- intermediate-54
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 54 (Answer Keys)
Losing It (2)
A1 The trouble with him is that if you push him too far, he's likely to shout at you and lose his cool.
answer: (c) cool
A2 There's no hope for him now because he's lost his marbles and has gone completely crazy.
answer: (d) marbles
A3 At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her nerve.
answer: (b) nerve
A4 First he started shouting and then he began to throw things round the room and it was clear he had just lost
his
rag.
answer: (a) rag
A5 Despite his great age we realized that he'd not lost his touch because he was still able to deliver a wonderful
speech.
answer: (c) touch
A6 Do you mind repeating that last bit again as I seem to have lost the thread of your argument?
answer: (d) thread
A7 When it came to dividing the profits we lost out because we didn't get our fair share.
answer: (b) out
A8 As she was walking across the tight rope at the circus she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
answer: (c) balance
A9 After a while I got fed up with the film and began to lose interest in the story.
answer: (d) interest
A10 There's no harm in trying your luck there because after all you have nothing to lose.
answer: (b) nothing
