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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 136
Idioms - hard
 
Q1
Poor people in Australia who are ....... for cash may seek financial assistance from the Salvation Army.
(a) hard core
(b) hard up
(c) hard sell
(d) hard court
Q2
Many small businesses just starting choose to accept cold ....... as their only method of payment.
(a) hard court
(b) hard core
(c) hard sell
(d) hard cash
Q3
My parents wouldn't permit me to listen to ....... heavy metal music when I was growing up.
(a) hard core
(b) hard headed
(c) hard cash
(d) hard pressed
Q4
Yesterday I taught my daughter how to cook a ....... egg for breakfast.
(a) hard hearted
(b) hard pressed
(c) hard boiled
(d) hard headed
Q5
My former boss was so ....... that he often refused to listen to the opinions of his subordinates.
(a) hard headed
(b) hard hearted
(c) hard boiled
(d) hard pressed
Q6
Applicants for the sales position are required to submit a ....... of their CV by Thursday, May 17th 2006 at the
latest.
(a) hard core
(b) hard copy
(c) hard cash
(d) hard court
Q7
Many amateur tennis players find it much easier to play tennis on a ....... surface as opposed to playing on a
surface that is made from grass.
(a) hard core
(b) hard court
(c) hard pressed
(d) hard cash
Q8
The ....... dictator refused to grant clemency to his imprisoned political opponents.
(a) hard hearted
(b) hard pressed
(c) hard copy
(d) hard bitten
Q9
Employees at the garment factory were forced to work twelve hour shifts as they were ....... for time to
complete the order.
(a) hard bitten
(b) hard headed
(c) hard hearted
(d) hard pressed
Q10 James needed to go to the ....... store to purchase a new door for his holiday house.
(a) hard core
(b) hardboard
(c) hardware
(d) hard court

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