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Q2. This must be a special type of writing paper, for it gives ______ a very pleasant smell.

1. on
2. off
3. up

Q3. You'll find out who your fair-weather friends are when you get

1. rich and famous
2. sick and depressed
3. married and have kids

Q4. The best way to keep something under wraps is to

1. put it into the refrigerator
2. stop thinking about it
3. let as few people as possible know about it

Q5. Marta looks great! She's really dressed to ……… .

1. destroy
2. kill
3. murder
4. slaughter

Q6. If you take something with a pinch of salt,

1. you like your food to be salty
2. you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true
3. you think something might bring you bad luck

Q7. He is fat because he doesn’t take any exercise. If he ______ some exercise, he ______ so fat.

1. took / won’t be
2. will take / won’t be
3. takes / wouldn’t be
4. took / wouldn’t be

Q8. If someone drops a bombshell, they

1. make a serious mistake
2. create a big problem
3. have some big, bad news

Q9. I like films ______.

1. they are interesting
2. which hasn’t got a sad story
3. are not sad ones
4. that are funny

Q10. The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.

1. hair
2. nerves
3. mouth
4. books