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1.

  He kept his personal life at ______ length from his colleagues, preferring to maintain a professional distance.
               
    (A) arm's  
(B) foot's
    (C) hand's  
    (D) shoulder's  
               
2.   She was accused of sitting on the ______ when she refused to take sides in the heated debate.
               
    (A) ledge  
(B) fence
    (C) edge  
    (D) gate  
               
3.   He was not happy to play second ______ in the project, but he knew it was necessary for the success of the team.
               
    (A) hand  
(B) fiddle
    (C) thought  
    (D) chance  
               
4.   As a professional graphic designer, she always had her creative ideas at her ______.
               
    (A) mind  
(B) heart
    (C) hands  
    (D) fingertips  
               
5.   She was hesitant to sell her old car, thinking that it might be worth two in the ______ compared to the money she could get for it.
               
    (A) cage  
(B) wood
    (C) bush  
    (D) forest  
               
6.   He paid through the ______ for that luxury car, but he thinks it was worth it.
               
    (A) blood  
    (B) nose
    (C) head  
    (D) heart  
               
7.   She told a joke to break the ______ and ease the tension in the room.
               
    (A) quiet  
    (B) snow
    (C) air  
    (D) ice  
         
8.   It's better to nip in the ______ any bad habits before they become too difficult to break.
         
    (A) bud  
    (B) root  
    (C) stalk  
    (D) seed  
         
9.   She accidentally bit her ______ while trying to pronounce the complicated foreign word.
         
    (A) lips  
    (B) tongue  
    (C) mouth  
    (D) teeth  
         
10.   As a ______ in the industry, he had a lot to learn before he could be considered an expert.
         
    (A) green leaf  
    (B) greenhorn  
    (C) green finger  
    (D) green grass  
         

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