1. He didn't want to think about getting a perfect score before his next exam because he was afraid he would .......... himself.

2. Don't get mad at Tommy's joking around. He is just .......... you, Billy said to his friend Joey.

3. Everyone was waiting for Grandpa Joe to kick the .......... He had cancer for many years and the doctor said that he only had a year to live.

4. He apologized for losing his temper after his wife told him that she had spent a lot of money. It was just a knee-jerk .......... . He hadn't planned it and he now regretted it.

5. He thought he would get the promotion on Monday. "Knock on .......... .," he said to himself.

6. Everyone agreed that Jim was too arrogant, and they wanted to knock him down a .......... .

7. Once you know the .......... . better, we will give you more responsibility,' ' the boss said to the new trainee.

8. Before he made a decision, the army sergeant wanted to see which way the wind was .......... at the command headquarters.

9. Last but not .......... . Rebecca!" the emcee said as he introduced the final contestant of the evening.

10. It took a lot of money to run the presidential campaign, but the third-party candidate thought he could win if he could only level the playing .......... . However, he couldn't get as much media exposure as the richer candidates.