Words of the Day (Sep 2018) - quiz B

I learned everything I know about cooking by ________.

1. attempt and error
2. attempt and mistake
3. trial and error
4. trial and mistake

Peter, stop sniffing! – Sorry, it's my allergies. Do you have a tissue? I need to ________ my nose.

1. blow
2. run
3. squeeze
4. stroke

Look over there. I think the bartender is ________ on your wife.

1. hitting
2. chatting
3. picking
4. pulling

I hate doing housework. It's tedious and ________. Especially ironing.

1. time-consuming
2. time-digesting
3. time-eating
4. time-using

Excuse me, madam. Can you tell me how to get to ________?

1. British Museum
2. British museum
3. The British Museum
4. the British museum

Our IT specialist has found a ________ in the program. It doesn't seem serious, but someone should look into it.

1. ditch
2. glitch
3. stitch
4. twitch

The manufacturer claims the cooking pot is made of ________ steel. It didn't last longer than a month though. There are already rusty patches.

1. flawless
2. rustless
3. spotless
4. stainless

‘Co-co-co-come here’, he ________ nervously.

1. growled
2. mumbled
3. muttered
4. stuttered

Jason and Susan are downstairs, I'll buzz them in. Could you at least put some ________ in a bowl? I think there's a packet on the kitchen counter.

1. crisps
2. friers
3. fries
4. chippers

He strikes me as a warm, ________ and intelligent person.

1. awkward
2. peckish
3. stinky
4. witty