steady flow of income later. A. bits and bobs B. dribs and drabs C. fingers and thumbs D. bibs and tuckers 32. There is a big investigation ________, but I don't know when. A. in the offing B. off the peg C. on the blink D. over the hill 33. As I said before, the report will be released in the ________ of time. I can't estimate when that will be.