Test English Level A

his place	
E. 	words	
Question 5: I know you are eager to know if you've got the job so I'll put you ______ and tell you that you have.	
A. 	on the right track	
B. 	on the spot	
C. 	out of your misery	
D. 	in his place	
E. 	on a pedestal	
Question 6: I'm afraid we don't have the finance for that project. We're going to have to put it ______ for the time being.	
A. 	nose out of joint	
B. 	in the shade	
C. 	down to experience	
D. 	on hold	
E. 	through hell	
Question 7: That's not exactly what I said. You're trying to put ______ into my mouth.	
A. 	on the map	
B. 	the cart	
C. 	your heads together	
D. 	up or shut up	
E. 	words	
Question 8: This is a major discovery and should certainly put this company ______ .	
A. 	on the map	
B. 	in the shade	
C. 	down to experience	
D. 	on hold	
E. 	under the microscope	
Question 9: I don't think you've got a better plan so stop criticizing this one. Either put ______	
A. 	on the map	
B. 	the cart	
C. 	your heads together	
D. 	up or shut up	
E. 	under the microscope	
Question 10: If you come for a beer, I'll quickly put you ______ about what has happened.	
A. 	paid	
B. 	in mind	
C. 	in the picture	
D. 	up or shut up	
E. 	words	
Test 6
Question 1: You shouldn't have said that. If you put her ______ , she will be very unhelpful.	
A. 	nose out of joint	
B. 	on the spot	
C. 	out of your misery	
D. 	out to pasture	
E. 	through hell	
Question 2: He's getting too old for the job. He needs to be put ______ .	
A. 	on the right track	
B. 	on the spot	
C. 	out of your misery	
D. 	out to pasture	
E. 	on a pedestal	
Question 3: I'm sorry but I don't think you are approaching this problem correctly. You're putting ______ before the horse.	
A. 	on the map	
B. 	the cart	
C. 	down to experience	
D. 	on hold	
E. 	under the microscope	
Question 4: I started off by approaching the problem all wrong but I spoke to Harry and he put me ______	
A. 	on the right track	
B. 	in mind	
C. 	in the picture	
D. 	in his place	
E. 	on a pedestal	
Question 5: I just didn't know what to say. She put me completely ______ .	
A. 	on the right track	
B. 	on the spot	
C. 	in the picture	
D. 	in his place	
E. 	on a pedestal	
Question 6: When you talk about that, it puts me ______ of something that happened several years ago.	
A. 	paid	
B. 	in mind	
C. 	your heads together	
D. 	up or shut up	
E. 	words	
Question 7: He was the worst boss I ever had. He really put me ______ .	
A. 	on the right track	
B. 	on the spot	
C. 	out of your misery	
D. 	out to pasture	
E. 	through hell	
Question 8: We've definitely lost this contract. Never mind, we'll put it ______ and hope we can do better next time.	
A. 	nose out of joint	
B. 	in the shade	
C. 	down to experience	
D. 	out to pasture	
E. 	through hell	
Question 9: I want you two to go away and put ______ and come up with a better idea.	
A. 	on the map	
B. 	the cart	
C. 	your heads together	
D. 	on hold	
E. 	under the microscope	
Question 10: I'm afraid I'm going to have to buy a new car. That puts ______ to my idea of having a holiday in Bermuda.	
A. 	paid	
B. 	the cart	
C. 	your heads together	
D. 	up or shut up	
E. 	words	
Test 7
Question 1: I'm a sharp cookie. There's no way anybody can pull the wool over my _______ .	
A. 	tissue	
B. 	eyes	
C. 	truth	
D. 	red	
E. 	grass	
Question 2: I wouldn't believe what she says. She sounds very convincing but she's just a fast _______ .	
A. 	talker	
B. 	eyes	
C. 	one	
D. 	ride	
E. 	grass	
Question 3: He's not the sort of person to trust. He's a bad _______ . 	
A. 	talker	
B. 	snake	
C. 	eel	
D. 	egg	
E. 	grass	
Question 4: I've never heard such a load of cock and _______ in my life.	
A. 	pack	
B. 	bull	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth	
Question 5: They fooled me totally. They pulled the _______ over my eyes.	
A. 	talker	
B. 	snake	
C. 	eel	
D. 	egg	
E. 	wool	
Question 6: It is clearly not true - just a _______ and bull story.	
A. 	pack	
B. 	cock	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth	
Question 7: They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false _______ .	
A. 	pretences	
B. 	snake	
C. 	eel	
D. 	egg	
E. 	wool	
Question 8: The whole story is made up. It's nothing but a _______ of lies.	
A. 	tissue	
B. 	good	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth	
Question 9: I'd be careful in my dealings with her. I'm sure she's up to no _______ .	
A. 	pretences	
B. 	good	
C. 	eel	
D. 	egg	
E. 	wool	
Question 10: Alan Clarke was an interesting man but sometimes he was a bit economical with the _______ .	
A. 	pack	
B. 	cock	
C. 	truth	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth
Test 8
Question 1: None of this is true. It's all a _______ of lies.	
A. 	pack	
B. 	good	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth	
Question 2: There's something wrong with this. It smells _______	
A. 	pretences	
B. 	good	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	egg	
E. 	wool	
Question 3: I wouldn't trust a word he says. He always lies through his _______.	
A. 	pretences	
B. 	good	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	teeth	
Question 4: You never can be sure what he really thinks. He's as slippery as an _______	
A. 	talker	
B. 	snake	
C. 	eel	
D. 	ride	
E. 	grass	
Question 5: I want you to be totally straight with me from now on. No more funny _______ .	
A. 	pretences	
B. 	good	
C. 	fishy	
D. 	business	
E. 	wool	
Question 6: He was going through the contents of my files when I caught him _______ - handed.	
A. 	pack	
B. 	cock	
C. 	truth	
D. 	red	
E. 	teeth	
Question 7: He tried to pull a fast _______ but, luckily, we spotted it in time.	
A. 	tissue	
B. 	eyes	
C. 	one	
D. 	red	
E. 	grass	
Question 8: I thought he was my friend but he was just a _______ in the grass.	
A. 	talker	
B. 	snake	
C. 	one	
D. 	ride	
E. 	grass	
Question 9: He thought he could take us for a _______ but we were too smart for him.	
A. 	tissue	
B. 	eyes	
C. 	one	
D. 	ride	
E. 	grass	
Question 10: He pretended to be my friend but he was really a snake in the _______ .	
A. 	tissue	
B. 	cock	
C. 	truth	
D. 	red	
E. 	grass
Test 9
Question 1: I've been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I've hardly put ______ in the problem so far.	
A. 	a foot	
B. 	too fine a point	
C. 	a brave face	
D. 	damper	
E. 	a dent	
Question 2: He's capable of anything. I wouldn't put ______ to go over your head and complain directly to your boss.	
A. 	a gun	
B. 	a name	
C. 	it past him	
D. 	one over	
E. 	your own house	
Question 3: I've got a lot of work on at the moment. I'd be ______ put to take on any more.	
A. 	my back	
B. 	hard	
C. 	in a good word	
D. 	it about	
E. 	other ideas	
Question 4: Your performance, not to put ______ on it, was dreadful.	
A. 	a foot	
B. 	too fine a point	
C. 	it past him	
D. 	our cards	
E. 	didn't know where to	
Question 5: He was quite happy with the scheme until Jane began putting ______ into his head.	
A. 	a rocket	
B. 	all our eggs	
C. 	in a good word	
D. 	it about	
E. 	other ideas	
Question 6: Before you go round criticizing other people and the way they run their departments, you should look at how you run your own department. You should put ______ in order before criticizing others.	
A. 	my back	
B. 	hard	
C. 	a foot	
D. 	one over	
E. 	your own house	
Question 7: I hear that you are putting ______ that we are going bankrupt. How dare you spread such nasty rumours!	
A. 	a rocket	
B. 	all our eggs	
C. 	in a good word	
D. 	it about	
E. 	a dent	
Question 8: Management have put ______ to our heads. They say that if we strike again that they will close the factory.	
A. 	a gun	
B. 	hard	
C. 	a foot	
D. 	one over	
E. 	your own house	
Question 9: I think we should be totally frank with them. We should put ______ on the table and discuss things openly.	
A. 	a gun	
B. 	a name	
C. 	it past him	
D. 	our cards	
E. 	your own house	
Question 10: When he started screaming at his wife like that, I ______ put myself. It was really embarassing.	
A. 	a gun	
B. 	a name	
C. 	it past him	
D. 	our cards	
E. 	didn't know where to
Test 10
Question 1: She really annoyed me doing that. She really put ______ up.	
A. 	my back	
B. 	all our eggs	
C. 	in a good word	
D. 	it about	
E. 	other ideas	
Question 2: The only thing we can do about this disaster is to put ______ on it and start all over again as if nothing had happened. 	
A. 	a foot	
B. 	too fine a point	
C. 	a brave face	
D. 	our cards	
E. 	didn't know where to	
Question 3: I recognize the face but I cannot put ______ to her.	
A. 	a gun	
B. 	a name	
C. 	a foot	
D. 	one over	
E. 	your own house	
Question 4: You've done an impeccable job here. You haven't put ______ wrong.	
A. 	a foot	
B. 	a name	
C. 	it past him	
D. 	our cards	
E. 	didn't know where to	
Question 5: He really is the boss's favourite at the moment. It seems he cannot put ______ wrong.	
A. 	my back	
B. 	hard	
C. 	a foot	
D. 	it about	
E. 	other ideas	
Question 6: I'd be really grateful if you could put ______ for us with HP.	
A. 	a rocket	
B. 	all our eggs	
C. 	in a good word	
D. 	damper	
E. 	a dent	
Question 7: I think we need to look for a way to diversify the risk. At present we've put ______ in the one basket.	
A. 	a rocket	
B. 	all our eggs	
C. 	a brave face	
D. 	damper	
E. 	a dent	
Question 8: You certainly got the better of me this time. But there aren't many people who are able to put ______ on me more than once.	
A. 	my back	
B. 	hard	
C. 	a foot	
D. 	one over	
E. 	other ideas	
Question 9: He really is such a lazy person. It's time somebody put ______ under him.	
A. 	a rocket	
B. 	too fine a point	
C. 	a brave face	
D. 	damper	
E. 	a dent	
Question 10: I hate to put a ______ on your enthusiasm but are you sure that the board will agree to financing such a risky project?	
A. 	a foot	
B. 	too fine a point	
C. 	a brave face	
D. 	damper	
E. 	didn't know where to