1. Idioms

2. John broke down when he won the award.
John’s award was broken
John got emotional when he won.
John only received one award
The award was for acting
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3. You clear away the dishes and I’ll wash the pots.
Wipe off the dishes
Take the pots away
Take the dishes off of the table
Put the dishes away
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4. What a bad time for Mike to come down with the flu.
Mike is coming over with the flu
Mike fell down
Mike is having a bad time
Mike has the flu
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5. It looks like that new cinema went up in a week.
The cinema was built quickly
The cinema is very tall
The cinema was destroyed
It opened a week ago.
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6. The president will never go through with his plan to bomb Afghanistan.
His plan is good
The president went to Afghanistan
He will not bomb Afghanistan
His plan is possible
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7. I give up. I can’t solve this puzzle.
I will stop trying to solve it
I will give it to someone else to solve
I will throw it away
I will work on it until it is solved
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8. Alice needs to set her alarm to go off at 7:30.
She needs to turn off the alarm at 7:30
She needs to wake up at 7:30
She needs to eat in the morning
She needs a new alarm
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She needs to wake up at 7:3

9. The new vaccine is a real breakthrough for people with AIDS.
The vaccine is broken
Scientists are not through with the study
People with AIDS will get sicker
It is good news for people with AIDS
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10. It’s hot outside. Let’s just hang around.
Let’s walk around
Let’s do nothing
Let’s go home
Let’s have coffee
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