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Review for Lessons 6-10
Fill in the blank with the missing word:
- Our rental car broke down during our vacation in California. That _____ a damper on our trip.
- a) placed
- b) put
- c) created
- Joyce is telling everybody around town what a jerk her ex-husband was. I don't know why she's _____ her dirty laundry in public.
- a) airing
- b) washing
- c) cleaning
- Be sure to buy plenty of beer if Alex is coming over. He drinks like a _____.
- I don't mean to _____ my nose where it doesn't belong, but is everything okay between you and Victor?
- I have to get up really early tomorrow morning, so I'm going to _____ the hay early tonight.
- Norm got all bent out of _____ when Steve borrowed his car and returned it with an empty gas tank.
- Adam Bennett? That name doesn't _____ a bell.
- My office is _____ to the rafters with old paperwork. I need to clean it up.
- a) crowded
- b) stuffed
- c) packed
- I know Stanley Kubrick directed many movies, but I can only remember the names of a few _____ the top of my head.
- We waited 45 minutes for the waiter to take out order. To add insult to _____, the dish we wanted to order was sold out.
- a) hurt
- b) injury
- c) damage
- Should we accept Microsoft's offer to buy our company for $50 million, or should we hold _____ for more money?
- Bill and his boss fight like _____ and dogs.
- a) puppies
- b) wolves
- c) cats
- Frank's Seafood used to have the best fish in town, but lately they've gone _____.
- a) downhill
- b) uphill
- c) down
- I was hoping Gary would pick _____ the tab, but instead he suggested we split the bill.
- Your boyfriend broke up with you by email? You should call him and give him a _____ of your mind.
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