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1.

  She had her nose to the grindstone for months to finish writing her thesis.
               
    (A) to have a bad cold  
(B) to focus and work hard
    (C) to relax and take it easy  
    (D) to waste time  
               
2.   As a teenager on the cusp of adulthood, he felt like his whole life was ahead of him.
               
    (A) at the beginning of something  
(B) in the middle of something
    (C) at the end of something  
    (D) close to achieving something  
               
3.   After struggling to fix the broken car for hours, the mechanic finally decided to throw in the towel.
               
    (A) to wrap something in a towel  
(B) to take a break
    (C) to give up  
    (D) to clean with a towel  
               
4.   Come on in and have a seat, take a load off after your long day.
               
    (A) to add weight  
(B) to lift something heavy
    (C) to rest and relax  
    (D) to exercise vigorously  
               
5.   The group of tourists were like sitting ducks when they were surrounded by the hungry lions.
               
    (A) easy targets  
(B) agile runners
    (C) skilled hunters  
    (D) hard to find  
               
6.   The team is ready to pull out all the stops to win the championship game.
               
    (A) to hold back  
    (B) to give up
    (C) to do everything possible  
    (D) to procrastinate  
         

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    Answers : 1B   2A   3C   4C   5A   6C  
       
 
 

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