Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I don't like that old car he's working on, but it's......... to his heart, so I put up with it," Lisa said.
A -
close
B -
nearby
C -
in
D -
beside
2-
"Chemistry is a closed ......... to me. I'll never understand it and don't even want to try anymore," his roommate told him.
A -
time
B -
subject
C -
book
D -
shed
3-
"What's the matter? Do you have......... ears or something?" His mom asked when she found out that he had forgotten to take out the trash after being asked.
A -
corn
B -
closed
C -
crepe
D -
cloth
4-
He felt that she was living in......... cuckoo land. It was not realistic, in his opinion, to believe one could make a lot of money by selling hand-copied poetry of great artists.
A -
clock
B -
cloud
C -
weird
D -
castle
5-
He asked me to dinner on Friday. I am so happy! I am on cloud ......... !
A -
sky
B -
bank
C -
heaven
D -
nine
6-
The cabinet member resigned and left under a ......... of suspicion.
A -
hint
B -
climate
C -
cloud
D -
rumor
7-
The company was doing well, but Steve could see clouds on the......... and wasn't sure how to avoid the problems.
A -
horizon
B -
sky
C -
ceiling
D -
mountain
8-
"You are clutching at ......... here, Mike. You are going to get fired and there is nothing you can do about it," Zack said.
A -
footholds
B -
straws
C -
air
D -
hands
9-
The defense's witness's testimony was the clutch ......... for the case. After the testimony, there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the defendant was innocent.
A -
lever
B -
shift
C -
play
D -
slip
10-
That's like bringing ......... to Newcastle. It's a waste of time and money. It's totally unnecessary and will just make the boss even angrier.