The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

• put over
• put up
• put on
• put of

An event that causes great harm or damage.

• Problem
• Disaster
• Pain
• Relief

Please be as brief as you can, I have other fish to fry.

• to cook the food
• to take rest
• some important work to attend to
• to attend the friends

A close shave.

• A narrow escape from danger
• stubble
• Very short hair
• Hairless skin

The detective went abroad in search of culprit but his journey proved to be a wild goose chase.

• expensive
• full of difficulties
• unprofitable adventure
• ill advised

It was her maiden speech on the stage and she performed well.

• unprepared speech
• sudden speech
• primary speech
• first speech

His argument does not hold water.

• to have effect
• to influence
• to check the flow of water
• sound logical fact

His path was beset _________ difficulties.

• by
• with
• of
• from

To renounce a high position of authority control

• Abduct
• Abandon
• Abort
• Abdicate

Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence

• Statesmanship
• Diplomacy
• Hierarchy
• Protocol