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83. How can he criticize it so much when he's never been to that
city.
A) knit
B) knock
C) kill
84. Dave's dating a really stunning woman. Have you seen her?
A) krone of a
B) kunkle
C) knockout
85. You wouldn't exactly call her calm and relaxed.
A) limber
B) lacking
C) laid back
86. That's just like her to be so inept.
A) lame
B) lacquer
C) latent
87. Don't give me that story again. I've heard it before.
A) load
B) line
C) lump
88. I am really fortunate getting that seat.
A) looked-out
B) lucked-in
C) lucked-out
89. It isn't a good idea to cause trouble when you can't speak the language.
A) mix up
B) make waves
C) mud up
90. I am exhausted after working at nights and studying by day.
A) maxed out
B) marbled
C) made
91. David is a really excellent golf player.
A) mad
B) modern
C) mean
92. I'm sick of his dumb and stupid questions.
A) Mickey Mouse
B) mash potato
C) marshmallow
93. The police arrested him outside his house.
A) nicked
B) noted
C) nough
94. Let's have a small drink of brandy before we go to bed.
A) nip
B) nose
C) node
95. There is no problem and it doesn't matter.
A) No heat.
B) No go.
C) No sweat.
96. You want me to tell him? I won't do it.
A) No way.
B) Not on the way.
C) Not a way.
97. He is such a dull and boring person.
A) nerd
B) navel
C) note
98. This is a bit cold. Can you put it in the microwave and heat it up?
A) not it
B) nuke it
C) near it
99. She is crazy if she thinks I care.
A) nude
B) numb
C) nuts
100. This is a great place to live.
A) pal
B) pad
C) pail
101. He is such a difficult and annoying person.
A) peach
B) palm
C) pain in the neck
102. Get your hands off me.
A) pole
B) paws
C) pagoda
103. It was cheap.
A) peanuts
B) papaw
C) parallel
104. She drank so much beer that she is really drunk.
A) pickled
B) parked
C) paraded
105. It's really easy to do.
A) a pear
B) a peel
C) a piece of cake
106. No wonder you are overweight. You always overeat.
A) pig-out
B) perform
C) peter out
107. He only likes doing jobs where he can make an easy profit.
A) a quick buck
B) a quote
C) a queen
108. Her work is always rapidly, but carelessly done.
A) queer
B) quick and dirty
C) quick tempered
109. His solution is always of the impermanent, unsatisfactory type.
A) quick fix
B) quick sand
C) queasy
110. Let's go to the pub for a quick beer.
A) quilt
B) quick one
C) queue
111. There really isn't any news in this newspaper anymore.
A) road
B) rear
C) rag
112. I wish they didn't make such a lot of noise this late at night.
A) race
B) rail
C) racket
113. He got a lot of points the last round.
A) racked up
B) rained
C) read
114. The business is doing very well and they are really making a lot of
money.
A) running it over
B) raking it in
C) right here
115. The weather is really cold and harsh at this time of year.
A) red
B) raw
C) ripe
116. Let's go to the beach and get some sunshine.
A) rays
B) root
C) rage
117. This is very important so make sure you give it to him right away.
A) red nose
B) red hot
C) run over
118. She is so young and innocent. It is no wonder she got exploited.
A) ripped-off
B) roped-in
C) rounded-up
119. Did you see the size of the diamond on her finger?
A) rig
B) rock
C) roast
120. He has got diarrhea.
A) the rises
B) the rookies
C) the runs
121. He has two young children running around his house.
A) rug rats
B) riddles
C) rolls
122. He was dismissed from work yesterday.
A) sold
B) snatched
C) sacked
123. There is always some kind of swindle going on over there.
A) swift
B) sweet
C) scam
124. I wish they wouldn't just rush in, eat really quickly, and then leave.
A) snippet
B) stop it up
C) scarf it down
125. Nobody is interested so let's just cancel the whole thing.
A) scratch
B) sell
C) surf
126. I don't know why she likes him. He's so dirty and unkept.
A) simple
B) scruffy
C) sharp
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127. That band plays some excellent tunes, you know.
A) serious
B) showy
C) sick
128. Wow, those are really cool sunglasses.
A) slits
B) slides
C) shades
129. Go on and have another try.
A) spade
B) shot
C) stick
130. They all criticized me, but it wasn't my fault.
A) slammed
B) shaded
C) shot
131. I'm not going to a horrible and dirty place like that.
A) sleazebag
B) solid
C) sober
132. Look at the time! We should leave.
A) speak
B) split
C) stalk
133. He comes from a very old-fashioned family.
A) shrill
B) shody
C) square
134. The stolen car has New York license plates.
A) tags
B) ticks
C) togs
135. The whole city was completely destroyed in the war.
A) taped
B) tapestry
C) taken out
136. I'll be there in just a few seconds.
A) tick
B) tale
C) tea
137. Mum was really angry with me last night.
A) toy
B) ticked-off
C) tramp
138. He completely wrecked the car last night.
A) transplanted
B) totalled
C) tricked
139. You really should throw out most of this stuff.
A) track
B) tame
C) trash
140. There's nothing on the television tonight.
A) tax
B) tube
C) time
141. His breath is totally repellant.
A) a turnoff
B) a takeoff
C) a tangle.
142. I can't believe she was dating someone else when she was still my
girlfriend.
A) tainting
B) two-timing
C) telling
143. Why are all the men at school such fools.
A) twits
B) tins
C) tanks
144. I've told him many, many times not to do that.
A) untimely
B) ugly
C) umpteen
145. They often try to increase the price if you can't speak the language.
A) up
B) use
C) unit
146. It's still available, if you want it.
A) unique
B) up for grabs
C) united
147. It costs $2,000 in advance.
A) unknown
B) up front
C) unmoved
148. She is such an anxious woman.
A) uptight
B) urban
C) uniform
149. Let's stop work and relax this weekend.
A) vent
B) veg
C) vary
150. I get bad feelings about him.
A) vibes
B) valuables
C) vitals
151. This is a great meal. I can't believe you made it.
A) vulgar
B) vicious
C) volcanic
152. It looks like he's got a lot of money in his pocket.
A) wand
B) wish
C) wad
153. That was an easy victory. I thought it would be harder.
A) a walkover
B) a wander
C) a white-out
154. Gosh, I was really drunk last night. What did I have?
A) wasted
B) wrinkled
C) wilting
155. Hello, Tom. What's been happening lately?
A) What's in?
B) What's next?
C) What's up?
156. He's very talented when it comes to computers.
A) a worm
B) a whiz
C) a wood
157. Those are great shoes. Where did you get them.
A) windy
B) wicked
C) worthless
158. Don't be such a weak and inept person.
A) wimp
B) wretch
C) witch
159. I hadn't expected them today, so I ended up improvising.
A) willing it
B) worshipping
C) winging it
160. He's really nervous about the exam.
A) wet
B) wide
C) wired
161. That colour is really horrible on you.
A) yodel
B) yukky
C) youthful
162. She always gives me a hard time.
A) yields to me
B) yick and yacks
C) yanks me around
163. He's not British, you know. He's an American.
A) a yo-yo
B) a yahoo
C) a yank
164. Can we rest? I'm too exhausted to go on.
A) zapped
B) zoomed
C) zealous
165. Since he did that, he's a nobody around here.
A) zero
B) zap
C) zombie
166. Oh no, not another pimple!
A) zillion
B) zoo
C) zit
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