Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
He was quite good with a fly swatter. He figured that he could pick ......... as many as 75 percent of all the flies he swatted at on a good day.
A -
hand
B -
off
C -
behind
D -
apart
2-
When asked by the school principal and his science teacher why he got into a fight at recess, Todd replied,"Josh has been ......... on my little brother for the past month and he won't stop. My brother and I both asked him to stop and he refused. Today was the final straw. He knocked my brother's lunch out of his hand and laughed at him. I am bigger so it is my job to look after my brother."
A -
packing
B -
pumping
C -
picking
D -
pitting
3-
"I am going to go pick Mr. Smith's......... about my idea on how to reduce the friction on my home-made wind generator," Ben said to his roommate when asked where he was going.
A -
brain
B -
knowledge
C -
ideas
D -
records
4-
"We went to pick up some free bricks at this guy's house. Unfortunately, when we got there, the pile of bricks was pretty picked......... . All that were left were small, broken pieces," Jayden said to Beth.
A -
away
B -
small
C -
down
D -
over
5-
"Can we go get a cup of coffee? I am really tired; I didn't get much sleep last night and I really need a pick-me-......... ," Hillary said to Natasha.
A -
high
B -
up
C -
away
D -
wired
6-
"I am sorry that I am late. My grandma stopped by just as I was leaving and she ......... me. I am going to work for her soon and she wanted to talk about what she would need for the jobs at that moment. Once again, I am sorry," Jim said to Gracie.
A -
pidgeon holed
B -
watering holed
C -
bullet holed
D -
mole holed
7-
"My roommate is being very......... -headed about letting me put my guitar in the living room. She keeps saying that it ruins the look of the living room and nothing I say or do will change her mind," Kathy told Melissa.
A -
pig
B -
ram
C -
whale
D -
armadillo
8-
"We have been talking about getting together for coffee for quite some time. Let's ......... down a date to finally meet for some coffee," Janice said to Larissa.
A -
punch
B -
pine
C -
pin
D -
point
9-
"Sometimes it is hard for people to guess how I am feeling or what I am thinking. I don't let my emotions show often. My little sister and I are opposites; she wears her heart on her ......... ," Cara said to Jennifer.
A -
jersey
B -
head
C -
chest
D -
sleeve
10-
"Let's buy Jimmy that new bike he wanted for his birthday. I know we don't have much money but I think we can swing it. We'll have to pinch and ......... for a while but it would be worth it," John said to Kathryn.