In some countries, many old- aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to .... independent lives.

A. give

B. lead

C. take

D. see

 He seems to be a/an .... fish but he is really just a normal guy

A. urgly

B. big

C. odd

D. old

closet

1. To be honest, I don't like THE CUT OF HIS JIB.

A. his appearance

B. his attitude

C. his childishness

D. his arrogance

opposite

 For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to GILD THE LILY.

A. improve what is already excellent

B. make something worse

C. do something that is non-essential

D. do something that annoys people

 Iain Bank's debut novel The Wasp Factory is a disturbing tale of... adolescence.

A. the

B. No article

C. an

D. a

" Which is more importance: luck or effort?" - " Luck is ..... effort."

A. of the same importance

B. the same importance

C. as the same importance as

D. of the same importance as

When she threatened to quit her job, her boss .... her bluff and told her she could leave if she wanted to.

A. offered

B called

C. kicked

D. hailed

I don't think there'll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn't go..... with the food

A. overload

B. overhead

C. overboard

D. overskill

The local authority expressed regret as US drone strike has.... killed innocent hostages.

A. incongruously

B. vehemently

C. inadvertently

D. graciously

He decided to .... the nettle and try to solve the problem himself.

A. grasp

B. hold

C. clasp

D. seize