Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Tim Jesden can't afford that! He's ......... poor.
A -
mud
B -
sod
C -
dirt
D -
dirtsoot
2-
After telling his grandmother that he wished she had bought him two Super Nintendo games instead of one, his parents said that he shouldn't look a gift horse in the ......... .
A -
shoes
B -
hocks
C -
eyes
D -
mouth
3-
Jenny thought that the last problem on the test was a real......... . It was much harder and more complex than any of the previous problems.
A -
doozy
B -
whooper
C -
carp
D -
Snafu
4-
The way the administration handled the oil spill was another one of their many ......... . No one had any idea of what they were doing or what should be done.
A -
accidents
B -
barricades
C -
snafus
D -
achievements
5-
The judge decided that in his opinion the new lawyer didn't know which......... was up. He made several rookie mistakes and didn't seem to know what to do next.
A -
end
B -
game
C -
stock
D -
trend
6-
That ......... is too dumb to do anything right.
A -
genius
B -
pig
C -
dope
D -
opinion
7-
I used to be kind of a......... when I was little but I lost most of the weight in my teenage years.
A -
runt
B -
beanpole
C -
doughboy
D -
punk
8-
Are you going to the drag ......... this weekend? It should be fun because there will be a lot of cars out there!
A -
races
B -
queens
C -
nets
D -
boats
9-
He wasn't invited tovery many parties since he ......... like a fish and got argumentative every time.
A -
swam
B -
flopped
C -
tasted
D -
drank
10-
They decided to do a dry ......... before they had to give the presentation to the board of directors.