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Q1 I hung the washing out only two hours ago but it is already bone ....... thanks to the hot sunshine.
(a) parched (b) dry (c) clear (d) dried
Q2 They came straight out with their complaint ....... no bones about it whatsoever.
(a) saying (b) trying (c) doing (d) making
Q3 It was a miracle that he was still alive as he hadn't eaten for weeks and when they found him he
was just ...and bone.
(a) skin (b) flesh (c) meat (d) cover
Q4 It was quite simple really — he never did any work at all and was sacked for being bone ........
(a) lazy (b) useless (c) idle (d) inactive
Q5 It's impossible to say exactly why I think that's the case. All I can say is that I ....... it in my bones.
(a) understand (b) feel (c) see (d) follow
Q6 We're expecting a visit from a French couple soon so I'll have to bone ....... on my French.
(a) in (b) to (c) with (d) up
Q7 Ah, yes I've got a bone to ....... with you. You told me you would pay me back last week and I still
haven't got the money yet.
(a) pick (b) chew (c) taste (d) eat
Q8 Although the TV programme was funny, my aunt was a bit shocked because some of the jokes
were a bit .... the bone.
(a) next (b) close (c) near (d) by
Q9 I won't go into the full details of the proposition, I'll just give you the ....... bones.
(a) naked (b) bare (c) simple (d) stripped
Q10 Her children were very ungrateful for all she'd done for them as she had really worked her .......
to the bone for them.
(a) elbows (b) arms (c) legs (d) fingers