Q.1
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'I wouldn't go outside today unless you absolutely have to : it's raining ... ... this morning!'
  • ... wet and wild ...
  • ... cats and dogs ...
  • ... hard and horrible ...
  • ... damp and drizzle ...
Q.2
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'I must have been about eleven years old when my mother told me about the ... ... .'
  • ... Facts of Life.
  • ... snakes and snails.
  • ... birds and bees.
  • ... worms and weeds.
Q.3
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'There seems to have been an awful lot of ... ... about them changing the day of our dustbin collection.'
  • ... trouble and strife ...
  • ... fuss and bother ...
  • ... argy and bargy ...
  • ... sound and light ...
Q.4
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'Motorists are advised to be careful tomorrow morning, because of the localised risk of ... ... .'
  • ... mist and fog.
  • ... fog and mist.
  • ... cloud and fog.
  • ... mist and cloud.
Q.5
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. If you don't fancy a 'sarnie' (sandwich), how about some ... ... ?
  • ... meat and veg.
  • ... fish and chips.
  • ... chips and fish.
  • ... ice and cream.
Q.6
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'The raid on the jewellery shop was quick, and probably terrifying, but the robbers were away in barely five minutes with about £1 million-worth of goods. This was a classic ... ... .'
  • ... bangers-and-mash.
  • ... steal-and-flee.
  • ... swipe-and-run.
  • ... smash-and-grab.
Q.7
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. Before the days of computers, people used to write to one another proper letters using ... ... .
  • ... paper and ink.
  • ... paper and pen.
  • ... pen and paper.
  • ... ink and pen.
Q.8
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. ' (...) And now, ... ... , will you please welcome tonight's star performer, who is going to delight us with a selection of the ... ... of Cole Porter?'
  • ... gentlemen and ladies ... / ... words and music ...
  • ... gentlemen and ladies ... / ... music and words ...
  • ... ladies and gentlemen ... / ... music and words ...
  • ... ladies and gentlemen ... / ... words and music ...
Q.9
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. There were a large number of ... ... at Martin's retirement party.
  • ... friends and colleagues ...
  • ... associates and co-workers ...
  • ... colleagues and acquaintances ...
  • ... staff and allies ...
Q.10
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. A full athletics meeting will have a balanced programme of ... ... events.
  • ... jumping and running ...
  • ... running and jumping ...
  • ... field and track ...
  • ... track and field ...
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