Q41. He is ill at ease in his new position.

• not comfortable
• feeling sad
• angry
• callous

Q42. "Don't try to throw dust into my eyes. You will not succeed."

• to protect my eyes
• blind me with dust
• to mislead or confuse me
• to blind me with dust

Q43. Don't mix with the bad hats.

• people of bad character
• people selling bad hats
• people of poor status
• people with bad hats

Q44. All our effort ended in smoke.

• to come to nothing
• to gain importance
• to praise oneself
• to reach target

Q45. The number increased by leaps and bounds.

• very fast
• very slw
• in details
• aimlessly

Q46. To murder in "cold blood", it means to murder:

• coolly
• unfeelingly
• thoughtlessly
• deliberately

Q47. If somebody has worked for "donkey's years", it means he has worked:

• for donkeys
• for a few years
• for a long time
• for a short time

Q48. Replace the underlined portion with an idiom from the list below:
They finally agreed on the business deal.

• let the cat out of the bag
• see eye to eye
• to feel under the weather
• to cut a corner

Q49. The idiomatic expression "A slap on the wrist" means:

• Short on time
• A very mild punishment
• To have a dispute
• To force an issue

Q50. He says he has invented a time machine, which is clearly a load of cobblers.

• Genuine
• Great
• Nonsense
• Significant