Fill in the blanks.

1. A light breeze —————– the forest fire and made it more dangerous.

a) blew
b) ignited
c) fanned
d) lit

2. Take care of the ——————— and the hours will take care of themselves.

a) days
b) years
c) seconds
d) minutes

3. The way he kept knocking over things, he was more like a bull in a —————– shop.

a) China
b) English
c) Cattle
d) Grocery

4. Though he took a leap in the ————– by investing all his savings in the share market, he later found that it was well worth the risk.

a) dark
b) abyss
c) light
d) hole

5. The rank and —————- of the party has turned against the leader.

a) class
b) file
c) officers
d) people

6. He was caught in the act and landed in ——————- trouble.

a) intense
b) dreaded
c) terrible
d) deep

7. A bad worker —————— his tools.

a) works
b) plays
c) fights
d) blames

8. Owing to their bad conduct on an off the field, some members of the team were ———— from taking part in the remaining matches.

a) exempted
b) excluded
c) banned
d) outlawed

Answers

1. A light breeze fanned the forest fire and made it more dangerous.
2. Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves.
3. The way he kept knocking over things, he was more like a bull in a china shop.
4. Though he took a leap in the dark by investing all his savings in the share market, he later found that it was well worth the risk.
5. The rank and file of the party has turned against the leader.
6. He was caught in the act and landed in deep trouble.
7. A bad worker blames his tools.
8. Owing to their bad conduct on an off the field, some members of the team were banned from taking part in the remaining matches.