Now that the strike has lasted for over (wo months, many of the strikes’ families are_______ swith their rent and hire purchase agreements.
A. on tick 
B. in declinc 
C. at loggerheads
D. in the thick 
E. in arrears

The landlord _____them because they hadn't paid their rent for six months.
A. threw out B. evicted C. discarded
D. demolished E. dismissed

 Do you know, she’s bought curtain material exactly the same as ours. She's a dreadful _____
A. parrot 
B. dog-in-the-manger
C. mocking bird 
D. copycat 
E. ape

People often______ shy of saying what they really think.
A. act 
B. fight 
C. sound
D. play 
E. fly

I work part-time and I am a mother the rest of the timc, so I get____
A. a whale of a time 
B. my cake and cat it 
C. my hands full
D. the best of both worlds 
E. a busman’s holiday

The Minister’ sanswer led to an ______outry from the opposition.
A. evasive 
B. inalicnable 
C. unbridled
D. persuasive
E. over riding

Did you really pay $1,000 for that normal painting? I think you were _____. A. robbed off B. ripped off C. turned off D. broken off

We saw _____ wild animals while on vacation. A. quite a few B. quite much C. quite many D. quite some

“David is still somewhat new and inexperienced in the job. He’s a what you call “a _____”. Well give him a few more weeks and I’m sure he’ll be Okay,” George said to one of his other colleagues. A. green eye B. greenhorn C. green finger D. new leaf

You won ten pounds on lottery. _____! A. Big thing B. Big deal C. Big D. Big job