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Cut to the chase.  

• You cut something with a knife.
• Get to the point.  Tell me what you need!
• You were cut by something else. 
• You chased another person.

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strike while the iron is hot

• to take action at the best possible time
• to make a tool from metal
• to hit a baseball
• to refuse to work during extreme temperatures

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The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in.

• pleased 
• surprised
• frustrated
• disgusted

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The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water.

• smell
• color
• wealth

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Which word best fits into BOTH sentences?
After dinner we had to pay the _____.
A duck has a ______.

• check
• bill
• feet
• food

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My uncle lives in the _________. He is undergoing training to be a soldier.

• A. house
• B. hostel
• C. barracks
• D. college

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The worm is ............ the apples.

• Under

• Above

• Between

• Behind

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It's a sauce_________.

• boat

• box

• pan

• table

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The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again?

A fabrication is __________.

• made of cloth

• full of long words

• funny

• fake

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What does “whatever floats you boat” mean?

• Whatever makes you happy

• Don’t let your boat sink

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