Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I’m not surprised that Tom is ill. He’s been _____ for a long time. It was bound to affect his health sooner or later.
A.going to town
B.having his cake and eating it
C.playing with fire
D.burning the candle at both ends

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The increased pay offer was accepted although it_______ short of what the employees wanted.
A.arrived
B.ended
C.came
D.fell

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I’ve never enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______.
A.cup of tea
B.chip off the old block
C.biscuit
D.piece of cake

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
That’s exactly what I mean, Tom. You’ve _______!
A.put your foot in it
B.put two and two together
C.killed two birds with one stone
D.hit the nail on the head

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I can’t see us beating them at tennis this year- we’re so out of ______.
A.fitness
B.practice
C.breath
D.step

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I caught the last bus by the skin of my ________.
A.teeth
B.neck
C.leg
D.mouth

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Since he started his own business he has been making money hand over ________.
A.palm
B.heel
C.fist
D.head

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
I went up to read Marian a story, but she was ______ asleep.
A.full
B.well
C.fast
D.deeply

Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I have made a/an _____ of cookies for my husband.
A.batch
B.anthology
C.pack
D.fleet

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the _____.
A.nose on his face
B.back of his hand
C.hair on his head
D.tip of the tongue