C1&2 - Unit 15, 16

This constant criticism at work is really ………………

• boarding me up

• propping me up

• putting me in

• wearing me down

Brentwood is a …………… just outside London.

• Commuter belt

• satellite town    

• concrete jungle

• blot on the landscape

I was nearly 40 when I finally invested in …………….. which is property in the form of buildings usually when considered as an investment.

• bricklayer

• bricks and mortar

• high rise block

• brick wall

Staying at home all day was driving her …………….

• block away       

• tight bend

• in shape           

• around the bend

The two leaders have ………….. of a new era in cooperation between their countries

• foundation stone

• no foundation

• floorboard       

• laid the foundations

The operation had already been going on for eight hours, and it was nowhere …………… finished.

• close

• near

• far

• like

Your first drink is ………… which means it is given to you free in a restaurant, hotel or pub.  

• in shape           

• on the house

• on the surface

• hit the mark

There were balloons of ………….. in the sky.

• out of the window

• out of shape     

• all shapes and sizes     

• window dressing

They are well accustomed to keeping a sharp ……………. on currency movements

• teeth

• look

• eye

• knife

Jane who often criticizes and speaks in a severe way has a (an)  …………., so be warned.

• sharp tongue    

• sore eye

• cold shoulder

• old hand