1. Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ......... rag to a bull.

blue

white

red

black

2. He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ......... skies scenario.

red

blue

white

yellow

3. She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ......... on matters of procedure.

red

blue

white

green

4. Now that they have read it in ........., they believe me.

red and blue

blue and red

white and black

black and white

5. The reason why I feel so ......... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

red

blue

white

black

6. She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ......... mark against her name.

red

blue

white

black

7. In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ..........

red

blue

white

green

8. As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ..........

red

blue

white

yellow

9. Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's ......... hot at mathematics.

red

blue

white

black

10. I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ......... look.

red

blue

white

black

11. He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical ......... professor.

clear-minded

absent-minded

well-minded

cool-minded

12. This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip ......... the world.

through

along

about

around

13. The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare ......... missing.

parts

pieces

extras

accessories

14. They were ......... of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.

charged

described

accused

blamed

15. The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many ......... of kindness that she showed us in her long life.

deeds

acts

actions

feats

16. If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably ......... in value.

increased

heightened

developed

doubled

17. If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking ......... of you.

part

advantage

consideration

prominence

18. There's a huge ......... in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.

announcement

display

notice

advertisement

19. You'll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great ......... for them.

infection

affection

affectation

protection

20. Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very ......... children.

frightened

afraid

fearful

frightening