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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's raining cats and dogs, so ________.

a)

watch out for falling animals

b)

make sure you take an umbrella

c)

keep your pets inside

2.

Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn't usually get up until about ________.

a)

11 a.m.

b)

11p.m.

c)

7a.m.

3.

Which of these people would need eyes like a hawk?

a)

a pilot who searches for lost people

b)

a sound engineer who records music

c)

a chef who makes cakes and desserts

4.

Sandra killed two birds with one stone by going to Paris. She practiced her French before her exam and she________.

a)

got better at speaking French

b)

read a book on French history

c)

went to her friend's wedding

5.

After Julie let the cat out of the bag, _________.

a)

everybody laughed

b)

we all knew

c)

they ran after it

6.

Pablo went to the party, but he felt like a fish out of water because ________.

a)

he was tired of eating meat and chicken

b)

he'd forgotten to take his swimming shorts

c)

he was the only Mexican guy there

7.

Silvio had egg on his face after saying he was much better than all the other drivers, and then ________.

a)

winning the race

b)

coming last in the race

c)

coming second in the race

8.

If you're having a bad hair day, _________.

a)

you've had a terrible haircut

b)

nothing's going right for you

c)

you don't care what people think about you

9.

I'd better make hay while the sun shines and do some work on my book ________.

a)

while I have a bit of free time

b)

despite having so much else to do

c)

even though I don't feel like writing

10.

Tom's been feeling under the weather for a couple of days, so he's _________.

a)

going to see a doctor

b)

going to see a lawyer

c)

going to see a priest

11.

After a hard day's work, the office staff decided they needed to let their hair down so they ________.

a)

went to a nightclub

b)

went to a hair salon

c)

went to a library

12.

The movie's director hit the roof when the actress ______.

a)

forgot her lines

b)

did her scene perfectly

c)

kissed him on the cheek

13.

Henry always gets hot under the collar when he thinks people are _______.

a)

trying to cheat him

b)

doing a good job

c)

treating him well

14.

The guy in the apartment next door was caught red-handed ________.

a)

watching T.V.

b)

peeping on our cute neighbour

c)

cooking an awful dinner

15.

If people find something that makes them a lot of money, they often kill the goose that laid the golden egg because of ________.

a)

their kindness

b)

their greed

c)

their anger

16.

We live in a town in the desert now. It's hot and dry most days, and once in a blue moon it will ________.

a)

be sunny all day

b)

rain quite a lot

c)

be cooler at night

17.

Jack asked me how he looked after his operation, so I told a white lie and said ________.

a)

he looked great

b)

he looked terrible

c)

I'd gone blind and I couldn't see him

18.

If we're given the green light by the local council, we'll ________.

a)

start building our factory

b)

have to build it somewhere else

c)

have to do an environmental impact study

19.

Tony took his driving test again today, and passed with flying colours so _________.

a)

he'll have to take it again

b)

he still can't get his licence

c)

he can get his licence at last

20.

Her homework was a piece of cake because ________.

a)

the house was very quiet

b)

it was filled with nuts

c)

it was so easy to do