1.Apple-pie order
a) A sweet manner
b) bring out the secret
c) break the stick
d) extreme neatness

2.blood and guts
a) unusually good
b) be obsessed with something
c) be in a state of easy prosperity
d) violence and bloodshed

3.Stick one one’s colours
a) paint nicely
b) refuse to submit
c) opposite in views
d) admit defeat

4.Under the aegis of
a) under pressure of
b) with the support of
c) under the shelter of a tree
d) to take advantage of

5.Draw a blank
a) elicit no response; be unsuccessful
b) Refers to an extremely proud person
c) View an unpleasant situation in a positive light
d) Accepting something humiliating or embarrassing

6.Hang on by fingernails
a) Being the first one to make a start at something
b) Doing some hard work with determination and full attention
c) Continuing to do something in a very difficult situation
d) Doing everything you can to make something successful

7.The cold shoulder
a) abused me
b) insulted me
c) scolded me
d) ignored me

8.Hanging fire
a) stuck up
b) ignored
c) hotly debated
d) going on slowly

9.Join the club
a) to take revenge
b) satisfy with others
c) excited to invite
d) sympathy to others

10.Can of worms
a) more easy way
b) most difficult issue
c) very attractive
d) very useful