Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"Do you have an extra cigarette? I'm going to the store in a few minutes to get more," Jerry told his friend, who responded," Here're two to ......... you over till then."
A -
time
B -
toke
C -
take
D -
tide
2-
"That's the third game of checkers I've won in a row! It feels pretty good after losing eight straight games to you. It looks like the tide has finally......... ," Alistair gloated.
A -
topped
B -
tailed
C -
turned
D -
teemed
3-
"I just inherited $25,000 from a cousin I didn't even know I had! That's a pretty ......... sum, don't you think?" Derrick exclaimed to his wife.
A -
topping
B -
tidy
C -
total
D -
tiny
4-
"After going out with Nancy for three years, I think I'll just date girls casually for a while. I don't want to be ......... down so soon again," Jay admitted to his brother.
A -
toned
B -
taped
C -
tied
D -
tripped
5-
"The idea of 'justifiable reliance' ......... into our earlier lecture on 'the letter of the law' versus 'the idea of the law'-- the purpose the law is supposed to serve," the professor told his class.
A -
trails
B -
ties
C -
takes
D -
turns
6-
"I asked John when he was getting married, but he was pretty tight-......... about the whole thing. He wouldn't go into any details," Shannon said to Christa.
A -
lipped
B -
tongued
C -
mouthed
D -
fisted
7-
"The suspect still hasn't confessed. I think we''ll have to tighten the ......... a bit to get him to talk," Detective Samuels said to Detective Scott.
A -
ropes
B -
cuffs
C -
nails
D -
screws
8-
"With all the extra bills we've had this month, money is getting pretty ......... . We'll have to watch what we spend for a while," Chris cautioned Paula.
A -
tight
B -
taut
C -
trivial
D -
tiny
9-
"That's OK. We've had to......... our budget before. We still had fun, though, didn't we?" Pauline reminded Chris.
A -
catch
B -
snatch
C -
stretch
D -
cache
10-
"Dad's such a tight......... ! He told me we can't have more than ten dollars a week for our allowance," Rachel told her sister.