Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"My aunt, Kathy, has a serious ......... tooth. She eats pounds of chocolate and desserts every day," Chris told Linda.
A -
candy
B -
sweet
C -
sugar
D -
syrup
2-
"My brother is staying on my couch for now. His wife had an......... with his boss and he caught her last Friday. I told him he could stay until he figures out what to do," Bill told his best friend.
A -
affair
B -
elope
C -
escape
D -
path
3-
"I am no good at chess. You have beaten me three times in a row," Shawn said to Derrick. He replied, "To be fair, I have an ......... on you. You have only been playing for a few years and I have been playing my whole life."
A -
ledge
B -
corner
C -
cliff
D -
edge
4-
She had fun shopping with her sister. Her sister had an ......... for good deals and constantly saved her money.
A -
look
B -
eye
C -
story
D -
knack
5-
"Jimmy has a real ......... for music. He can listen to a song twice and then play the whole thing, note for note, on the guitar," Laura said to Bethany.
A -
eye
B -
finger
C -
ear
D -
bend
6-
"This is the third mistake on the job you've made this week. I have my......... on you, so don't screw up again!" The boss told Craig.
A -
motive
B -
eye
C -
spy
D -
time
7-
"Don't even think about buying that blue shirt in the window, Rhonda. I have ......... on it," Mary said.
A -
edge
B -
tags
C -
marks
D -
dibs
8-
"Don't worry about me going to college with other attractive women. I have ......... for only you," Billy told his girlfriend.
A -
warrants
B -
bees
C -
eyes
D -
lids
9-
"Don't mention Amber's mother. She goes into fits of ......... anytime her mom is mentioned," Bill warned Eric.
A -
rage
B -
happiness
C -
warmness
D -
mad
10-
"Ever since I told the boss that my supervisor was treating me unfairly, I feel like he has it......... for me. He is always saying nasty things to me and yells at me for the littlest mistake," Jill said to Amber.