Exercise - 23

Question: 1 Mike: 'I just can't make my mind up. What do you think?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 1 [It's up to you.]

Notes: Mike: 'I just can't make my mind up. What do you think?'Jane: 'It's up to you.'

Question: 2 Mike: 'Hello. I wonder if you're interested in new double-glazing.' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 2 [I'm really not interested.]

Notes: Mike: 'Hello. I wonder if you're interested in new double-glazing.'Jane: 'I'm really not interested.'

Question: 3 Mike: 'He offered me a 50% discount. What should I do?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 3 [Bite his hand off.]

Notes: Mike: 'He offered me a 50% discount. What should I do?'Jane: 'Bite his hand off.'

Question: 4 Mike: 'I need some support, right now.' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 4 [Well, you can count on me.]

Notes: Mike: 'I need some support, right now.'Jane: 'Well, you can count on me.'

Question: 5 Mike: 'They haven't sent me the bill for a year now. What would you do?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 5 [I'd simply forget it.]

Notes: Mike: 'They haven't sent me the bill for a year now. What would you do?'Jane: 'I'd simply forget it.'

Question: 6 Mike: 'Can you explain why she did that?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 6 [Heaven only knows.]

Notes: Mike: 'Can you explain why she did that?'Jane: 'Heaven only knows.'

Question: 7 Mike: 'Do you think he'll be the next President?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 7 [Your guess is as good as mine.]

Notes: Mike: 'Do you think he'll be the next President?'Jane: 'Your guess is as good as mine.'

Question: 8 Mike: 'That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 8 [Don't give up.]

Notes: Mike: 'That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?'Jane: 'Don't give up.'

Question: 9 Mike: 'I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 9 [Good luck.]

Notes: Mike: 'I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.'Jane: 'Good luck.'

Question: 10 Boss: 'And this is our new employee.' Jane: '.......'

Correct Answer : 10 [How do you do?]

Notes: Boss: 'And this is our new employee.'Jane: 'How do you do?'

Question: 1 One winter's day when the sun was shining you could hear the ....... of great activity.

Correct Answer : 1 [sound]

Notes: One winter's day when the sun was shining you could hear the sound of great activity.

Question: 2 What you could hear was the ants who were ....... drying grain.

Correct Answer : 2 [busy]

Notes: What you could hear was the ants who were busy drying grain.

Question: 3 Sensibly as all ants do, they had ....... the grain during the summer.

Correct Answer : 3 [collected]

Notes: Sensibly as all ants do, they had collected the grain during the summer.

Question: 4 Their plan was to eat this ....... during the winter.

Correct Answer : 4 [provision]

Notes: Their plan was to eat this provision during the winter.

Question: 5 They were so ....... in their work that they didn't notice a grasshopper.

Correct Answer : 5 [engrossed]

Notes: They were so engrossed in their work that they didn't notice a grasshopper.

Question: 6 The grasshopper was so weak he was practically ....... because he hadn't eaten for ages.

Correct Answer : 6 [starving]

Notes: The grasshopper was so weak he was practically starving because he hadn't eaten for ages.

Question: 7 He saw the ants and ....... them with all the strength he could find to let him have a little food.

Correct Answer : 7 [begged]

Notes: He saw the ants and begged them with all the strength he could find to let him have a little food.

Question: 8 The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't ....... up food in the summer.

Correct Answer : 8 [stored]

Notes: The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't stored up food in the summer.

Question: 9 The poor grasshopper ....... he had spent the whole summer enjoying himself singing and dancing.

Correct Answer : 9 [confessed]

Notes: The poor grasshopper confessed he had spent the whole summer enjoying himself singing and dancing.

Question: 10 All the ants laughed and said in that case he would have to dance ....... to bed in the winter.

Correct Answer : 10 [famished]

Notes: All the ants laughed and said in that case he would have to dance famished to bed in the winter.

Question: 1 There was absolutely no hesitation on her part and quick as a ....... she paid the bill.

Correct Answer : 1 [flash]

Notes: There was absolutely no hesitation on her part and quick as a flash she paid the bill.

Question: 2 As a child he had no problems learning foreign languages mainly because he was very quick on the ........

Correct Answer : 2 [uptake]

Notes: As a child he had no problems learning foreign languages mainly because he was very quick on the uptake.

Question: 3 He just couldn't play fast and ....... with his employees any longer simply because they never knew where he was.

Correct Answer : 3 [loose]

Notes: He just couldn't play fast and loose with his employees any longer simply because they never knew where he was.

Question: 4 He ....... a fast one at the entrance because he handed over 4 tickets although there were 5 of them entering the exhibition.

Correct Answer : 4 [pulled]

Notes: He pulled a fast one at the entrance because he handed over 4 tickets although there were 5 of them entering the exhibition.

Question: 5 Since he left the army, he misses the excitement and danger and still wants to live life in the fast ........

Correct Answer : 5 [lane]

Notes: Since he left the army, he misses the excitement and danger and still wants to live life in the fast lane.

Question: 6 You'll have to be quick off the ....... if you want to buy one of those houses because they're selling very fast.

Correct Answer : 6 [mark]

Notes: You'll have to be quick off the mark if you want to buy one of those houses because they're selling very fast.

Question: 7 He's one of the ....... rich quick fraternity who believe in making money as quickly as possible.

Correct Answer : 7 [get]

Notes: He's one of the get rich quick fraternity who believe in making money as quickly as possible.

Question: 8 He sees financial gain everywhere and never misses an opportunity to make a fast ........

Correct Answer : 8 [buck]

Notes: He sees financial gain everywhere and never misses an opportunity to make a fast buck.

Question: 9 Now that the company has made its first million, there's no stopping it and it's full ....... ahead.

Correct Answer : 9 [steam]

Notes: Now that the company has made its first million, there's no stopping it and it's full steam ahead.

Question: 10 I appreciate your hard work but sometimes you're so fast that you miss the details and I think it's a case of more ....... less speed.

Correct Answer : 10 [haste]

Notes: I appreciate your hard work but sometimes you're so fast that you miss the details and I think it's a case of more haste less speed.