Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I don't know if I'll be able to get that nail out of the floor since it is so close to the kitchen cabinets but I'll have a ......... at it," the carpenter told Alex.
A -
job
B -
chore
C -
bash
D -
miss
2-
"Both of us have tried to get that board off of the deck and neither one of us can do it. Will you have a ......... at it, Jesse?" Bill asked him.
A -
ring
B -
go
C -
do
D -
ride
3-
"You have to let me go, Dad. I have been sick for the past two weeks and I was grounded for a month before that. You know how much I have wanted to go to that concert. Have a ......... , Dad," Rachel said.
A -
heart
B -
thought
C -
ham
D -
switch
4-
"Come to the rodeo with us, Jack. You know we'll have a ......... of a time. When haven't we at a rodeo?" His best friend asked.
A -
job
B -
chore
C -
ripper
D -
drag
5-
"I am going to win this chess game shortly — unless you have a ......... up your sleeve," Tim said to Jake.
A -
trick
B -
trap
C -
attack
D -
defense
6-
"We have one more speaker tonight. I am pleased to introduce Jim Hodgekins. Jim, you have the ......... ," the emcee said.
A -
audience
B -
report
C -
thought
D -
floor
7-
"Zach, I challenge you to a boxing match — that is, if you have the ......... ," Marshall said.
A -
brain
B -
guts
C -
will
D -
ability
8-
"Did you hear about Fred? He had his ......... felt by the police last night. They arrested him for public drunkenness," Paul said to Adam.
A -
hat
B -
shoes
C -
gloves
D -
collar
9-
"Thanks for the offer of seconds on chicken salad but I've had my ......... for tonight," Mike said to Sarah.
A -
beef
B -
size
C -
fill
D -
tank
10-
"Wow, I destroyed you in that game of cards. You have had your ......... handed to you again," his grandpa told him.