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Instructions: Choose the correct answer.



1
"In the hole" means...

to be dismissed from work.
to wake up in a bad mood.
to owe money.
to buy a bad product.

2
Which words disappeared from common English usage and returned later?

lemon, scrounge, seep
lemon, scrounge, homicide
homicide, scrounge, seep
homicide, lemon, scrounge

3
To "get the ax" means to...

to be dismissed from work.
to wake up in a bad mood.
to owe money.
to buy a bad product.

4
"Colours" is an American spelling.

true
false

5
In U.K. English - He drives his car to the            .

theatre
theater
theeder
theata

6
Which idiom means a bad product?

in the hole
lemon
get the ax
wrong side of the bed

7
Where would it be possible to accept an honor?

United Kingdom
America

8
Which idiom describes a person's bad mood?

get the ax
get up on the wrong side of the bed
buy a lemon
be in the hole

9
Labour means ...

a form of physical work.
a form of disappointment.
a form of debt.
a form of bed.

10
What is the definition of the word "homicide"?

the killing of one person by another
the seeping of one person by another
the scounging of one person by another
the passing of one person by another





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