Test 5 - Quiz 5

She refused to answer questions that ______ her private affairs

• infringed on
• imprinted in
• impinged on
• indulged in

The book is such a  ______ that I can not put it down

• page-turner
• best-seller
• duvet-cover
• mind-reader

The European Parliament has called for a humanitarian conference to be ______ to discuss how to tackle the growing crisis.

• gathered
• collected
• assembled
• convened

The rates of extreme poverty have halved in recent decades. But 1.2 billion people still live ______

• on the house
• on the tenterhooks
• on the breadline
• on the cards

From football to fashion, from TV to stage, we name the ______ stars whose careers are likely to rocket in  the future.

• out and about
• up and coming
• down and out
• in and out

Obama expressed regret as a US drone strike has______ killed innocent hostages.

• incongruously
• vehemently
• inadvertently
• graciously

You never know whether to take Vic seriously or whether his remarks are tongue in ______ .

• cheek
• mouth
• tooth
• face

Applications for the course are coming in thick and ______.

• thin
• quick
• fast
• skin

Mike ______ the tone of the formal dinner by appearing in a pair of ripped jeans and an old T-shirt.

• set
• lowered
• degraded
• put

The exercise routine works in ______ with the diet.

• tandem
• league
• hand
• cooperation