GILDING THE LILY

If someone works in a mint, he probably ...

• works in a sweet shop

• works in a factory that makes sweets

• operates a machine which casts coins

• likes eating peppermints

If you are asked to carry a box of 40 kg of books, you might refuse because

• it's not impossible

• it's portable

• it's not transportable

• it's not portable

Your friend likes pictures with an aesthetic appearance. What does she like?

• Sad pictures

• Beautiful scenes.

• Irregular mathematical shapes.

• Dark shapes.

If volcanic lava is molten, it is ...

• flowing

• solid

• frozen

• ash

Your mother wants you to clean a silver jug because it is ...

• broken

• tarnished

• old

• molten

If someone's character is very malleable, it means that he ...

• can easily be influenced by others

• likes doing pottery

• makes things using a hammer

• is very stubborn

A surgical mask is normally used ...

• when breathing

• when diving

• when swimming

• when performing an operation

Due to the salt in the air at the coast, cars may suffer from ...

• erosion

• corrosion

• sterilisation

• pollution

The 15th July was ... date for a wedding, since it was the middle of summer.

• a suspicious

• an auspicious

• an ominous

• a ludicrous

If your classroom has been adorned by the teachers, you might expect ...

• it looks messy

• it looks ugly

• it looks beautiful

• it needs painting