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2) Lighten ! You need to stop taking your job so seriously.
a) it b) up c) over

3) After a week, my houseguests really started to get my
nerves. They made long-distance phone calls to Singapore,
drank all my wine, and slept until noon every day.

a) by b) in c) on

a) Amber likes to stay up past midnight every night. She’s what
you'd calla owl.
a) night b) busy c) day

5) Mildred thought she’d have trouble remembering to take her
pills. But now, after ten months, it’s nature.
a) first b) second c) third

6) Susan messed and left the cookies in the oven for 25
minutes too long. They were ruined.
a) up b) over c) away

7) Andrea didn’t cheat. She won the election fair and
a) easily b) circle c) square

8) Bob didn’t know anything about baking when he and Susan
started selling cookies, but he quickly learned the .
a) chains b) ropes c) strings

9) Ted and his friends were fooling in the chemistry labo-
ratory when they accidentally started a fire.
a) around b) about c) away

10) Mary’s daughter wanted the new Harry Potter book. But by
the time they got to the bookstore, it was already sold .
a) out b) in c) away

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