1We got a bang ............... seeing the movie star.
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The idiom is "out of" in "get a bang out of something," meaning to enjoy it very much.
2The trainer backed ............... from the enraged tiger.
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The phrasal verb "away" means to move back from someone or something dangerous.
3He never took a ............... glance.
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The adjective "backward" describes the noun "glance."
4Her bad spelling kept her ............... becoming a secretary.
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The preposition "from" is used in the pattern "keep someone from doing something."
5Don't feel ............... about breaking the glass.
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The adjective "bad" describes how someone feels emotionally after "feel."
6I feel ............... enough to go to the hospital.
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The adjective "bad" after "feel" can mean ill or unwell.
7The child behaved ............... .
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The adverb "badly" describes how the child behaved.
8She wants a new hat ............... .
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The adverb "badly" can mean very much or strongly.
9Customs officers examined all ............... at the airport.
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The uncountable noun "baggage" has no regular plural form here.
10The fishhook was ............... with a worm.
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The word "baited" means supplied with bait, such as a worm.
11We watched the fight with ............... breath.
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The word "bated" is used in the fixed phrase "bated breath."
12............... balance, his accomplishments outweigh his faults.
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The preposition "On" is used in the phrase "on balance," meaning after considering everything.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We got a bang out of seeing the movie star.
- The trainer backed away from the enraged tiger.
- He never took a backward glance.
- Her bad spelling kept her from becoming a secretary.
- Don’t feel bad about breaking the glass.
- I feel bad enough to go to the hospital.
- The child behaved badly .
- She wants a new hat badly .
- Customs officers examined all baggage at the airport.
- The fishhook was baited with a worm.
- We watched the fight with bated breath.
- On balance, his accomplishments outweigh his faults.
