Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"Your offer is just a pipe......... . I haven't sold a home for that price since 1983," the real estate agent told the couple.
A -
dream
B -
line
C -
scheme
D -
time
2-
"They are going to transfer Tim to that department? That's sure putting a cat among the ......... . Everyone there hates that guy," Maxine said to her friend.
A -
boxes
B -
string
C -
pigeons
D -
posts
3-
They've been living a cat and ......... life for years. They can't even get along during one dinner engagement!
A -
litter
B -
meow
C -
dog
D -
kittens
4-
"Did you hear that they finally caught the cat ......... yesterday that has been breaking in around our neighborhood?" Willy asked Percy.
A -
nipper
B -
burglar
C -
bagger
D -
napper
5-
When John didn't answer his grandmother's question about whether he liked her cooking, she asked him if the cat had got his......... .
A -
mouth
B -
tongue
C -
wit
D -
fish
6-
She decided to take a cat......... at lunchtime instead of going to the restaurant with her friends.
A -
nap
B -
paw
C -
box
D -
bath
7-
"The sirloin at that restaurant is the cat's......... ," Hal said to Harry.
A -
paws
B -
nip
C -
bandana
D -
pajamas
8-
"I think that the new Ford Mustang is the cat's......... ," Jake said.
A -
whiskers
B -
claws
C -
barbels
D -
tail
9-
He knew that he shouldn't judge his friend by what kind of clients he took at his law office. Times were hard and one needed a catch as......... can attitude toward business.
A -
match
B -
catch
C -
they
D -
cat
10-
She knew that if she didn't get home in 15 minutes, she would catch ......... from her dad.