Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I had to get some more coffee during my afternoon break. I was starting to......... out of steam," Laurie said to Linda.
A -
blow
B -
run
C -
let
D -
burn
2-
Jack knew that he should go for a run. Running helped him blow off ......... after an aggravating day in the office.
A -
pounds
B -
balloons
C -
steam
D -
sweat
3-
Sally knew that Hank had......... her project by giving her incorrect statistics underestimating the expenses the firm would incur in getting it started.
A -
sabotaged
B -
eradicated
C -
helped
D -
erased
4-
I really messed with his ......... cow when I said that guns should not be sold or owned anywhere in America.
A -
milk
B -
brown
C -
sacred
D -
Hereford
5-
Just two more minutes and he'd be ......... by the bell. Then he wouldn't have to hand in his report until next Monday.
A -
rung
B -
out
C -
led
D -
saved
6-
It is considered important by many in America to teach teenagers about......... sex.
A -
safe
B -
gratuitous
C -
graphic
D -
public
7-
I know the company wants to find a ......... , but I had nothing to do with that project at all. They will obviously have to find someone else.
A -
billy goat
B -
scapegoat
C -
boar
D -
sheep
8-
"Break a ......... !" John said as his sister went up the stairs to give her performance.
A -
bone
B -
line
C -
leg
D -
board
9-
He knew that investigating Jim was a shot in the......... , but he had to try something.
A -
dark
B -
woods
C -
butt
D -
glass
10-
The lawyer took a cheap ......... at the defendant, hoping that it would make him mad enough to blurt out what she wanted to know.