Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
He has a lot of money, but he's got deep pockets and ......... arms. He hasn't given one dollar to charity or research.
A -
shallow
B -
strong
C -
short
D -
stiff
2-
I asked her to make a spreadsheet of our expenses, but she just looked at me like a deer in the......... . She listed Microsoft Excel on her resume, but I am not so sure she's familiar with it.
A -
forest
B -
too
C -
slaughter
D -
headlights
3-
"I asked Frank if he'd be able to get the support from his team to make this happen, and he promised that he could ......... the goods," Ned said to Clarissa.
A -
deliver
B -
make
C -
cover
D -
handle
4-
He would give up the ......... weed soon. He had smoked cigarettes for 20 years, and they were killing him.
A -
rag
B -
Indian
C -
demon
D -
hated
5-
I hope Paul finds a job this summer. It will keep him out of trouble. You know what they say: "Idle ......... are the devil's tools".
A -
thoughts
B -
brains
C -
hands
D -
friends
6-
"I know you aren't worried about typos on the forms, but the devil's in the ......... . These mistakes can cost our customers a lot of money," the boss told the customer service team.
A -
errors
B -
works
C -
system
D -
details
7-
He rides that dirt bike 'way too fast. His devil-may-......... attitude is going to get him hurt badly one day.
A -
care
B -
die
C -
stop
D -
ride
8-
"I know you don't like the decision, but the ......... is cast. You're just going to have to live with it," Melanie told Jeff.
A -
ring
B -
metal
C -
die
D -
mold
9-
I did well in college algebra classes, but calculus is a whole different ......... of fish.
A -
catch
B -
kettle
C -
species
D -
school
10-
He didn't like how his neighbors had decorated their house. The colors were ugly, but "Different......... for different folks," he thought.