Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I don't have any ideas yet as to how to improve this company. I am still trying to get the lay of the......... and get to know everyone," the new manager said to his assistant, Velma.
A -
land
B -
ocean
C -
barn
D -
garden
2-
"Corporate just informed me that we are closing two of our branches and outsourcing the jobs overseas. This means that over a thousand people are going to be ......... off. That is horrible!" Judy said to her friend, Becky.
A -
shut
B -
laid
C -
lamed
D -
framed
3-
"If Thomas ever says anything like that to you again, I will ......... him out and I don't care where we are," Mel said to his wife after she told him about the vile things Thomas said to her earlier that evening.
A -
belt
B -
bend
C -
steam
D -
lay
4-
"My husband ......... himself on his cooking abilities. He is actually quite good at least I think so," Dana said to Paul and Isabelle.
A -
prides
B -
preens
C -
pats
D -
placates
5-
Travelling by plane is hard enough without a lot of......... -overs. When I came back from South Korea, I had over seven hours of wait-time to kill.
A -
sit
B -
lay
C -
bump
D -
recline
6-
"Don't try to lay the......... on me because we're broke. You have spent more in the past six months on junk then I have in the past two years," Bart said to Eleanor.
A -
blame
B -
result
C -
reason
D -
equation
7-
"Instead of pointing at each other and assigning fault, let's put our ......... together and find a solution," Tim said to the other employees.
A -
heads
B -
hearts
C -
humanity
D -
union
8-
"Jim, it is your fault that the customer is mad at the company. You were rude and gave him incorrect information. I know that you like to point the......... at everyone else here but it is not going to work this time," Pauline, his boss, told him after lunch.
A -
bust
B -
loss
C -
fault
D -
finger
9-
"I can't believe you beat me that fast. You laid ......... to all of my offensive maneuvers and defenses within minutes," Tyler said to Josh after the chess match.
A -
trash
B -
busted
C -
waste
D -
broken
10-
"I am glad we talked tonight and worked things out. Now, we can finally ......... that incident to rest and be happy with each other," Paula said to Simon.