1. He'd learnt to think he was important from an early age ......... his mother's knee.

from

to

over

at

2. His father told him he was special as he dandled him ......... his knee.

by

on

up

through

3. Then he met Maria as a grown up and fell in love as a sort of knee ......... reaction almost without thinking.

leap

jump

jerk

trip

4. You see he'd known her once as a small child when he was knee ......... to a grasshopper and now they met as adults.

high

tall

long

broad

5. They met at a mutual friend's party where everyone was having a great time in a kind of knees ..........

under

on

in

up

6. Shortly after that he ......... down on one knee and proposed marriage to her and she accepted him.

threw

went

walked

leant

7. After they were married, Charlie had to work very hard and he was always knee ......... in decorating and painting the house.

deep

level

steep

long

8. What poor Charlie didn't know before was that Maria loved telling others what to do and so he had to do as he was told and ......... the knee.

stretch

pull

lower

bend

9. It's almost completed now because all we have to do is sign a few documents and then the paper......... is finished.

job

work

task

function

10. They've tried to keep the truth from you but nothing's changed as all they've done is paper ......... the cracks.

across

in

up

over

11. If you keep the window open all the time, you'll need something heavy like a ......... to stop things blowing away.

paperstone

paperrock

paperweight

paperblock

12. The professor is ......... an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.

speaking

delivering

talking

holding

13. I shouldn't worry too much about him. He looks very frightening but underneath he's really a paper ..........

tiger

lion

jaguar

cat

14. The reason why I knew all about the story in the village is because it was on the front page of the ......... paper.

near

nearby

neighbouring

local

15. As soon as the story about the scandal became known, it didn't take long to ......... the papers.

strike

attack

hit

thump

16. You really shouldn't ......... everything you read in the papers.

believe

credit

think

ponder

17. She makes a loaf of bread last a very long time because she cuts each slice paper ..........

slight

long

tight

thin

18. Do you know how many ......... of wallpaper are needed to decorate this room?

strands

rolls

strips

sizes

19. Where ......... tonight?

you go

going

are you going

had you gone

20. That ......... my business.

is

will be

was

had