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Read the text below and choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Most of my colleagues go for a drink after work on Fridays but I don't normally go. Going on a pub crawl is not my ... .

   1.   ?    cup of tea.
   2.   ?    piece of cake.
   3.   ?    can of Coke.
   4.   ?    mug of beer.

2. I went scuba-diving for the first time last summer. I thought it was going to be a ..., but I soon realized that it was a lot more difficult than I'd expected.

   1.   ?    cup of tea.
   2.   ?    piece of cake.
   3.   ?    can of Coke.
   4.   ?    mug of beer.

3. Did you see the way Lucy handled that angry customer? She was as cool as ... .

   1.   ?    a frozen fish.
   2.   ?    ice-cream.
   3.   ?    iced tea.
   4.   ?    a cucumber.

4. Any accountant worth their ... should be aware of the latest changes in taxation.

   1.   ?    pepper
   2.   ?    butter
   3.   ?    salt
   4.   ?    spice

5. His new video game is apparently very good as it's selling like ... .

   1.   ?    hot dogs.
   2.   ?    hot cakes.
   3.   ?    hot ketchup.
   4.   ?    hot chocolate.

6. How dare you say such nasty things about Stewart? He's the best thing since ... !

   1.   ?    cornflakes
   2.   ?    strawberry jam
   3.   ?    sliced bread
   4.   ?    home-made cakes

7. We'd planned to go away for the weekend, but my brother tripped over our cat on Saturday morning and broke his arm, and, naturally, it all went ... .

   1.   ?    apple-shaped
   2.   ?    pear-shaped
   3.   ?    egg-shaped
   4.   ?    carrot-shaped

8. Her attitude to the whole thing drives me crazy! It really ... me off!

   1.   ?    cheeses
   2.   ?    butters
   3.   ?    sausages
   4.   ?    ices

9. He's a very good and honest person. He's the ... of the earth.

   1.   ?    pepper
   2.   ?    butter
   3.   ?    salt
   4.   ?    flavour

10. Variety is the ... of life.

    1.   ?    pepper
    2.   ?    butter
    3.   ?    salt
    4.   ?    spice