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English Idioms and
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English Idioms and Expressions / Elementary level # 1
Adding Up
Q1
I cannot understand why she did that, it really
doesn't add up
.
(a) doesn't calculate
(c) doesn't make sense
(b) isn't mathematics
(d) makes the wrong addition
Q2
All the sudents got high marks in the test but Mary
stood out
.
(a) got a lot of marks
(c) got very good marks
(b) got higher marks than someone
(d) got the most marks of all
Q3
He has sold his house and has no job and so now
he has next to nothing
.
(a) he is unemployed
(c) he has a few things
(b) he has almost no money
(d) he has nothing at all
Q4
As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information
at first hand
.
(a) quickly
(b) slowly
(c) easily
(d) directly
Q5
I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are
home and dry
.
(a) have not got wet
(c) have been successful
(b) have got no water
(d) have got home dry
Q6
He is the man who owns all the land and is
the big fish
around here.
(a) the fat man
(b) the huge man
(c) the important man
(d) the enormous man
Q7
She never stops talking about herself and is
full of herself
.
(a) is very fat
(b) is too fat
(c) is very full
(d) is very conceited
Q8
You will not slip over because the floor is
as dry as a bone
.
(a) completely hard
(b) extremely flat
(c) totally dry
(d) completely cracked
Q9
He kept saying he didn't do it but
in the end
he said he had done it.
(a) at the end
(b) finally
(c) at last
(d) by the end
Q10
I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but
accidents will happen
.
(a) things will take place
(c) things take place often
(b) things do occur
(d) things often go wrong
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English Idioms and Expressions / Elementary level # 2
Take it in
Q1
I'm sorry I didn't
take in
what he said.
(a) listen
(b) hear
(c) understand
(d) note
Q2
I hope she
gets through
her exams next week.
(a) passes
(b) follows
(c) takes
(d) stands
Q3
What time do you
get up
in the morning?
(a) leave home
(b) start for work
(c) finish off sleep
(d) get out of bed
Q4
When you stop work, you can
take up
golf.
(a) finish playing
(b) start playing
(c) stop playing
(d) enjoy playing
Q5
Don't
overdo it
because you're very tired.
(a) do a lot
(b) do a little
(c) do too little
(d) do too much
Q6
When does your plane
take off
?
(a) leave the ground
(b) start to land
(c) begin to arrive
(d) finish landing
Q7
As a student she has just enough money to
get by on
.
(a) live fully
(b) live simply
(c) live easily
(d) live quietly
Q8
I don't know who wrote this note because I can't
make out
the signature.
(a) discover
(b) find
(c) read
(d) learn
Q9
We don't have enough money for a car so we
make do with
bicycles.
(a) use many times
(b) use instead
(c) use sometimes
(d) use always
Q10
What time do you
get in
after work?
(a) have tea
(b) eat supper
(c) reach home
(d) have a rest
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English Idioms and Expressions / Elementary level # 3
Take it easy
Q1
I just want to stay at home and watch television and
take it easy
.
(a) sleep
(b) sit down
(c) eat
(d) relax
Q2
Am I allowed to
smoke in here?
(a) May I
(b) Must I
(c) Can I
(d) Will I
Q3
Are you any good at cooking
?
(a) Can you cook sometimes
(c) Can you cook well
(b) Do you cook very often
(d) Do you like cooking
Q4
When do you
do the washing up
?
(a) clean the dishes
(b) do the housework
(c) wash the floor
(d) clean the windows
Q5
She never
shouts at
her children.
(a) makes conversation with
(c) talks in a loud voice to
(b) calls out to
(d) speaks quickly to
Q6
We're
fed up with
the bad weather.
(a) very tired of
(b) full of
(c) interested in
(d) unhappy with
Q7
Don't forget to
drop me a line
when you're away.
(a) telephone me
(b) call me
(c) write to me
(d) send me a telegram
Q8
She had never
been to
Paris before.
(a) heard of
(b) read about
(c) tried
(d) visited
Q9
I'm afraid he has
got it wrong
.
(a) said it incorrectly
(b) did an error
(c) did a mistake
(d) made a mistake
Q10
When you come to the crossroads, you
turn left
.
(a) look left
(b) go to the left
(c) find the left
(d) keep to the left
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English Idioms and Expressions / Elementary level # 4
For Good
Q1
You'll never see your money again because I'm afraid he's gone
for good
.
(a) clearly
(b) permanently
(c) quickly
(d) slowly
Q2
You've no need to worry I promise you they'll arrive on Thursday
for sure
.
(a) absolutely
(b) positively
(c) definitively
(d) definitely
Q3
They're very generous in that museum — not only is the entrance fee reasonable but they give you a brochure
for free
.
(a) at no cost
(b) at little cost
(c) at some cost
(d) at low cost
Q4
Well,
for starters
I honestly think we should work out what all this work is going to cost.
(a) to work for
(b) to look at
(c) to begin with
(d) to work through
Q5
As you're a friend of mine, I won't charge you much in fact I'll do it
for nothing
.
(a) at some charge
(b) at little charge
(c) at low charge
(d) at no charge
Q6
I know it didn't look like that but the truth is they only did it
for fun
.
(a) as a joke
(b) as humour
(c) as funny
(d) as joking
Q7
I do recommend you take out an insurance policy on the house
for your own peace of mind
.
(a) to stop you thinking
(c) to stop you believing
(b) to stop you worrying
(d) to stop you sleeping
Q8
No wonder she's
jumping for joy
, she's just been given promotion.
(a) very jumpy
(b) very silly
(c) very happy
(d) very noisy
Q9
They decided to move away from the city to the countryside
for the sake of
the children.
(a) speaking about
(b) talking about
(c) dreaming about
(d) thinking about
Q10
The battleships were all waiting in the harbour
ready for action
.
(a) prepared for war
(c) prepared for something
(b) prepared for anything
(d) prepared for take off
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