Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"It is hard to watch a paycheck go up in......... . I just got paid two days ago and I am already broke. I only bought two pairs of pants and the money is already gone," Tina said to Grace.
A -
wind
B -
smoke
C -
clouds
D -
drain
2-
"I am not sure yet where I am going to move, Mom. It is kind of up in the ......... right now. I have to decide which job offer I want to pursue and the job offers are all in different cities," Gracie told her.
A -
air
B -
closet
C -
attic
D -
office
3-
"We forgot to bring food on our camping trip and had to......... without food for two days. I lost some weight, though," Tom told his wife when she asked about the men's' camping trip.
A -
go
B -
went
C -
make
D -
spend
4-
"Of course you were supposed to sweep all the dirt off the deck before painting it, Jim! That goes without ......... . Now the paint will peel up and it looks bad," Simon said to his teenage son.
A -
learning
B -
painting
C -
posture
D -
saying
5-
"I have been busy the last couple of weeks being the go-......... for my brother and his soon-to-be ex-wife. Whenever each of them wants to give the other a message, guess who the call to relay the message? It is very annoying but I understand that they are not getting along right now and are not yet on speaking terms," Irma told her best friend Jacky.
A -
formal
B -
exchange
C -
between
D -
sides
6-
"My sister's kid had a full scholarship to Harvard University and decided to start a landscaping company instead. Only ......... knows why. I can't understand why he would pass up such a good opportunity to be set for life," Maxine told Larissa.
A -
God
B -
goats
C -
sister
D -
thought
7-
"I am moving about six hours away with my best friend to go to school. I know you want me to stay in this town but that isn't the best option for me. God ......... I find my own life away from you two," Rick told his parents on his 18th birthday.
A -
lock
B -
block
C -
banish
D -
forbid
8-
"I like Steve. He is a real go-......... . He is always motivated and always finds his own people to pitch our product to. I never have to hold his hand; he always makes it happen on his own," Bill said to his boss.
A -
setter
B -
getter
C -
starter
D -
follower
9-
"My husband is always out on the course with his friends playing golf on the weekends. When I married him, he didn't even like golf. I never thought I would become a golf ......... ," Lilly told Sylvia.
A -
widow
B -
mourner
C -
accomplice
D -
loser
10-
When he was a teenager, he left home as much as possible because it was too much of a ......... bowl for his taste. Everything he said and did could be seen and examined at anytime.