Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"Boy, after he messed up the accounting books, he sure fell from ......... . The boss doesn't even seem to notice him anymore and he never gets any good projects. He used to be the boss's favorite," Lisa said to Shawna.
A -
grace
B -
eye
C -
sky
D -
race
2-
"You don't buy that lame story, do you? She is obviously lying to you. How can you not see that? Did you just fall off a turnip......... , or something?" His best friend asked.
A -
pile
B -
garden
C -
shelf
D -
truck
3-
She could tell that he had ......... off the wagon again. He smelled of whiskey and was obviously having a hard time keeping his balance.
A -
let
B -
fallen
C -
jumped
D -
sprung
4-
His best friend seemed to be close to losing his house but he had a history of falling on his......... so he might be able to figure out a way to keep it.
A -
head
B -
buttocks
C -
feet
D -
luck
5-
"Well, Morgan resigned. He decided to fall on his......... and resign rather than try to lie his way out of it. If he had lied, I would have called the police," the boss told her assistant.
A -
honor
B -
face
C -
hands
D -
sword
6-
"Why don't you come out drinking tonight, boss?" the customer service employee asked. "I am not going to go because a manager shouldn't hang out with his employees too much for many reasons. One is that familiarity breeds......... ," the boss replied.
A -
friendship
B -
popularity
C -
contempt
D -
duties
7-
"The chess team from the other school said that they will have no problem beating us on Friday. Famous ......... words!" The team captain said to the team.
A -
first
B -
last
C -
lost
D -
bad
8-
"The opponent came on fast and......... but I was able to beat him in the last match," the badminton player told her coach.
A -
furious
B -
tough
C -
quick
D -
long
9-
"Did you read about that banker who got caught stealing at our competitor's bank? He was one of the fat......... in the loans and mortgages department. I guess he was embezzling funds for quite some time," Mark said to Luke.
A -
cows
B -
schooners
C -
cats
D -
houses
10-
"He thinks he will beat me at chess this weekend? Well, ......... chance!" Adam told Ashley.