Question. He's one of those people who can't bear being seen to be wrong in fact of losing ........
(a) looks
(b) appearance
(c) face
(d) looking
Answer. C
Question. We haven't made any progress this year and are in a sense going backwards and losing ........
(a) terrain
(b) space
(c) land
(d) ground
Answer. D
Question. Please don't lose ....... because I'm sure you'll succeed in the end.
(a) heart
(b) body
(c) strength
(d) feeling
Answer. A
Question. The important key to success in this business is strong management because if you lose your ......., then you're in real trouble.
(a) hold
(b) stay
(c) grab
(d) grip
Answer. D
Question. She panicked when she skidded on the ice, lost her ....... and crashed into the tree.
(a) control
(b) brain
(c) head
(d) skull
Answer. C
Question. Yes, it's a slight problem but quite honestly I wouldn't lose any ....... over it if I were you.
(a) rest
(b) sleep
(c) time
(d) slumber
Answer. B
Question. I followed as much as I could of his arguments but then I gave up because I'd completely lost ....... of what he was saying.
(a) pace
(b) route
(c) path
(d) track
Answer. D
Question. After he'd wasted all his money, got into debt and then ended up in prison, his family began to regard him as a bit of a lost ........
(a) case
(b) reason
(c) cause
(d) argument
Answer. C
Question. To be frank I find these philosophical discussions too deep for me and many of the points are lost ....... me.
(a) to
(b) on
(c) for
(d) by
Answer. B
Question. Putting all your money in that enterprise is futile it's like playing a losing ........
(a) part
(b) role
(c) section
(d) game
Answer. D
Question. The trouble with him is that if you push him too far, he's likely to shout at you and lose his ........
(a) cold
(b) coldness
(c) cool
(d) ice
Answer. C
Question. There's no hope for him now because he's lost his ....... and has gone completely crazy.
(a) glasses
(b) stones
(c) jewels
(d) marbles
Answer. D
Question. At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her ........
(a) skill
(b) nerve
(c) sense
(d) feeling
Answer. B
Question. First he started shouting and then he began to throw things round the room and it was clear he had just lost his ........
(a) rag
(b) cloth
(c) cover
(d) sheet
Answer. A
Question. Despite his great age we realized that he'd not lost his ....... because he was still able to deliver a wonderful speech.
(a) feel
(b) contact
(c) touch
(d) feeling
Answer. C
Question. Do you mind repeating that last bit again as I seem to have lost the ....... of your argument?
(a) length
(b) string
(c) cord
(d) thread
Answer. D
Question. When it came to dividing the profits we lost ....... because we didn't get our fair share.
(a) off
(b) out
(c) in
(d) through
Answer. B
Question. As she was walking across the tight rope at the circus she lost her ....... and fell to the ground.
(a) control
(b) direction
(c) balance
(d) sense
Answer. C
Question. After a while I got fed up with the film and began to lose ....... in the story.
(a) thought
(b) following
(c) thinking
(d) interest
Answer. D
Question. There's no harm in trying your luck there because after all you have ....... to lose.
(a) less
(b) nothing
(c) a little
(d) least
Answer. B