1. I appreciate your hard work but sometimes you're so fast that you miss the details and I think it's a case of more ......... less speed.

hurry

hasty

haste

hurried

2. There was absolutely no hesitation on her part and quick as a ......... she paid the bill.

spark

light

flash

switch

3. As a child he had no problems learning foreign languages mainly because he was very quick on the ..........

downturn

upstart

downfall

uptake

4. He just couldn't play fast and ......... with his employees any longer simply because they never knew where he was.

slow

loose

weak

tight

5. He ......... a fast one at the entrance because he handed over 4 tickets although there were 5 of them entering the exhibition.

pulled

pushed

took

gave

6. Since he left the army, he misses the excitement and danger and still wants to live life in the fast ..........

track

path

street

lane

7. You'll have to be quick off the ......... if you want to buy one of those houses because they're selling very fast.

point

stage

mark

spot

8. He's one of the ......... rich quick fraternity who believe in making money as quickly as possible.

get

take

put

pull

9. He sees financial gain everywhere and never misses an opportunity to make a fast ..........

pound

buck

pence

shilling

10. Now that the company has made its first million, there's no stopping it and it's full ......... ahead.

power

vapour

strength

steam

11. Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky ......... now.

up

high

through

on

12. I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ......... — in other words as many as possible.

end

finish

limit

top

13. Her boss thought she was wonderful and always ......... her to the skies.

complimented

congratulated

flattered

praised

14. I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just ......... in the sky.

meat

pie

food

meals

15. Question: What do they call those huge buildings in New York? Answer: They're called sky..........

scratchers

ticklers

scrapers

touchers

16. You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the sky..........

space

light

opening

window

17. It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called sky..........

blue

pink

yellow

red

18. The rocket was fired and quickly took off sky..........

long

broad

wards

length

19. He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky..........

larking

joking

playing

birding

20. I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a sky..........

drop

fall

crash

dive