1. Charlie's having a lot of problems with his business but at least he's keeping his head above water.
(a) not drowning
(b) keeping dry
(c) managing to survive
(d) trying to swim
2. That's the thing about Charlie even when things are really bad he doesn't panic and keeps his cool.
(a) stays calm
(b) turns on the air conditioning
(c) uses a fan
(d) puts ice on his head
3. In a situation like his of course the one thing you must do is keep the wolf from the door and try to find money to pay all the bills.
(a) get rid of wild animals
(b) get enough money to live on
(c) make sure the door is locked
(d) not let wild animals in
4. At least Charlie can manage that but he doesn't go telling everyone about his problem and keeps himself to himself.
(a) talks to himself a lot
(b) doesn't go out much
(c) stays in a lot
(d) doesn't talk about himself to others
5. Some of his friends are a bit worried about him because he doesn't seem so friendly to them as he used to be and keeps his distance.
(a) doesn't let people get too close
(b) doesn't travel far
(c) decides how far to go
(d) doesn't like travelling
6. The main thing that you have to admire him for is that he doesn't get into trouble and keeps his nose clean.
(a) blows his nose a lot
(b) behaves legally
(c) sneezes often
(d) breathes easily
7.It's surprising how few people knew that Charlie was having money problems but I suppose it was because he had kept it to himself.
(a) looked after it
(b) locked it up
(c) held it tightly
(d) kept it secret
8. His problem really was that he had tried very hard to be as successful as the rest of the people in his street by trying to keep up with the Joneses.
(a) to remain on the same social level as his neighbours
(b) to run as fast as his neighbours
(c) to travel at the same speed as his neighbours
(d) to reach the same place as his neighbours
9. When he confided in me, I promised Charlie that I wouldn't tell anybody about it and until now I have kept my word.
(a) said what I did
(b) said what I could
(c) did what I said
(d) did what I could
10. My only advice to Charlie was to keep his chin up and stop worrying.
(a) try to hold his head straight
(b) try to be optimistic
(c) try not to look on the ground
(d) try to remain upright
