Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete the idioms. 1 Pick and ____________ what you want to paint. The subject matter is up t
o you. a choose b change c check 2 The writers came to the conference from ____________ and wide. a narrow b broad c far 3 I’m sick and ____________ of reading horror stories. I want to read something else. a tired b scared c bored 4 The biography was about the ups and ____________ of a musician’s life. a lows b downs c falls 5 The artist’s latest exhibition shows that he’s alive and ____________ , and painting as well as he ever did. He’s ninety-eight years old! a better b good c well 6 Many artistic movements came about as a result of trial and ____________ . a error b failing c mistakes
