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Q2. After two hours of hard work, we decided to break ______ for a little cup of coffee.

1. off
2. up
3. into

Q3. My friends all called and told me to hang in there after I'd

1. left for my honeymoon
2. decided to go sky-diving
3. broken my leg in an accident

Q4. We drove to Paris, and after getting out of London it was plain sailing all the way because

1. there was hardly any traffic
2. it rained so much it was flooding
3. we had a strong westerly tailwind

Q5. While they were on holiday their house was broken ______ and some valuable paintings were stolen.

1. down
2. into
3. about
4. away

Q6. Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn’t want to (burn bridges).

1. Candace didn’t want to ruin her positive relationship with her old employer.
2. Candace wasn’t ready to start her new job.
3. Candace was really going to miss her old job.
4. Candace was waiting until her last day to rub it in everyone’s face that she was leaving.

Q7. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Praise

1. blame
2. commend
3. censure
4. criticize

Q8. I've dotted the i's and crossed the t's, so there

1. will be a few mistakes
2. will be lots of mistakes
3. shouldn't be any mistakes

Q9. If you hit the sack,

1. you win the lottery
2. you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
3. you go to bed because you are very tired

Q10. I know you’ve got it - so come on, ______!

1. hand it on
2. hand it out
3. hand it over
4. hand it in