Though he has a lot of money, yet all his plans are built upon sand.

• based on inexperience
• resting on immature ideas
• resting on cheap material
• established on insecure foundations

It was such a strange affair that I could make head or tail of it.

• face it
• tolerate it
• remember it
• understand it

thought his skill would match up to Kashav’s bulk, but in the fight he was beaten neck and crop.

• softly
• completely
• swiftly
• profoundly

His oily tongue has won him promotion.

• soft speech
• word power
• flattery
• fluency in speech

Those persons who are ready to sail close to the wind can be successful in life.

• to take risk
• to manage the situation
• to work hard
• to be regular

He puts us in a He puts us in a real fix when he did not turn up to pick us up.

• feel awkward
• bad mood
• made us feel bad
• difficult situation

A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.

• a good personality
• a talent for acting
• a talent for speaking
• an interest in discipline

She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

• temper
• irritation
• composure
• angry

The meeting ended in fiasco.

• succeeded
• in confusion
• in complete failure
• in acrimonious debate

I raked my brain to solve this difficult problem.

• I consulted several people
• I subjected my mind to hard thinking
• I read number of books
• I brainwashed several experts