Some More English Idioms…
English Idioms and Phrases Q1 You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He's a little hard of hearing. (a) stubborn (b) quiet when he speaks (c) deaf (d) distracted Q2 I went to a real nice restaurant yesterday. The food cost was cheap and they served a lot of food. I had to ask for a doggy bag because I couldn't eat the whole thing. (a) package to store left over food so the person can take it home (b) dog bowl so you can give the rest of the food to your dog (c) special order where you get smaller meal sizes (d) kid's meal Q3 Fabian was a doormat. No wonder his classmates were always giving him a hard time. snob (b) geek (c) coward (d) chubby boy
Q4 I invited a friend to go to a street market by my house where they served some real good Japanese food. My friend's mom wanted to pay for her daughter's meal, but I insisted on paying for both our meals myself, her mom finally said: Ok, as long as we go Dutch next time. I pay for your meal (b) you take me with you (c) you let me drive you there (d) we divide the costs Q5 We are having a pot-luck dinner at Tim's house tomorrow. Everybody is invited! (a) dinner where everybody brings something to eat (b) dinner where everybody chips in (c) dinner where only soup is served (d) dinner where people eat and play games at the same time Q8 Just keep your wig on. Everything is going to be alright, okay? (a) hold your wig so it won't fall off (b) get another hair cut (c) calm down (d) throw a fit
Q9 Kyle was saved by the bell when his sister walked in and asked him to take her to ballet practice. (a) rescued from an unwanted situation (b) detained from his duty (c) obligated to comply (d) obliged to cooperate Q10 I would stay away from that guy if I were you, he has a screw loose. is dangerous (b) is annoying (c) is a flirt (d) is crazy
How Mary fell in love Q1 Most people like to come home after work and put their feet up. (a) take their socks off (b) take their shoes off (c) relax (d) sit down Q2 Mary was exactly the same as everybody else but this particular night she wanted to let her hair down. wash her hair (b) comb her hair (c) really enjoy herself (d) really comb her hair Q3 She put her favourite CD on and turned it up full blast. to complete volume (b) to exact volume (c) to fine volume (d) to maximum volume Q4 As soon as she had done that, all hell was let loose. (a) there was loud hum (b) there was sound of thunder (c) there was a huge noise (d) there was an enormous flame
Q5 Her next door neighbour soon got fed up to the back teeth with the noise. grew hungry with (b) grew angry with (c) grew mad about (d) grew very tired of Q6 He started hammering on the adjoining wall but Mary carried on regardless. took little interest (b) took some notice (c) took not the slightest notice (d) took the most interest Q7 In the end her neighbour decided to speak his mind. (a) say exactly what he thought (b) have a chat (c) say a few words (d) express a point of view Q8 Although he had never met her, he was determined to read her the riot act. tell her off (b) tell her a story (c) tell her straight (d) tell her the truth
Q9 Mary opened the door and as soon as they saw each other they fell head over heels in love with each other. Quickly (b) Utterly (c) Easily (d) slowly Q10 A few months later they decided to knock down the adjoining wall and now everything in the garden is lovely. (a) the flowers are growing (b) everything is perfect (c) everything is growing (d) everything is flowering