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Review for Lessons 21-25

Fill in the blank with the missing word or words:

  1. This apple pie is so good. It just _____ in your mouth.
    • a) melts
    • b) stays
    • c) disappears
  2. Why would John get married now? He's having too much fun playing the _____.
    • a) scene
    • b) pasture
    • c) field
  3. Let's invite some clients to play golf with us on Friday. We can play on the company _____.
    • a) penny
    • b) nickel
    • c) dime
  4. We've got a new saleperson starting on Monday. Please show her the _____.
    • a) ropes
    • b) strings
    • c) wires
  5. Our waiter spent most of the evening shooting the _____ with a pretty woman at the table next to ours.
    • a) time
    • b) breeze
    • c) wind
  6. Jake's parents hit the _____ when they found out he had a big party at the house while they were away on vacation.
    • a) roof
    • b) house
    • c) hay
  7. Doug is trying to cash in _____ the success of his Harry Potter website by publishing a book with similar content.
    • a) at
    • b) by
    • c) on
  8. We have a new finance director _____ on board next Monday.
    • a) going
    • b) coming
    • c) beginning
  9. The salesman said, "Your new cell phone plan will start as soon as you sign on the _____ line."
    • a) spotted
    • b) dotted
    • c) solid
  10. Telco's strategy of expanding quickly overseas is right on the _____.
    • a) money
    • b) cash
    • c) dime
  11. Angela is the star of her high school play, the captain of the soccer team, and the president of her class. Her parents think she's spread herself too _____.
    • a) wide
    • b) thick
    • c) thin
  12. Discussing politics at the workplace is _____ with fire.
    • a) starting
    • b) toying
    • c) playing
  13. Brian sent in his application to Harvard Business School last month. Now the ball's in their _____.
    • a) court
    • b) office
    • c) side
  14. Hopefully our company's creative new advertising campaign will give us a leg _____ on our competitors.
    • a) over
    • b) above
    • c) up
  15. The 2006 remake of All the King's Men pales _____ comparison to the original film.
    • a) in
    • b) on
    • c) with
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