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Exercise 1: Expressions with TOP 1-He's always worried about his appearance and now he's concerned because he's going thin on top.a) losing his hair b) losing his memoryc) losing his popularity d) losing his strength 2-When the accident happened, all he could think about was attracting attention and he started calling out at the top of his voice.a) as quickly as possible b) as freely as possiblec) as clearly as possible d) as loudly as possible 3-Off the top of my head I would say it's going to cost more than twice what you have budgeted for.a) At a careful calculation b) At a simple calculationc) At a near calculation d) At a rough calculation 4-It's certainly not difficult to see who's top dog around here theses days.a) the most arrogant person b) the most popular personc) the most important person d) the most unusual person 5-Since she won the lottery last week she's been feeling on top of the world.a) very proud b) very happy c) very excited d) very wealthy 6-Many politicians like to impress the votes but a few of them go over the top sometimes in their speeches.a) exaggerate b) irritate c) antagonize d) magnify 7-For the first time in ages I actually slept like a top last night.a) very quickly b) very slowly c) very often d) very soundly 8-Students usually take on paid employment during the vacation to top up their grants.a) stay with b) keep to c) add to d) get to 9-Her mother was very snobbish and didn't like the idea of her daughter marrying someone who was not out of the top drawer.a) of great wealth b) of high social standingc) of considerable education d) of great intellectual ability 10-It had been a terrible day for him and when he learned finally that he had lost his job, he simply blew his top.a) lost his temper b) lost his nervec) lost his courage d) lost his respect Exercise 2: Down to Earth 1-Poor Charlie has been down in the dumps since he learned that he's lost his job.a) miserable b) angry c) furious d) uneasy 2-I think we've had our fun and now it's time we got down to the idea of earning some money.a) began slowly to consider b) began easily to considerc) began seriously to consider d) began frankly to consider 3-As soon as they heard the news that one of their fellow workers had been given the sack, they all downed tools.a) went home b) stopped working c) stopped talking d) worked slowly 4-She always talks down to me as if I'm not worth consideration.a) speaks softly b) speaks quicklyc) speaks condescendingly d) speaks continuously 5-In contrast to her husband she's a very down-to-earth sort of person who manages to control his wild ideas.a) cynical b) boring c) clever d) practical 6-He's certainly picked himself up since we last saw him when he was clearly down-at-heel.a) loudly dressed b) shabbily dressed c) strangely dressed d) oddly dressed 7-I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my whole investment has gone down the drain.a) has been overtaken b) has been confirmedc) has been wasted d) has been confused 8-You can use special symbols in your emails if you want to show you're down in the mouth.a) decided b) definite c) deflated d) depressed 9-Let's put it like this — you made the decision and so it's down to you as to what happens next.a) your responsibility b) your concernc) your turn d) your thought 10-They've had enough of the bad climate and high taxes here and have gone to live down under.a) in America b) in China b) in Australia c) in India Exercise 3: Expressions with LOW 1-If you like, I can give you a summary and the low-down when we next meet.a) information b) history c) numbers d) account 2-It's the fashion now to write the first letter of your name not in capitals but in lower case.a) tidy letters b) tiny letters c) small letters d) few letters 3-She's usually very fit and healthy and that's why we were surprised to learn she was laid low.a) tired b) serious c) unhappy d) unwell 4-On account of his unpopularity the politician decided to lie low for a few weeks.a) keep out of the shops b) keep away from the publicc) keep out of the rain d) keep out of the show 5-In the 19th century in big houses the people who lived below stairs were the servants.a) under the floor b) at the bottomc) in the basement d) under the stairs 6-From the critical comments the journalist was making, it was clear he had a low opinion of the country's leader.a) didn't talk much about b) didn't see much ofc) didn't hear much from d) didn't think much of 7-We knew that he was dishonest but we didn't imagine he would sink so low as to steal from his own family.a) behave so disgracefully b) behave so stupidlyc) behave so clearly d) behave so fully 8-We wanted to cheer you up as we'd heard you were feeling a bit low.a) rather angry b) rather depressedc) rather uneasy d) rather strange 8-I recommend you take out your loan now to take advantage of the low interest rate.a) reduced b) quick c) special d) fixed 9-If you invest in the financial markets you must expect the lows as well as the highs in the income.a) benefits b) stages c) decreases d) changes Exercise 4: HOT Expressions 1-They just sit around, discuss nothing in particular and just produce a lot of hot air.a) dry heat b) funny remarks c) empty talk d) simple facts 2-As soon as they heard the news, they didn't hesitate and drove hotfoot to the hospital.a) very quickly b) on horseback c) in a sports car d) by taxi 3-He can never wait for the next issue of his favourite magazine and likes to get a copy that's hot off the press.a) nice and clean b) not cold c) smells good d) just printed 4-I'm not quite sure how to handle the problem at the moment as it's not easy to explain a sort of hot potato.a) strange situation b) delicate situationc) grand situation d) big situation 5-Whenever there was a hot spot that needed covering, the paper always sent their most experienced reporter.a) warm zone b) sunny zone c) foreign zone d) war zone 6-He'd only been in his new job three days when he found himself in hot water for something he'd done wrong.a) in danger b) in security c) in trouble d) in force 7-Have you seen that long queue outside the supermarket? Whatever they're selling is going like hot cakes.a) selling very slowly b) selling very oftenc) selling very strangely d) selling very well 8-In order to provide training for the staff in the department everyone had to do a turn in the hot seat.a) experience responsibility b) experience pleasurec) experience hard work d) experience boredom 9-I thought he was going to burst with anger because he was getting very hot under the collar.a) very silly b) very happy c) very angry d) very loud 10-The one thing you mustn't do is be late because the boss is very hot on punctuality.a) strict about b) funny about c) worried about d) good about Exercise 5 : Comparison with as…as 1-After a good night's sleep she woke feeling as fresh as a daisy.a) quiet and still b) bright and cheerfulc) nice and clean d) sure and confident 2-It was a serious operation but he made a complete recovery and was soon as fit as a fiddle.a) in careful health b) in easy health c) in quiet health d) in good health 3-When she left school, she found she could do what she liked and be as free as air.a) totally free b) quite free c) almost free d) somewhat free 4-Suddenly the car leant to one side and when he got out, he saw there was no air in one tyre that was as flat as a pancake.a) a little flat b) completely flatc) slightly flat d) practically flat 5-The baby sitter had no problem with the children because they were as good as gold the whole evening.a) very quiet b) well spoken c) well behaved d) very clean 6-He wanted to make sure that his car looked good and so he made sure it was as clean as a whistle before he sold it.a) spotty b) spotted c) spotting d) spotless 7-The one thing you could be sure of was that he would not behave in a normal way he was in fact as daft as a brush.a) completely swept b) completely madc) completely brushed d) completely strange 8-We really didn't expect to see him at all that night but then suddenly he appeared as large as life.a) looking big b) looking fat c) in person d) in fact 9-You could always rely on her because in any situation she stayed as steady as a rock.a) totally dependable b) totally stillc) totally motionless d) totally stiff 10-As he was as strong as a horse, he was able to lift the carriage up and let the trapped man out.a) very agile b) very strong c) very short d) very small Exercise 6: Expressions with MAKE 1-Their big ambition in life was to choose the right moment to sell their shares ad then make a killing.a) take it easy b) make plansc) make a lot of money d) make schemes 2-They've tried hard to increase their profits in the business but so far are making little headway.a) not really progressing b) not really proceedingc) not really processing d) not really professing 3-The shock was so great it made your hair stand up on end.a) consoled you b) controlled you c) freed you d) frightened you 4-I reckon when they sold that lovely big house it must have made them a mint.a) provided them with a huge bucket of money b) provided them with a huge sum of moneyc) provided them with a huge box of moneyd) provided them with a huge tin of money 5-Ignore his comments it's not really that bad, he's simply making a mountain out of a molehill.a) exercising b) energizing c) exaggerating d) entertaining 6-We've lost a lot of money and have little income and so we're finding it difficult to make ends meet.a) examine b) contribute c) convene d) survive 7-I'll make no bones about it and tell you exactly what I think.a) come straight to the point b) come straight to the endc) come straight to the road d) come straight to the angle 8-It seems a sound project with potential and so I advise you to make a pitch for it.a) make a suggestion for it b) make an idea for itc) make an offer for it d) make a throw for it 9-If I were you, I would stop worrying about it and simply make hay while you can.a) have humour b) have fun c) have comic d) have sense 10-Don't take too much notice of what he's saying, he's just making waves.a) making a fuss b) making a noisec) making a sound d) making a story Exercise 7: GG Expressions 1-I'm pretty certain but perhaps I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm as sure as eggs is eggs.a) fairly sure b) quite sure c) reasonably sure d) absolutely sure 2-I know you didn't exactly push him into accepting the offer but you must admit you did egg him on.a) did force him b) did enable him c) did encourage him d) did send him 3-You've always stood by him in all his bad habits but underneath I think he's a bad egg.a) smelly person b) worthless person c) difficult person d) stupid person 4-First he agreed and then he disagreed. The result was he ended up with egg on his face.a) looking foolish b) looking serious c) looking dirty d) looking old 5-You've got to learn to diversify and not put all your eggs in one basket.a) to have lots of ideas b) to overload your basketc) to rely on just one scheme d) to carry too many things 6-She wasn't really successful in her first stage play. In fact you could say she laid an egg.a) she made a good impression b) she forgot her linesc) she fell over on stage d) she gave an embarrassing performance 7-It was a bit like teaching his grandmother to suck eggs when the young director was showing the veteran actress how to act.a) teaching someone who was more experienced than heb) teaching someone who was younger than hec) teaching someone who was more stupid than hed) teaching someone who was more willing than he 8-They told her to put some money aside each month so she would have a little nest egg.a) a special account b) a savings accountc) a full account d) a money account 9-We all advised him to make sure he got payment and didn't take eggs for money.a) accept just a note for money b) just a handshake for moneyc) accept just a business card for money d) accept just a promise of money 10-You'll need all your tact in this situation and you'll have to tread on eggs.a) be very quiet b) be very sensitive c) be very sleepy d) be very athletic Exercise 8: Idioms with Prepositions 1-It's a far cry from those days long ago when you could leave your front door unlocked.a) a long shout away b) a long time sincec) a long way before d) a long time before 2-I wish you would stop talking and hear me out.a) let me go across b) let me listen to youc) let me carry on listening d) let me finish speaking 3-There's no saying you couldn't pass your exam if you really tried.a) There's a possibility b) It's not possiblec) It's not impossible d) It's impossible 4-We haven't seen him for ages but he turns up once in a blue moon.a) very rarely b) sometimes c) occasionally d) frequently 5-It's like hitting your head against a brick wall trying to get him to see sense because he takes no notice.a) very painful b) almost impossible c) almost damaging d) very hurtful 6-He's got it into his head that we think he's stupid but we really don't.a) He seriously contemplates b) He seriously pondersc) He seriously wonders d) He seriously believes 7-We thought it would all go off very well but in the end it turned out to be a damp squib.a) wet thing b) failure c) lot of rain d) complaint 8-I know you're keen but I don't want you to jump the gun. Just relax.a) fire the bullet b) shoot the targetc) start too soon d) shoot too soon 9-Count to ten before you say anything and don't blow your top.a) eat too quickly b) speak too quicklyc) lose your way d) lose your temper 10-It's like talking to a brick wall because you never get an answer from her.a) there's nobody there b) there's something therec) there's a lot there d) there's anything there Exercise 9: Idioms with Phrasal Verbs 1-You certainly couldn't call him modest because he's always blowing his own trumpet.a) saying how fit he is b) saying how healthy he isc) saying how clever he is d) saying how tall he is 2-You can always rely on him to throw a spanner in the works and suddenly everything stops.a) make things go wrong b) make things go slowlyc) make things go quickly d) make things go right 3-He tried and tried and tried but in the end he decided the time had come to throw in the towel.a) stop running b) stop lookingc) stop laughing d) stop trying 4-My advice is to stop worrying about it and put your best foot forward.a) make a step b) make an effortc) make a start d) make a try 5-We've had a lovely time and walked a long way but I think it's time to call it a day.a) halt b) cease c) stop d) end 6-I just can't open this tin at all and I always find this type of container a pain in the neck.a) really annoying b) really roughc) really crude d) really strong 7-To be honest he leads a dog's life because he works all the time and has no friends.a) a lazy life b) a miserable lifec) an eager life d) a long life 8-The one thing you can be sure of is that whatever the situation she'll put her foot in it and embarrass everyone.a) commit a fast blunder b) commit an easy blunderc) commit a social blunder d) commit a sociable blunder 9-That sort of joke never makes people laugh and on this occasion it went down like a lead balloon.a) very quickly b) very soundlyc) very noisily d) very badly 10-Before the meeting officially starts I'd like to flag up one or two points.a) finish b) mention c) tell d) say Exercise 10: MARK Idioms 1-He's not really doing anything serious at the moment because he's just marking time until he finds a proper job.a) waiting for the right start b) waiting for the easy lifec) waiting for the right opportunity d) waiting for the easy start 2-You mark my words you do as I say and you'll be all right.a) attend me carefully b) listen to me carefullyc) understand me carefully d) follow me carefully 3-The dancers were marked down in the competition because the man fell over half way through.a) lost marks b) failed marks c) took marks d) caught marks 4-There wasn't much time to waste and in order to secure a place, you had to be quick off the mark.a) ready in the queue b) aware in the queuec) be first in the queue d) be along in the queue 5-When you look back over her lifetime you can see that she will have made her mark.a) be seen b) be remembered c) be noted d) be told 6-From an early age he was marked out to become leader of his party.a) created b) fostered c) treated d) destined 7-They were very fussy about their products and any item not up to the mark was discarded.a) of a fair standard b) of a reasonable standardc) of a high standard d) of a hard standard 8-Take no notice of what he said because his comments are beside the mark.a) irrelevant b) disregarding c) distasteful d) disturbing 9-As they were very slow off the mark, they missed some of the good bargains.a) not sure on time b) not clear on timec) not fine on time d) not ready on time 10-Pay attention. The race is about to begin. On your marks, get ready, start.a) Try prepared b) Act prepared c) Be prepared d) Go prepared Exercise 11: Retail Sales Expressions1-I went to BuyLots and bought a computer on hire purchase.a) payment in cash b) discount paymentc) payment plan d) price increase 2-The best time to go shopping in the USA is the day after Thanksgiving, because all stores mark down their prices.a) reduce b) boost c) raise d) hike 3-Nowadays, lots of people purchase products over the Internet.a) sell b) give away c) buy d) ship 4-It's really important to keep a receipt of the products you buy in case you need to return or exchange them.a) record b) proof of purchase c) profit d) coupon 5-When I first moved to the USA and didn't have a bank account, I used money orders to pay my rent.a) order of payment issued by a bank b) dollar billsc) personal check d) debit card 6-Thanks for buying at Build-a-Monster, your product will be shipped in 1 to 2 business days. Have a nice day!a) received b) withdrawn c) purchased d) mailed 7-My son would love to have a Buzz Lightmonth toy for his birthday. Do you have any at your store? — Sorry, ma'am. They are out of stock.a) bankrupt b) broken c) not available d) stacked 8-Excuse me, sir. I would like my money back on these shoes, please. They don't fit me. — Sorry, ma'am. We can't do that.a) a forfeit b) a reimburse c) a fine d) a retain 9-Melinda bought a Plasma TV with a one year warranty.a) guarantee b) invalidation c) vintage d) release 10-Mr. Thompson only buys things that are in a sale.a) uneconomical b) priceless c) inexpensive d) overpriced Exercise 12: American Slang Expressions I feel really good about this class. I'm going to ace the exam tomorrow.a) fail b) do well or excel in c) play cards during 2-His mom was really bent out of shape because he got home late last night.a) angry b) happy c) physically unhealthy 3-Johnny has a really big mouth. You can't tell him anything or the whole world will know about it.a) talkative nature and doesn't keep secrets well b) big appetite c) large smile 4-Our manager made a big stink about the slight decrease in sales last month.a) large party b) big fuss c) big meal 5-Richard received a large inheritance last year but he blew all of his money on silly things and now he's broke.a) spent all of his money b) ripped all of his money c) saved all of his money 6-Kathy was ready to blow a fuse when she found out someone stole her patent idea.a) blow out a candle b) go to the fuse box c) lose her temper 7-The college students went out to a club last night and got bombed because the school year ended.a) got drunk b) went to sleep c) got up early 8-The class went bonkers as soon as the teacher left the room.a) acted in a wild, crazy manner b) went to sleep c) went to work 9-Christie fell down and got a boo-boo on her arm so she cried until her mother picked her up.a) milk bottle b) bruise c) large, deep cut 10-If Randy doesn't get with it, he'll fail the entire school year.a) become aware of his situation b) get together with his friends soonc) anger his professors Exercise 13: American Slang Expressions1-Lauren moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. Now, she's working as a waitress and waiting for a lucky break.a) a broken limb b) an inheritance settlementc) a great opportunity to further her career 2-I don't have any money on me. Can I borrow a buck?a) female deer b) male duck c) dollar 3-Rowan is really depressed about the break-up. She always looks so bummed.a) sad and apathetic b) happy c) furious 4-Jeff really wanted to play at the basketball game last night but his coach benched him for bad behavior this past week.a) forced him to clean the benches b) forced him to be a cheerleaderc) forced him to sit and watch the game 5-I can't wait for our vacation next month. I'm going to sit on the beach to catch some rays.a) go for a swim b) get a drink c) get a suntan 6-I'm so tired. I'm going home to catch some z's. I'll call you tomorrow.a) get a suntan b) get some money c) get some sleep 7-He'll never go for that. It's too expensive and he's so chintzy.a) stingy b) showy c) depressed 8-We went to the Grand Buffet this past weekend. They have really good food and I can't wait to chow down.a) eat a lot b) spend a lot c) drive fast 9-Don't let him con you. He's only using you because he wants you to give him some money.a) swindle or manipulate b) teach c) humor 10-Dean has turned into such a coach potato. He sits in front of the TV all night long.a) a lazy person b) an active person c) a funny person Exercise 14: American Slang Expressions 1-Why don't you crackthat bottle of wine so we can start celebrating your promotion.a) smash that bottle b) open that bottle c) buy that bottle 2-Sally had poor study habits so she had to cram for her chemistry exam.a) cheat b) study really hard in a short period of timec) study in a relaxed fashion 3-Tanya's job is really cushy. She gets a lot of time off and doesn't work very hard at all.a) good with great benefits b) difficult and stressful c) laborious 4-Notre Dame is going to cream the other team because they're strong and well-organized this year.a) lose to b) defeat c) tie 5-The food was so good. Now, can you ask for the bill so we can see what the damage is?a) cost of the meal b) cost of damaging the property c) cost of dessert 6-I don't want to come to this club ever again. It's always dead.a) too busy and there's no room to sit down b) gloomy but excitingc) boring and there aren't many patrons 7-Don't worry. Her husband will pay for the meal. He has deep pockets.a) no money b) long trousers or pants c) a lot of money 8-That movie was really dirty. I don't think the kids should watch it.a) sexually explicit b) violent c) unclean with many untidy scenes 9-Karen ditched her little sister so we could go to the year-end party.a) got rid of b) brought along c) got drunk with 10-I don't want to hang out with Tom anymore. He's become a real drag.a) boring and negative person b) funny personc) exciting and positive person Exercise 15: American Slang Expressions 1-Christine got an earful when she got home last night. Her parents lectured her about breaking curfews for more than an hour.a) an outpour of anger and complaints b) a talk about earsc) a talk about her ear infection medicine 2-Normally, drug addicts need a fix in order to cope with their day once they are addicted to a particular drug.a) dose of something they strongly crave b) chipc) thing that is easily repaired 3-People say Lana is really flaky so she can't handle important projects at work.a) unconventional and odd b) responsible c) dishonest 4-When he saw the giant wheel at the fair, he instantly had a flashback reminiscent of his childhood.a) radio b) memory of a past incident c) song 5-My husband and I want to go watch that new flick. We heard it's pretty good.a) movie/film b) new restaurant c) video game 6-Laura flipped out when she heard about the tornado that hit her hometown.a) got really upset b) fell down c) bent over backwards 7-Some people say that my teacher is a foxy lady.a) cunning b) red-haired c) physically attractive 8-That vacation package to Puerto Vallarta was a freebie when I bought the cruise line vacation package that starts out in Fort Lauderdale.a) a bonus received without cost/charge b) a discounted pair of shoesc) an object we throw to each other at the park 9-The computer system we use at work has a glitch in it so we couldn't do any of our work today. The technician will be in tomorrow to fix it for us.a) traffic signal b) minor malfunction c) small rip or tear 10-Carmen told me the joke three times but I still didn't get it. She has a very different sense of humor.a) understood the joke b) didn't understand the jokec) told the joke
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