1. One morning an old lady turned ......... at the dining room and sat down.

on

up

aside

around

2. She sniffed at the air full of breakfast smells, got up, turned ......... and walked out again.

up

against

aside

around

3. Apparently she had completely forgotten that she'd already eaten breakfast that day. I turned ......... to hide my smile.

back

around

up

aside

4. Unfortunately Doris caught me at it. 'Don't you turn your nose ......... at the old dears', she rebuked me.

up

around

aside

against

5. 'You'll be like that one day' she continued, Just you wait'. I turned ......... to apologize.

around

back

on

against

6. Sadly Doris had already turned her back ......... me and gone back to the kitchen.

against

out

on

in

7. She rather turned ......... me after that.

out

against

back

in

8. These days I wish I could turn the clock ......... and tell Doris how right she was!

out

in

on

back

9. You see I've just turned all the lights ......... ready for the night.

out

in

on

up

10. I'm now ready to turn ......... for the night but the worrying thing is I just can't remember what I had for supper.

up

on

in

out

11. I'm sorry that looks awful — those two colours ..........

smash

crash

clash

hash

12. After what you've ........., I'm sure you need a holiday.

felt

sensed

acted

experienced

13. We won't ......... that now but I don't think we can avoid the subject much longer.

discuss

enter

introduce

interrupt

14. ......... now that I've heard what he has done to his family.

I think often of him

I think a lot of him

I don't think at all of him

I don't think much of him

15. My advice to you is to make your mind up before it's too late and simply ..........

take the opportunity soon

take the opportunity fairly

take the opportunity now

take the opportunity slowly

16. I'm afraid you've left that food too long out of the fridge and now it's ..........

become flat

become rotten

become rich

become stale

17. There were so many members of the political party who had ......... the leader that he resigned.

insisted

invited

apposed

opposed

18. Don't wait for me because I can't come yet so you ......... and I'll join you later.

go before me

go in front of me

go forwards me

go by me

19. If petrol prices ......... any more, I shall have to use a bicycle.

ascend

raise

increase

develop

20. I'm sorry I interrupted you, please ......... from where I so rudely stopped you.

continue

stop

speak

finish