Fill in the blanks with a word below each sentence.
1. He’s the perfect person to take on this difficult
job. He’s a really hard- ________________
person and won’t stand for any nonsense.
(i) deal
(ii)
ship (iii)
nosed
(iv) handshake
(v) bargain
2. We have to work hard for our money while the
fat
_______________
in the city make money doing very
little.
(i) cats (ii)
pack (iii) market
(iv) shots
(v)
fish
3. The product has been a great success. We’re
doing a roaring
_______________
in it.
(i) deal
(ii)
ship (iii)
nosed (iv)
trade
(v) bargain
4. She’s obviously going to get a top job soon.
She’s a real high
__________________.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier (iii)
market (iv)
shots (v) fish
5. Their accounts were completely phony. They had
been cooking the ____________
for years.
(i) till
(ii)
make (iii)
books (iv) trade (v)
killing
6. Well I’m not surprised they are in a mess.
It’s not exactly _______ -shattering news.
(i) till
(ii) make (iii)
books (iv)
spinner (v) earth
7. He thinks he is really important but he is
only really a big _________ in a small pond.
(i) it
(ii) pack (iii)
market (iv) shots
(v)
fish
8. She’s an excellent manager. She runs a really tight
_______________.
(i) deal (ii)
ship (iii)
hat
(iv) handshake (v) bargain
9. I
bought them cheap and sold them for a lot. I really made a _______________.
(i) deal (ii) ship (iii)
nosed (iv)
trade
(v) killing
10. Tim was forced to leave his job but he got a
very generous golden ____________.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier
(iii)
hat (iv)
handshake (v) fish
11. The accountant had stolen a lot of money. He had
had his hand in the __________
for
years.
(i) till
(ii) spinner (iii)
books (iv)
make
(v) killing
12. John doesn’t look very impressive but he’s one of
the big _____________ in this
industry.
(i) it
(ii)
pack
(iii) market (iv)
shots
(v) earth
13. I’ve had enough! I’m going to hang up my
___________ and retire.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier (iii)
hat (iv)
shots
(v) fish
14. You can make a lot of money selling this
product. It’s a real money - ____________.
(i) ship (ii) spinner (iii) nosed (iv)
trade
(v) killing
15. If you want to succeed in this business you
need to always stay ahead of the
______________.
(i) it
(ii) pack (iii)
books (iv)
till
(v) earth
16. It is hard doing business with Maggie. She
drives a hard ________________.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier (iii)
hat
(iv) handshake (v) bargain
ANSWERS
Fill in the blanks
with a word below each sentence.
1. He’s the perfect person to take on this difficult
job. He’s a really hard- nosed
person and won’t stand for any nonsense.
(i) deal
(ii)
ship (iii) nosed (iv) handshake (v) bargain
2. We have to work hard for our money while the
fat
cats in the city make money doing very little.
(i) cats
(ii) pack (iii) market (iv)
shots (v) fish
3. The product has been a great success. We’re
doing a roaring
trade in it.
(i) deal
(ii)
ship (iii)
nosed (iv) trade (v) bargain
4. She’s obviously going to get a top job soon.
She’s a real high
flier.
(i) cats
(ii) flier
(iii)
market (iv)
shots (v) fish
5. Their accounts were completely phony. They had
been cooking the books
for years.
(i) till
(ii)
make (iii) books
(iv) trade (v)
killing
6. Well I’m not surprised they are in a mess.
It’s not exactly earth-shattering
news.
(i) till
(ii) make (iii)
books (iv)
spinner (v) earth
7. He thinks he is really important but he is
only really a big fish
in a small pond.
(i) it
(ii) pack (iii)
market (iv) shots
(v)
fish
8. She’s an excellent manager. She runs a really tight
ship.
(i) deal (ii) ship
(iii)
hat
(iv) handshake (v) bargain
9. I
bought them cheap and sold them for a lot. I really made a killing.
(i) deal (ii) ship (iii)
nosed (iv)
trade
(v) killing
10. Tim was forced to leave his job but he got a
very generous golden handshake
.
(i) cats (ii)
flier
(iii)
hat (iv)
handshake (v) fish
11. The accountant had stolen a lot of money. He had
had his hand in the till
for years.
(i) till
(ii)
spinner (iii)
books (iv)
make
(v) killing
12. John doesn’t look very impressive but he’s one of
the big shots
in this industry.
(i) it
(ii)
pack
(iii) market (iv) shots
(v) earth
13. I’ve had enough! I’m going to hang up my hat and retire.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier (iii) hat (iv)
shots
(v) fish
14. You can make a lot of money selling this
product. It’s a real money - spinner.
(i) ship (ii) spinner (iii) nosed (iv)
trade
(v) killing
15. If you want to succeed in this business you
need to always stay ahead of the
pack.
(i) it
(ii) pack (iii)
books (iv)
till
(v) earth
16. It is hard doing business with Maggie. She
drives a hard bargain.
(i) cats
(ii)
flier (iii)
hat
(iv) handshake (v) bargain
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