Phrases & Expressions


1	I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... .
		position
		spot
		fix
		quandary


2	There's no need to .......... your voice - I can hear you perfectly clearly.
		increase
		raise
		shout
		lift


3	The company chairperson decided to give a bonus to all her staff to show her .......... for their hard work.
		recognition
		appreciation
		thanks
		acknowledgements.


4	When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... .
		thoughts
		speech
		words
		talk


5	Do those suggestions .......... with your approval?
		get
		correspond
		agree
		meet


6	I can't stop you going mountain climbing but it's entirely at your own .......... .
		danger
		chance
		risk
		trouble


7	She doesn't know him personally - he's actually a friend .......... a friend of hers.
		of
		to
		in
		by


8	I didn't mean to lose my temper with you. I just got .......... away for a minute.
		taken
		carried
		lost
		moved