Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
He was very tired after a long day at work and decided to......... the hay as soon as he got home.
A -
plant
B -
bail
C -
hit
D -
sweep
2-
When he explained the problem to his coworkers, they all agreed that he knew what he was talking about. He really hit the nail on the ......... .
A -
board
B -
metal
C -
head
D -
hand
3-
"Hold your ......... , young man! There's no reason to speed!" the grandmother said to her grandson as he spun his tires out of the driveway.
A -
hand
B -
hose
C -
horses
D -
tongue
4-
"Houston, we have a(n)......... ," a construction worker said as the wall that they just put up fell down.
A -
winner
B -
problem
C -
issue
D -
bust
5-
"I'll have his......... on a platter!" the enraged boss said when he found evidence that revealed one of his employees was stealing from him.
A -
horse
B -
food
C -
goose
D -
head
6-
When the soccer player kicked yet another goal near the very end of the game, he knew that the game was in the......... .
A -
bag
B -
bed
C -
sock
D -
toilet
7-
The artist struggled to paint the naked lady posing in front of him. It was the first painting of a person in the ......... that he had ever attempted.
A -
rye
B -
natural
C -
buff
D -
beat
8-
His was the winning basket. "In your......... !" the boy yelled to the other basketball team.
A -
head
B -
face
C -
court
D -
world
9-
"He was driving like a......... out of hell! He was going 140 MPH when I pulled him over!" the policeman said.
A -
bat
B -
devil
C -
car
D -
greyhound
10-
John is 89 years old, and he was really surprised when the policeman actually wrote him a ticket for ......... .