1) For a moment she was ________ as to what to do next. a) at a loss b) at a pinch c) in a loss d) in a pinch 2) Either his phone was______________ or someone had been on it for the past two hours. a) on purpose b) out of order c) in debt d) at a loss 3) The idea had just come to him, ________________. a) by heart b) on purpose c) out of the blue d) at will 4) We tried to do this several times, but it was all __________. a) in vain b) by ear c) at last d) at random 5) However, he and I are _______________the same. a) in the end b) at once c) by no means d) at first 6) We were thinking about going to the disco, but ____________ we decided to stay home. a) at the same time b) at first sight c) in the end d) at the end 7) You can't learn chemistry ___________, you have to understand it a) by heart b) by ear c) by sight d) by accident 8) They can also buy it ____________of 17.5 percent. a) in advance b) at a discount c) at will d) in a hurry 9) Take a number____________ between one and a million. a) at last b) at most c) at random d) by the way 10) He said that the people of the area knew everyone ____________ a) at first sight b) by sight c) by heart d) in advance 11) I stopped here one day ___________ to see them. a) at the same time b) on purpose c) at random d) at a loss 12) How are you doing now, ____________? a) by accident b) by the way c) on purpose d) by no means

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