21. Before she left for Australia she promised her parents that she would drop them …………… at least once a month.   3
     A. a note                    B. a word                    C. the news                    D. a line
22. I was all set to take the job in Tokyo, but at the last minute I …………… and decided to stay in Britain.
     A. pulled my finger out                              B. got cold feet
     C. held my horses                                       D. called it a day
23. "What I've got to say to you now is strictly …………… and most certainly not for publication,” said the government official to the reporter.
     A. beside the point                                      B. for the time being
     C. by the way                                             D. off the record
24. I've never enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ……
     A. piece of cake                                         B. chip off the old block
     C. biscuit                                                    D. cup of tea
25. What's wrong with Tom today? He's unusually quiet." “He’s got something on his …………… I expect.’
     A. brain                     B. mind                      C. thoughts                     D. brow
26. He was wearing very shabby, dirty clothes and looked very ……………
     A. easy-going        B. down to earth        C. out of shape        D. down at heel
27. Since he started his own business he has been making money hand over ……
     A. list                           B. heel                         C. head                        D. palm
28. I can’t see us beating them at tennis this year - we’re so out of ……………
     A. step                    B. practice                     C. fitness                      D. breath
29. I'm not surprised that Tom is ill. He’s been ………… for a long time. It was
bound to affect his health sooner or later.
     A. having his cake and eating it      B. burning the candle at both ends
     C. playing with fire                         D. going to town
30. I just couldn’t remember her name even though it was on the …………… of my tongue.
     A. edge                          B. tip                            C. top                          D. front