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What might you give up when you go on a diet?    Exercise   Fruit  Cake      If you arrange to go out with someone and they stand you up, what do they do?     They arrive too early  They arrive too late  They don't arrive at all       "I bought the ticket from a ticket tout. He really ripped me off." What happened?    I paid too much for the ticket  The ticket was cheap  The ticket wasn't genuine       "He really looks up to his brother." What does it mean?    He is shorter than his brother  He respects his brother   He is jealous of his brother      "My computer was playing up all day yesterday." What does it mean?     My computer worked perfectly all day  My computer kept going wrong  I was playing computer games all day     "I give in." What does it mean?     I'm giving you a present  I'm inviting you to my house  I'm going to stop trying       If you pop in to see someone, what do you do?    You pay someone a quick visit  You visit someone and stay for the night  You drive by someone's house, but you don't stop      "They let her off paying the fine". What happened?    Paying the fine was enough  She didn't have to pay the fine  She was in trouble for not paying the fine      She's winding you up. What's she doing?    She's trying to make you angry  She's trying to make you smile  She's trying to make you feel calmer      What can you take up if you want to get fit?    Acting  A musical instrument  A sport      "I messed up my exam". What happened?     I didn't go to my exam  I did badly in my exam  I did well in my exam      If he looks down on poor people, what does he think of poor people?     He feels sorry for poor people  He thinks we should help poor people  He doesn't respect poor people      "They've fallen out over money". What have they done?     The've had an argument about money  They've spent too much money  They haven't saved enough money     If you put by money, what do you do with it?    You spend it  You save it  You owe it     "I take after my dad". What does it mean?     I go everywhere with my dad  I make jokes about my dad  I'm similar to my dad in some way     "My new computer cost me an arm and a leg". What does it mean?     The new computer was expensive  The new computer was cheap  I didn't have to pay for my new computer     If everything runs like clockwork, what happens?     Everything happens on time  Nothing happens as expected  Everything happens as planned     "This restaurant is really going to the dogs". What's happening to the restaurant?     It's getting worse  It's getting better  It allows pets.      "He's a vegetarian. So, I really put my foot in it when I offered him a ham sandwich". What did I do?     I trod on the sandwich  I made a mistake  I apologised      "I couldn't keep a straight face when his wig fell off". What happened?    I couldn't help laughing  I couldn't help crying  I was scared      "That job is right up your street". What does it mean?    The job is near where you live  The job is too difficult for you  It's the perfect job for you      "He got out of bed the wrong side this morning". What does it mean?     He wake up late  He's tired  He's in a bad mood      "He's down in the dumps at the moment". What does it mean?     His health is not very good  He's depressed  He's throwing out the rubbish      "There's no love lost between them". What does it mean?    They love each other  They hate each other  They are both in love with the same person      "It's raining cats and dogs". What's the weather like?    It's raining heavily  It's raining lightly  It's hardly raining at all      He buys me flowers once in a blue moon.    He often buys me flowers  He rarely buys me flowers  He buys me flowers on my birthday.      "He's a big cheese". What's he like?     He's smelly  He's very important  He thinks he is very important but he is not      I must go on a diet. I ... a lot of weight while I was on holiday.    held up  put on  weighed up      We were ... when we saw how much he had changed.    barged in  pulled out  taken aback      So you've passed your driving test! This ... a celebration!    bursts into  calls for  speaks out      I try to be friendly but it's hard to ... some of my colleagues.    come up with  get by  get on with      I'd better take one of my pills. I think I've got a headache ...    catching up.  coming on.  winding up.      After he was knocked out, it took a long time to ...    let him off.  keep him in.  bring him round.      What do the initials LTP ...?    stand for  build up  make up      As they're identical twins, it's difficult to ...    take them apart.  tell them apart.  set them up.     One of them was injured so the team had to ... the competition.    back away from  drop out of  get back at      That's not the way to solve the problem. You're ... it the wrong way.    going about  taking over  turning on      Suddenly the fire alarm ... and everyone had to leave the building.    set off  called off  went off      He ... as a quiet, thoughtful person.     puts through  takes over  comes across      I'm not going - so don't try to ... going!    speak me about  talk me into  tell me out of      A car suddenly ... in front of me and I couldn't stop in time.     pulled out  crossed out  gave out      Police feared that after the match, fighting between rival fans would ...    break out.  break up.  break in.      Nobody is sure whether the revised plan will ...     come about.  come off.  come out.      Don't say too much, or you'll ... the answer without meaning to!    push out  set by  give away      I hope this award will ... your disappointment at not winning first prize.     come round  call in  make up for      Helen is going to the airport to ... some friends.    see off  bring out  call in      Our maths teacher simply won't ... any talking in class.    put out  stand for  get by