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Which option best completes the following sentence?

She starts ... a month before the exams.

• figuring out

• making headway

• racking her brain

• swotting up

What word is missing in the following idiom?

put one's ... into something - put a lot of effort and energy into doing something

Explain the meaning of the nuts and bolts in English.

Which verb means to smile widely?

• chuckle

• grin

• smirk

• yawn

What preposition is missing in the following sentence?

We've been asked to come ... with some new ideas.

Which adjective is synonymous with the adjective run-of-the-mill?

• exceptional

• groundbreaking

• ordinary

• worthless

Complete the following sentence with two words.

If you have your work ... ..., it means you have something very difficult to do.

Which idioms mean to be very busy at work?

• be on the run

• be rushed off one's feet

• be snowed under

• be up to one's hands