MODULE 24: IDIOMS (Exercise 2)

Question 1. He sent his children to the park so that he could have some ______

quiet and peace

peace and quiet

fresh and quiet

fresh and peace

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Question 2. I wish you'd do the accounts. I don't have ______ for numbers.

the heart

the nerve

a mind

a head

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Question 3. When you do something, you should ______

turn over a new leaf

huddle into a pen

pay through the nose

weigh up the pros and cons

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Question 4. I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service. - You're right. You've hit the ______ on the head.

wall

nail

hand

lips

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Question 5. You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly. Don't ______

take it for granted

buy it through the nose

pull my leg

look gift horse in the mouth

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Question 6. Someone who is inexperienced is ______

green

black

red

blue

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Question 7. My father hit the roof when he found that I'd damaged the car.

was over the moon

went with the flow

burst with anger

kept his shirt on

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Question 8. I refuse to believe a word of it; it's a cock-and- ______ story.

bull

goose

hen

duck

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Question 9. The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.

terrific

enormous

awful

strange

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Question 10. I'm going on business for a week, so I'll be leaving everything ______

in your capable hands

on your guards

under the care of you

up to your eyes

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Question 11. She's so ______ ; you really have to watch you say or she'll walk out of the room.

sick and tired

high and dry

prim and proper

rough and ready

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Question 12. He was such a wet blanket at the party tonight!

He made people at the party wet through.

He was wet through when going home from the party.

He spoiled other people's pleasure at the party,

He bought a wet blanket to the party.

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Question 13. The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely.

privately

safely

dangerously

publicly

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Question 14. Wendy is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her friends or to stay at home with her family.

eager to make a plan

able to make a choice

unready to make up her mind

unwilling to make a decision

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Question 15. Failing to submit the proposal on time was ______ for Tom.

an open and shut case

a nail in the coffin

a shot in the dark

a real kick in the pants

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Question 16. At every faculty meeting, Ms. Volatie always manages to put her foot in her mouth.

trip over her big feet

move rapidly

fall asleep

say the wrong thing

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Question 17. Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet she certainly strikes me as in the pink.

in absolute health

in good health

in extreme health

in clear health

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Question 18. Shake a leg or you will miss the train.

Slow down

Hurry up

Watch out

Put down

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Question 19. At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents ______ colour to her statements.

provided

got

lent

borrowed

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Question 20. William was as ______ as a cucumber when the harsh punishment was meted out to him by the judge.

cold

impassive

placid

cool

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Question 21. She is walking on the ______ . She doesn't know how to say.

garden

air

street

road

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Question 22. One way to let off ______ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.

tension

sweat

steam

cloud

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Question 23. If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you around the city.

reluctant

occupied

confident

free

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Question 24. That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story.

untrue

unbelievable

cynical

exaggeration

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Question 25. Mr. Simpkims is the big ______ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.

apple

cheese

meat

bread

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