Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
His boss made him put his regular work on the back......... so that he could complete yet another special project.
A -
pack
B -
support
C -
burner
D -
court
2-
I think the committee is backing the wrong ......... on this one. Jack's idea failed in the past, but Nathan's idea is new and seems more feasible to me.
A -
horse
B -
store
C -
camel
D -
answer
3-
His day was very busy. He answered......... to back phone calls from disgruntled customers.
A -
front
B -
side
C -
back
D -
foot
4-
"None of the ideas we came up with at the last meeting have worked. I guess we're back to the drawing ......... ," the manager informed her team.
A -
room
B -
paper
C -
medium
D -
board
5-
"Well, my break is up. Back to the salt......... . It was good seeing you!" Bill said to George.
A -
flats
B -
mines
C -
water
D -
and pepper
6-
Zack got into a fight at school, because he felt his ......... was up against the wall. The other boys kept yelling in his face even when he tried to walk away.
A -
back
B -
head
C -
spine
D -
heel
7-
My wife is a reformed backseat......... . She used to tell me to slow down every time we went out in the car, but she doesn't do that anymore.
A -
instructor
B -
oracle
C -
driver
D -
bother
8-
He tried using both a comb and a brush, but resigned himself to the fact that he was having a bad ......... day, so he wore a hat to school.
A -
style
B -
hat
C -
hair
D -
look
9-
His parents were mad at him for bad......... his teacher at school.
A -
looking
B -
smacking
C -
mouthing
D -
trashing
10-
He knew he was in bad......... when he checked his temperature and found that he had a high fever.