Test 6.1

I knew my mother would ________ a face the minute she saw my new hair cut.

• drag

• lift

• pull

• race

2.  When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my ______ down.

• stamp

• show

• fish

• foot

3. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

• peeled

• clean

• wide

• fresh

4. He was a tall, intimidating persson, with a firm tone of voice and a very short ______ .

• fuse

• line

• patience

• temperament

5. Peter was ______ of revealing the company’s future plans to the reporter.

• circumspect

• wary

• prudent

• cautious

6. I'd just met his parents for the first time so I was on my best ______ .

• manners

• conduct

• behaviour

• demeanour

7. As his whole family were doctors, it was in his ______ to take up that profession

• blood

• spirit

• soul    

• heart

8. Though we'd all been close on the school trip, we parted  ______ with one another once we were back home.

• views

• friendship

• company

• opinions

9. It pays to be above ______ in your dealings with the Inland Revenue.

• board

• timber

• plank

• panel

10. Excuse me if I'm speaking out of ______, but what you are proposing is quite wrong.

• mind

• line

• turn

• order