1. He's finding his new job a bit of a _________.

A. challenge B. competition C. lesson D. lifetime

2. Steve placed fourth in the _________.
A. conference B. risk C. competition D. failure
3. She faced a strong _________ in the leadership contest.
A. opponent B. entertainment C. pleasure D. champion
4. Watching sport gave him great_________.
A. coach B. organization C. pleasure D. captain
5. She's been through a bad time and needs our _________.
A. fun B. interest C. support D. concert
6. Giving up smoking reduces the _________ of heart disease.
A. score B. risk C. sentence D. champion
7. Let's _________ this discussion at some other time.
A. carry on B. take up C. turn down D. join in
8. They like to _________ in ethnic restaurants every Friday night.
A. turn up B. eat out C. give up D. send off
9. She _________ her job as an events manager to become a self-employed baker.
A. ate out B. gave up C. sent off D. turned down
10. The discussion started between John and me, but then everyone _________.
A. went out B. turned up C. joined in D. ran down
11. He was _________ for swearing at the referee.
A. sent off B. taken out C. given in D. carried on
12. Some people _________ yoga to aid relaxation
A. turn away B. take up C. fall for D. join in
13. Can you please _________ the music, I'm trying to concentrate.
A. turn down B. turn up C. turn in D. turn away
14. She had to _________ her music to cover the noise of her neighbors having a squabble.
A. hold up B. keep on C. turn up D. give up
15. I enjoy painting _________ fun in my spare time.
A. for B. in C. on D. with
16. I was right _________ the middle of reading it when she phoned.
A. in B. out C. under D. on
17. Both my sons are crazy _________ old motorbikes.
A. about B. off C. with D. on
18. She was rather bored _________ her life in a small town.
A. up B. down C. in D. with
19. Jane is really good _________ persuading people.
A. into B. at C. to D. out
20. He was so much interested _________ that task that he was unable to sleep.
A. above B. off C. up D. in
21. He doesn't seem all that keen _________ being here.
A. on B. out C. into D. of
22. The nightclub is popular _________ Berlin's smart set.
A. down B. with C. in D. out