Question: 1 Mike: Please go away. I'm ....... a letter. I need some quiet.

written wrote writing will write Show Answer

Question: 2 Sarah: I ....... I won't make a sound.

promise am promising did promise promised Show Answer

Question: 3 Mike: That's what you always ........

said are saying had said say Show Answer

Question: 4 Sarah: I know but this time I ....... it.

have meant mean had meant will mean Show Answer

Question: 5 Mike: I don't honestly think you ....... telling the truth.

were had been are will be Show Answer

Question: 6 Sarah: At least ....... me a chance.

give gave giving are giving Show Answer

Question: 7 Mike: If I ....... , I know I shall regret it.

have do had were Show Answer

Question: 8 Sarah: No, you ....... .

didn't haven't couldn't won't Show Answer

Question: 9 Mike: All right. You ....... stay as long as you don't make any noise.

will could can would Show Answer

Question: 10 Sarah: Thank you very much. I shall be as quiet as a mouse but ....... just put the TV on.

I'd I'll I've I'm Show Answer

Question: 1 Although he had had a bad experience with his business, he treated it as water off a duck's back — means: ........

of some importance of much importance of no importance of great importance Show Answer

Question: 2 He was told that the new plan he'd developed just wouldn't hold water — means: ........

woulnd't float wouldn't work wouldn't swim wouldn't sink Show Answer

Question: 3 Every time we came up with a new proposal, he would throw cold water on it — means: ........

discourage it dispute it destroy it dislike it Show Answer

Question: 4 After all the money that she's borrowed and also spent, she now finds herself in deep water — means: ........

in decline in despair in defeat in trouble Show Answer

Question: 5 He's decided to make a fresh start and regards all his old problems as water under the bridge — means: ........

not worth looking at not worth worrying about not worth talking about not worth dreaming about Show Answer

Question: 6 Once he's earned a bit of money he immediately spends it like water — means: ........

spends it on drink spends it every day spends it freely spends it very slowly Show Answer

Question: 7 Whenever she goes to that club she always feels like a fish out of water — means: ........

uncomfortable slippery dry tired Show Answer

Question: 8 It's many years since we last met and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then — means: ........

a lot has floated a lot has drifted a lot has fallen a lot has happened Show Answer

Question: 9 The jewels in that showcase are clearly of the first water — means: ........

of high value of high quality of high reputation of high density Show Answer

Question: 10 Their job as advisers was to pour oil on troubled waters — means: ........

make things damper mix things better calm things down pick things up Show Answer