English idioms Exercise-1

January 16, 2023 BEN_BEN

English idioms Exercise -1

Choose the best answer.

#1. If you gave your neighbor a hand with her groceries, you ----------

A ) helped her

B ) avoided her

C ) shook hands with her

Answer : A ) helped

#2. Carl and Monica are keeping their fingers crossed that the weather will be nice on their wedding day. They ----------

A ) are wishing for nice weather

B ) have been told the weather will be nice

C ) don’t really care about the weather

Answer : A ) are wishing for nice weather

#3. The young salesman came up with a money-saving idea.

A ) bought

B ) exchanged

C ) found

Answer : C ) found

#4. He put the blame on Perry.

A ) forgave

B ) accused

C ) attacked

Answer : B ) accused

#5. Everyone was surprised when the president showed up in blue jeans.

A ) bought

B ) displayed

C ) appeared wearing

Answer : C ) appeared wearing

#6. The robbers broke in.

A ) needed money

B ) got hurt

C ) forced their way in

Answer : C ) forced their way in

#7. Stanley used a bit of wire to fix his car door for the time being. Stanley ----------

A ) permanently fixed the car door

B ) temporarily fixed the car door

C ) didn’t know how to fix the car door

Answer : B ) temporarily fixed the car door

#8. ptomaine-domain

A ) any dining facility, a cafeteria

B ) a hospital for mental clients

C ) a village

Answer : A ) any dining facility, a cafeteria

#9. super-duper

A ) excellent

B ) stupid

C ) the worst

Answer : A ) excellent

#10. If you get rid of these doors, you will have much more room.

A ) open

B ) remove

C ) close

Answer : B ) remove

#11. If Mai was the one who got the ball rolling on your group science project, she ----------

A ) put off working on the project

B ) rolled a ball around as part of the project

C ) started work on the project

Answer : C ) started work on the project

#12. To be in fine feather.

A ) To look elegant.

B ) To look fresh and healthy.

C ) To be rich.

Answer : B ) To look fresh and healthy.

#13. Make a lap!

A ) Sit down!

B ) Get out of the way!

Answer : A ) Sit down!

#14. Dig up!

A ) Stand up and go away!

B ) Listen! Pay attention!

Answer : B ) Listen! Pay attention!

#15. If you’re up to your ears with homework, you ----------

A ) don’t have much to do

B ) have a lot to do

C ) can’t wait to get started

Answer : B ) have a lot to do

#16. If your teacher has told you it is out of the question for you to turn in your term paper late, you ----------

A ) must turn in your paper on time

B ) have extra time to work on your paper

C ) don’t have any more questions to ask your teacher

Answer : A ) must turn in your paper on time

#17. To spill the beans.

A ) To tell a secret too soon.

B ) To tell a lie to somebody.

C ) To make a mistake.

Answer : A ) To tell a secret too soon.

#18. As a salesman, he had to deal with the public.

A ) have contact with

B ) play cards with

C ) convince

Answer : A ) have contact with

#19. After a few minutes of social talk, we got down to business.

A ) sat down

B ) talked about our jobs

C ) began to talk seriously

Answer : A ) sat down

#20. If Johannes finally got rid of his old football, he ----------

A ) is saving it for the future

B ) no longer has it

C ) loaned it to a friend for a short time

Answer : B ) no longer has it

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English idioms Exercise -1

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English idioms Exercise -1

Choose the best answer.

1 ) If you’re up to your ears with homework, you ———-

A ) don’t have much to do
B ) have a lot to do
C ) can’t wait to get started

Answer : B ) have a lot to do

2 If your teacher has told you it is out of the question for you to turn in your term paper late, you ———-

A ) must turn in your paper on time
B ) have extra time to work on your paper
C ) don’t have any more questions to ask your teacher

Answer : A ) must turn in your paper on time

3. If Johannes finally got rid of his old football, he ———-

A ) is saving it for the future
B ) no longer has it
C ) loaned it to a friend for a short time

Answer : B ) no longer has it

4 ) If Mai was the one who got the ball rolling on your group science project, she ———-

A ) put off working on the project
B ) rolled a ball around as part of the project
C ) started work on the project

Answer : C ) started work on the project

5 ) If you gave your neighbor a hand with her groceries, you ———-

A ) helped her
B ) avoided her
C ) shook hands with her

Answer : A ) helped her

6 ) Stanley used a bit of wire to fix his car door for the time being. Stanley ———-

A ) permanently fixed the car door
B ) temporarily fixed the car door
C ) didn’t know how to fix the car door

Answer : B ) temporarily fixed the car door

7 ) Carl and Monica are keeping their fingers crossed that the weather will be nice on their wedding day. They ———-

A ) are wishing for nice weather
B ) have been told the weather will be nice
C ) don’t really care about the weather

Answer : A ) are wishing for nice weather

English idioms Exercise-1