Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"Why are you telling me how to work on my car? You don't know ......... about mechanics. You can't even change your own oil," Matt said to Ellis.
A -
books
B -
beans
C -
oil
D -
belts
2-
"I always take my car in for service. Working on cars is not my cup of......... ," Chris said to Paul.
A -
milk
B -
juice
C -
soda
D -
tea
3-
"We need to make sure that we follow the regulations so that the rapist doesn't get off on a technicality. We are not going to be the cause of a rapist going free to harm others. Not on my......... ," Chief of Police Watson said to the detectives.
A -
grounds
B -
turf
C -
orders
D -
watch
4-
"I don't like watching soccer games on TV. Watching sports is not my ......... ," Chris said to Derrick.
A -
bag
B -
bottle
C -
cup
D -
plate
5-
"I dumped Carl after he stood me up last Friday. He acted surprised. I told him that he is not the onl......... on the beach and he left," Marcie told Jane.
A -
kelp
B -
chair
C -
pebble
D -
wave
6-
"I am sorry that it didn't work out between you and Dina. Don't be too sad, though. There are plenty of other......... in the sea," Mike's dad told him.
A -
salt
B -
fish
C -
boats
D -
turtles
7-
He knew that he would have to do a lot of planning for the case. The lawyer for the defense was not to be ......... at. She had won more than 95 percent of her cases and had a lot of experience with this type of case.
A -
looked
B -
talk
C -
cried
D -
sneezed
8-
"I think that you need to come up with a different plan. Your plan just won't......... . That idea has been looked at by management before and it costs too much to be viable," Jones told Elliot.
A -
product
B -
laugh
C -
wash
D -
predict
9-
"In my opinion, the screwdrivers you are talking about aren't worth a red ......... . They wear out after two or three jobs," Mike told Ben.
A -
cent
B -
paint
C -
eye
D -
board
10-
"I made another huge sale after lunch. That's one more notch on my......... ," Dwight told Sally.