Choose the best answer.

1. She has not come home ________ I don't know where she is.
a. as of yet
b. brand-new
c. at her fingertips


2. He bought a ________ television because the screen on his old one was too small.
a. at his fingertips
b. as of yet
c. brand-new


3. People often ________ the words "their," "there," and "they're" when writing.
a take time off
b. mix up
c. dwell on


4. I couldn't ________ anyone at the main office. No one would answer the phone.
a take by surprise
b. learn by heart
c. get a hold of


5. The boys tried to ________ line for the roller coaster.
a. mix up
b. cut in
c. dwell on


6. I admire actors because of all the lines they have to ________!
a. learn by heart
b. take time off
c. mix up


7. She was ________ by all of the people who came to her birthday party.
a. got hold of
b. taken by surprise
c. cut in


8. His filing system is excellent. All of the important information he needs is ________.
a. brand-new
b. at his fingertips
c. as of yet


9. Some husbands ________ from work after their wives have a baby.
a. take time off
b. mix up
c. learn by heart


10. It does not do any good to ________ your mistakes. Forget them and go on.
a. dwell on
b. take by surprise
c. get hold of