6.There was a great discussion about which particular type of cuisine the guests would choose and finally they reached a ......... and settled on the set menu.

compromising

compromised

compromise

compromisingly

7.It doesn't matter how late you arrive at this restaurant you can always......... on a warm welcome from the owner.

trust

confide

rely

believe

8.The place was so full of people and tables that the waiter had to......... us through the crowds to our table.

show

guide

conduct

enable

10.The success of a really good meal is that not only must it taste good but it should also look good and thus ......... to your eye.

attract

appeal

attend

appear

1.Never let the ......... grow under your feet.

weeds

grass

flowers

bulbs

2.The grass is always ......... on the other side.

blacker

further

greener

longer

4.Poor Mary was a bit of a ......... at the dance.

cornflower

cauliflower

wallflower

wildflower

6.Everything in the ......... is lovely.

roses

flowers

grass

garden

7.Money doesn't grow on ......... .

plants

bulbs

trees

bushes

8.A bird in the hand is worth ......... in the bush.

four

three

two

one

9.Come to the point and stop beating about the ......... .

tree

flower

hedge

bush

1.Lightning never strikes in the same place ......... .

before

twice

secondly

thrice

2.If you watch a kettle, it never ......... .

cooks

stew

boils

heats

4.Don't count your chickens before they are ......... .

born

fed

hatched

stolen

5.It's all right to tell a ......... lie.

red

white

blue

black