Lesson 17

1. My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never
comes. He is full of _______ air!
A. hot B. cold C. warm D. wet
2. Oh, I’m snowed ______ at work now. I have no time go shopping with you.
A. bellow B. under C. underneath D. in
3. I’m going to see which way the ______ before asking her about a raise.
A. sun rises B. sun shines C. water freezes D. wind blows
4. They’re blowing ______ over this issue. It’s impossible to know what they
want!
A. dry and wet C. hot and cold
B. warm and cool D. light and heavy
5. He smiled and gave me a cup of coffee to ______ the ice. He’s really friendly.
A. take B. teal C. break D. hit
6. Oh, enjoy the calm before the ______. Tomorrow the kids will come back and
you will be mad with them.
A. storm B. typhoon C. hurricane D. rain
7. They told me that I’m ______ rainbows, but I don’t care, I believe myself.
A. seeking B. chasing C. pursuing D. hunting
8. I’ll be there with you come rain _____ shine, don’t worry.
A. and B. but C. for D. or
9. I was laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a ______ lining and
now I can spend more time writing my book.
A. gold B. silver C. diamond D. copper
10. ______ friend is not much helpful when you get trouble.
A. Fair-weather B. Ill-weather C. Off-weather D. Weathered
11. They got ______ of the cutting staffs plan, so they are looking for new jobs.
A. sun B. rain C. wind D. cloud
12. She always has her head in the ______. She has done nothing successful until
now.
A. clouds B. sky C. heavens D. winds
13. It’ll be interesting to see which business manage to weather the storm of this
economic crisis.
A. get over B. get off C. get through D. get on
14. He lost his job and lost love. It never rains but it ______.
A. pours B. buckets C. flows D. eroses
15. Roger was accused of shoplifting once. When some money went missing in
the office, he was under a cloud until they found the person who stole it.
A. deceived B. suspected C. misunderstood D. blamed
16. She’ve just get a big scholarship, so she is now on cloud ______.
A. three B. five C. nine D. ten
17. The project has been put on ice until our boss decided what to do next.
A. delayed B. changed C. planned D. conducted
18. Don’t worry too much, there is a ______ of hope after all.
A. flash B. flicker C. ray D. rope
19. Don’t spend your entire wage in one night. You should save for a rainy day.
A. put aside B. put out C. put up D. put away
20. I’m sorry to _____ on your parade, but you’re not allowed to have food or
drinks in the theater.
A. flood B. rain C. dry D. ruin
21. I just got a good job for the summer – I don’t know if I’ll have one this fall, but
I’ll make ____ while the sun shines and save up for the winter.
A. grass B. weed C. hay D. bush
22. Don’t spend too much time on that argument. It’s just a storm in a ____.
A. teapot B. teamilk C. teaseed D. teacup
23. I love that dress, but could I can’t buy it now. Could I _____ a rain check on
that?
A. take B. make C. do D. give
24. Don’t throw caution to the wind. You know you will lose your job if you do
that.
A. take a risk B. be brave C. be stupid D. have a go
25. If the weather forecast says the sun will be shining ____, with ____ skies and
high temperatures, then it’s a good day to go to the beach and _____ in the
sunshine.
A. bright/ blue/ bathe C. oppressively/ cloudy/ bask
B. brightly/ clear/ soak D. brightly/ clear/ bask