1. Personally I don't believe a word of it and if you want my opinion I think it's all stuff and ..........

garbage

trash

nonsense

rubbish

2. You know the kind of things politicians talk about: health care, education, welfare and stuff ......... that.

as

with

on

like

3. He'd carefully avoided having any alcohol until he was twenty-five and then he had a small drop of the ......... stuff.

hard

difficult

solid

ground

4. You shouldn't really have any difficulties with the work they're doing as it's very basic in fact you could call it ......... stuff.

babies'

children's

kids'

juniors'

5. It's quite clear she's studied the subject very thoroughly and when she lectured, you could tell she ......... her stuff.

knew

got

showed

took

6. Now remember when you get up to speak, we're all relying on you to impress everyone and we expect you to ......... your stuff.

make

say

take

do

7. ......... the stuff! I want to hear it loud and clear and as much of it as you can manage. Well done!

Here

There

That's

More

8. It's very difficult to make him enjoy himself, relax and take it easy because he always behaves like a stuffed ..........

suit

shirt

jacket

coat

9. If you really want to lose weight, the only way is to eat less and stop stuffing your ......... every five minutes!

throat

face

teeth

tongue

10. It came as a great shock to him when he heard the news and quite ......... the stuffing out of him for days.

hit

pulled

knocked

threw

11. Personally I don't believe a word he told us because I think it was just a ......... story.

big

high

tall

long

12. I'm afraid it was the ......... old story with her all over again because she's started arriving late at work again.

same

like

similar

parallel

13. It was a bit of a ......... story really because she told us how her boyfriend had left her, she'd lost her job and she had nowhere to live.

cry

weep

tear

sob

14. I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs — it's a bit like ......... stories.

speaking

telling

saying

uttering

15. The story ......... that he's just married for the fourth time but I don't really believe it.

says

works

sends

goes

16. To ......... a long story short, I'll come straight to the point and tell you exactly what happened.

cut

reduce

snip

curtail

17. She did write one or two novels but she is best known for her excellent ......... stories.

brief

short

abrupt

sudden

18. It's a brilliant film as far as the images are concerned but the story ......... is a bit weak.

theme

thread

tendency

line

19. He started off from a very simple background and then worked his way up to be President of the bank — a genuine ......... story.

success

famous

glamour

fame

20. In early civilisations it was the story ......... to whom everyone went to hear what had happened in the past.

speaker

talker

announcer

teller