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127. That band plays some excellent tunes, you know.

A) serious

B) showy

C) sick

128. Wow, those are really cool sunglasses.

A) slits

B) slides

C) shades

129. Go on and have another try.

A) spade

B) shot

C) stick

130. They all criticized me, but it wasn't my fault.

A) slammed

B) shaded

C) shot

131. I'm not going to a horrible and dirty place like that.

A) sleazebag

B) solid

C) sober

132. Look at the time! We should leave.

A) speak

B) split

C) stalk

133. He comes from a very old-fashioned family.

A) shrill

B) shody

C) square

134. The stolen car has New York license plates.

A) tags

B) ticks

C) togs

135. The whole city was completely destroyed in the war.

A) taped

B) tapestry

C)  taken out

136. I'll be there in just a few seconds.

A) tick

B) tale

C) tea

137. Mum was really angry with me last night.

A) toy

B) ticked-off

C) tramp

138. He completely wrecked the car last night.

A) transplanted

B) totalled

C) tricked

139. You really should throw out most of this stuff.

A) track

B) tame

C)  trash

140. There's nothing on the television tonight.

A) tax

B) tube

C) time

141. His breath is totally repellant.

A) a turnoff

B) a takeoff

C) a tangle.

142. I can't believe she was dating someone else when she was still my

girlfriend.

A) tainting

B) two-timing

C)  telling

143. Why are all the men at school such fools.

A) twits

B) tins

C) tanks

144. I've told him many, many times not to do that.

A) untimely

B) ugly

C) umpteen

145. They often try to increase the price if you can't speak the language.

A) up

B) use

C)  unit

146. It's still available, if you want it.

A) unique

B) up for grabs

C) united

147. It costs $2,000 in advance.

A) unknown

B) up front

C) unmoved

148. She is such an anxious woman.

A) uptight

B) urban

C) uniform

149. Let's  stop work and relax this weekend.

A) vent

B)  veg

C) vary

150. I get bad feelings about him.

A) vibes

B) valuables

C) vitals

151. This is a great meal. I can't believe you made it.

A) vulgar

B) vicious

C) volcanic

152. It looks like he's got a lot of money in his pocket.

A) wand

B) wish

C) wad

153. That was an easy victory. I thought it would be harder.

A) a walkover

B) a wander

C) a white-out

154. Gosh, I was really drunk last night. What did I have?

A) wasted

B) wrinkled

C) wilting

155. Hello, Tom. What's been happening lately?

A) What's in?

B) What's next?

C) What's up?

156. He's very talented when it comes to computers.

A) a worm

B) a whiz

C) a wood

157. Those are great shoes. Where did you get them.

A) windy

B) wicked

C) worthless

158. Don't be such a weak and inept person.

A) wimp

B) wretch

C)  witch

159. I hadn't expected them today, so I ended up improvising.

A) willing it

B) worshipping

C) winging it

160. He's really nervous about the exam.

A) wet

B) wide

C) wired

161. That colour is really horrible on you.

A) yodel

B) yukky

C) youthful

162. She always gives me a hard time.

A) yields to me

B) yick and yacks

C) yanks me around

163. He's not British, you know. He's an American.

A) a yo-yo

B) a yahoo

C) a yank

164. Can we rest? I'm too exhausted to go on.

A) zapped

B) zoomed

C)  zealous

165. Since he did that, he's a nobody around here.

A) zero

B) zap

C) zombie

166. Oh no, not another pimple!

A) zillion

B) zoo

C) zit

Slang

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