Discussion
In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)-(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.
Steve was advised to keep his head ___(i)___ before heading ___(ii)___ to bat; for, while he had a head ___(iii)___ batting, he could only do so with a cool head ___(iv)___ his shoulders.
Answer: C
The best fit is (i) down (ii) out (iii) for (iv) on.
Each blank completes an idiom with 'head': to keep one's head down is to stay quiet and avoid attention or distraction; to head out is to set off (here, to bat); to have a head for something is to have a natural aptitude for it; and a cool head on one's shoulders means calm good sense.
'Head down to bat' does not mean setting off to bat, 'a head on batting' is not idiomatic, and 'a cool head for his shoulders' makes no sense. Keeping one's head 'on' before batting is also not the idiom intended. Only the combination down, out, for, on gives four correct idioms.
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