Words of the Day (Nov 2017) - quiz A

She was grinning ________ when she was handed the ‘employee of the month’ award.

1. all ears
2. between ears
3. from ear to ear
4. up to her ears

When I first arrived in Cairo, the whole city seemed ________ to me.

1. abroad
2. alien
3. indie
4. mayor

If you have a toothache, you shouldn't ________ off going to the dentist.

1. leave
2. post
3. postpone
4. put

Do you expect me to believe that in the beginning there was nothing and then something ________ ‘bang’ and the universe was born?

1. came
2. did
3. made
4. went

Americans usually call cinemas ‘movie ________’.

1. hall
2. places
3. plexes
4. theaters

He laughed at his own joke again. She just ________ her eyes at how pathetic he was being.

1. lifted
2. raised
3. rolled
4. turned

She believed a ghost blew ________ the candle. I'm sure it was just the wind.

1. ---
2. off
3. out
4. up

You should ________ for the exam tomorrow, don't you think?

1. remind
2. repeat
3. revise
4. rewind

I need to buy a new ________ swimming goggles.

1. ---
2. couple of
3. duet of
4. pair of

I'm not a social ________. That's why I hate living in a dorm room with another person.

1. beast
2. creature
3. critter
4. monster