Q.1
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. 'The new Departmental Director seems to be making changes without ... ... '
  • ... rum and raisin.
  • ... rhyme or reason.
  • ... thinking or blinking.
  • ... giving or taking.
Q.2
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. 'Sometimes the traffic along the bypass can be jammed up and running really slowly in the morning; but today, for some reason, it was all ... ... .'
  • ... free and frantic.
  • ... fun and games.
  • ... fast and furious.
  • ... flowing and flying.
Q.3
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. 'We all hope you get there ... ... by the end of your long journey.'
  • ... happy and glorious ...
  • ... safe and sound ...
  • ... hale and hearty ...
  • ... prim and proper ...
Q.4
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. 'We can all be very glad that the Inspectors' visit is now safely ... ... '
  • ... over and done with.
  • ... over and out.
  • ... dead and buried.
  • ... fanfared and finished.
Q.5
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. There used to be a thriving factory here, but since it closed, the building and machinery have been allowed to go to ... ...
  • ... weeds and wasteland.
  • ... muck and mess.
  • ... rack and ruin.
  • ... rest and relaxation.
Q.6
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. 'I've done my best to sort this out for you, but I fear that overall I've been ... ... '
  • ... less of a help than a hindrance.
  • ... more of a block than a boon.
  • ... less of aid than an abomination.
  • ... more of a stress than a service.
Q.7
In this Question, any of the phrases offered WOULD be acceptable, apart from ONE of them. Which is the 'wrong' one here? 'The house has hardly been quiet since the kittens were born; at any moment you may hear one of them, or probably all five, scampering ... ...'
  • ... up and down.
  • ... back and forth.
  • ... hither and thither.
  • ... out and back.
Q.8
Pick the answer that provides, or completes, the best pair. You arrive back to where you are staying in Britain after a long walk, during which the weather has turned blustery (windy, perhaps with squalls of rain). Someone very kindly makes you a pot of tea, which could well be described as :
  • hot and bothered.
  • wet, warm and welcome.
  • firm but friendly.
  • tired but tasty.
Q.9
Of the Answers offered, which ~ only ONE ~ would NOT complete the following in acceptable everyday English? 'Oh, you may find that somewhere in the drawer or cupboard, in among all the ... ... '
  • ... odds and ends.
  • ... bits and bobs.
  • ... odds and sods.
  • ... junk and jewels.
Q.10
There is a long British tradition of using-up yesterday's spare odds-and-ends of cooked vegetables by frying them in a pan, as part of a savoury meal 'today' ~ e.g. with fresh bacon, sausages and/or eggs ~ to make a hot breakfast, or perhaps 'brunch'. What is this dish called?
  • Bangers and mash.
  • Bubble and squeak.
  • Back and bake 'em.
  • Fry and frazzle.
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