Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. It's not up to __________, is it?

   1.   ?    lots
   2.   ?    many
   3.   ?    high
   4.   ?    much

2. The __________ truth.

   1.   ?    unvarnished
   2.   ?    clear
   3.   ?    open
   4.   ?    utter

3. Good __________ ! What is she wearing?

   1.   ?    my
   2.   ?    grief
   3.   ?    lords
   4.   ?    me

4. I'll __________ you ten pounds he will be late.

   1.   ?    bet
   2.   ?    gamble
   3.   ?    risk
   4.   ?    dare

5. Can't you __________ anything right?.

   1.   ?    get
   2.   ?    tell
   3.   ?    make
   4.   ?    speak

6. __________; he's a little deaf.

   1.   ?    Speak up
   2.   ?    Talk up
   3.   ?    Shout up
   4.   ?    Call up

7. This place looks like __________ .

   1.   ?    a bomb's hit it
   2.   ?    a mess
   3.   ?    a storm's been in it
   4.   ?    a muddle's been made in it

8. Don't try to __________ with your lies!

   1.   ?    pull me over
   2.   ?    pull the wool over my eyes
   3.   ?    blind my eyes
   4.   ?    hurt my ears

9. He's talking __________ rubbish.

   1.   ?    general
   2.   ?    completely
   3.   ?    utter
   4.   ?    purely

10. He can't tell jokes well. He always gets the __________ wrong.

    1.   ?    hitting bit
    2.   ?    punch line
    3.   ?    ending line
    4.   ?    clincher

11. Shh! Don't __________ .

    1.   ?    give over
    2.   ?    sell up the story
    3.   ?    open the cat's bag
    4.   ?    give the game away

12. Can you __________ me some time?

    1.   ?    give over
    2.   ?    let
    3.   ?    spare
    4.   ?    allow for

13. I need to bring you __________ .

    1.   ?    up to time
    2.   ?    up to speed
    3.   ?    up to the minute
    4.   ?    up to now

14. He never stops __________ on about it.

    1.   ?    hitting
    2.   ?    telling
    3.   ?    banging
    4.   ?    putting

15. Winning the money gave me a real __________ .

    1.   ?    lift
    2.   ?    up
    3.   ?    rise
    4.   ?    raise

16. He's __________ with a married woman, you know.

    1.   ?    carrying out
    2.   ?    doing over
    3.   ?    mixing up
    4.   ?    carrying on

17. Can we __________ this, please? We don't have much time.

    1.   ?    leap
    2.   ?    jump
    3.   ?    skip
    4.   ?    clear

18. It's all gone __________ shaped.

    1.   ?    pear
    2.   ?    apple
    3.   ?    peach
    4.   ?    banana

19. I don't want to __________, but there won't be time to do it.

    1.   ?    throw sand in your eyes
    2.   ?    spoil the broth
    3.   ?    throw a spanner in the works
    4.   ?    break the mould

20. His comments certainly __________ .

    1.   ?    opened my ears to the idea
    2.   ?    gave me pause for thought
    3.   ?    gave me up for it
    4.   ?    took my time over it