FIXED EXPRESSIONS (31-7-2021) - NEC Mã A467333

FIXED EXPRESSIONS (31 / 7/ 2021) 1. Discussions on the issue of expansion of the company have been in _______ since the outbreak of the disease in the area. A. hitch B. limbo C. feud D. core 2. Increasing terrorism in the region puts a new _______ on the situation. A. complexion B. disposition C. outlet D. tantrum 3. The candidate’s optimism gave _______ to doubt as the result of exit polls became known. A. place B. lie C. vent D. voice 4. This week’s programme is given _______ a profile of an eminent scientist. A. credit for B. in to C. over to D. up on 5. If you make it to the final, you will be _______ some of the best sprinters in the world. A. in for B. up to C. up against D. up with 6. The two men had a disagreement when they first met. That disagreement _______ the scene for the lifelong hostility between them. A laid B arranged C prepared D set 7. This will cause all sorts of problems. ~ I know. It’s a _________________ for disaster. A. recipe B. ingredient C. receipt D. reason 8. Mr. Discontent wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making a(n) ______. A. act B. drama C. play D. scene 9. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on TV, but she rose to the ________ wonderfully. A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion 10. That he was using unscrupulous research methods only came out because his assistant _______ on him to the press. A. ratted B. hounded C. fished D. bugged 11. The phrase ‘money doesn't buy happiness’ is a cautionary cliché that keeps us from blindly lining your pockets with _______ in the hope that we’ll feel happier. A. stash B. hoard C. stock D. dosh 12. I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my _______. A. shoulders B. head C. chest D. mouth 13. The tendency is to respond to anger with anger, but in these situations, it pays to keep a cool _______. A. brain B. mind C. head D. top 14. The employees are ______ a rally in the city centre to demand higher wages. A. making B. performing C. staging D. presenting 15. Having gained a ______ victory in the general elections, they proceeded with their ambitious programme. A. galloping B. staunch C. landslide D. close-up 16. Apart from one or two ______ of brilliance from Owen, England put on a rather poor performance. A. flashes B. spells C. storms D. strokes 17. Travelling to Norway and experiencing the Nothern Lights first hand was always at the very top of Mary’s _______ list. A. luggage B. lag C. basket D. bucket 18. The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks that ruined the economy? That really ________! A. sows wild oats B. spills the beans C. takes the biscuit D. upsets the apple cart 19. The Government is trying to ________when it says it will spend more on the health service without raising taxes. A. chew the fat B. wave the flag C. square the circle D. put the lid 20. 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 21. The police are going to ______down on illegal stock exchange activities in the streets. A. dragging B. kicking C. dumbing D. clamping 22. A: ‘Oh, I’m exhausted! I’ve been doing homework all day.’ B: ‘Come and put your _______ up for 5 minutes and I’ll make you a cup of tea.’ A. hands B. hair C. heart D. feet