Select the correct answer from the four alternatives given.

1. As times get harder we'll just have to pull in our _______

(A) waistlines (B) ambitions belts! (") ideas
#. $'m doing badl%. $'ll have to pull m% _______ up.
(A) stoc&ings (B) shoes () soc&s! (") trousers
'. (he mud was _______ )deep.
(A) foot (B) soc& () an&le! (") toe
*. +e's not a push% person. +e li&es to ta&e _______
(A) things l%ing down (B) a bac& seat! () a long lie)in (") things bac&wards
,. Stri&es _______ prompt deliver%.
(A) hold up! (B) stop bac& () reverse (") hold down
-. (wo items on the agenda were _______ until the ne.t meeting.
(A) held over! (B) stopped over () held bac& " put down
/. $n hard times it's difficult to _______
(A) stop drowning (B) &eep floating
() &eep one's head above water! (") sta% above water
0. $ just do not understand it. $ can't ma&e _______ of it
(A) long or short (B) head or tail! () bottom or top (") fast or loose
1. (heir profits are huge. (he%'re _______ it.
(A) lifting (B) manufacturing () crowning (") coining!
12. +e bought his car on the _______3 b% hire)purchase.
(A) now and now (B) up and up () never)never! (") pa% tomorrow
11. +e has made a mista&e3 and must face the _______
(A) hardship (B) music! () noise (") pla%
1#. "on't _______ horses in midstream.
(A) shoot (B) over)burden () gallop (") swap!
1'. (his car has gone to _______. $t won't even start.
(A) the devil (B) seed () pot! (") earth
1*. (he socialists wanted to _______ the rich.
A drown B wet () soa&! (") swamp
1,. $f ambitious people have enough _______ the% will achieve the most difficult of goals.
(A) purpose (B) intention () determination! (") endeavour
1-. "espite his financial success3 he maintained a modest _______
(A) e.pression (B) fashion () demeanour! (") behaviour
1/. (he two e.perts retreated into a corner and were soon engaged in _______ discussion of current
economic fashions.
(A) animated! (B) alert () sprightl% (") eager
10. $t was an emergenc% that called for _______ action.
(A) nimble (B) bris& () prompt! (") vigilant
11. 4eading the news of the fall in stoc& prices3 $ reali5ed with _______ that $ had lost several thousand
dollars.
(A) terror (B) apprehension () dread (") disma%!
#2. Such a passive acceptance of whatever fate has in store is an attitude completel% _______ to most
American managers.
(A) distant (B) alien! () contrar% (") remote
#1. (he militar% had to be mobilised in order to _______ the rioting mob.
(A) pacif%! (B) tran6uillise () appease (") mollif%
##. 7suall%3 to _______ a headache3 we ta&e aspirin.
(A) mitigate (B) moderate () alleviate! (") assuage
#'. $n estimating the costs of printing3 it is necessar% to _______ for a certain amount of wastage.
(A) allow! (B) grant () permit (") concede
#*. $n the course of his speech3 the politician fre6uentl% _______ to the failures of the previous government.
(A) mentioned (B) insinuated () indicated (") alluded!
#,. (al&ing gentl%3 the police officer eventuall% _______ the potential suicide from off the window)ledge.
(A) lured (B) coa.ed! () deco%ed (") enticed
#-. Both men felt so deepl% that the% were right3 and each hated the other so much3 that what should have
been a civilised discussion soon degenerated into a vulgar _______
(A) scrap (B) strife () disputation (") brawl!
#/. 8e went to the wrong house _______
(A) on mista&e (B) to mista&e () mista&en (") b% mista&e!
#0. (hat argument is no good9 it won't _______
(A) hold water! (B) blossom () ma&e water (") pass water
#1. $f %ou get measles3 %ou will _______ in spots.
(A) brea& out! (B) brea& up () brea& (") crac& up
'2. 8e can _______ that hotel for tonight.
(A) put up with (B) put up at! () put up b% (") put b% at
'1. $nsults roll off him li&e water _______
(A) down a drain (B) on a tin roof () into the river (") off a duc&'s bac&!
'#. 8hen he retired3 his son _______
(A) too& over! (B) stood b% () opened up (") made up
''. :ishing _______ consists of a rod3 line and hoo&s.
(A) apparatus (B) gear () tac&le! (") material
'*. $f %ou _______ attention3 %ou will learn more.
(A) ma&e (B) give () pa%! (") stand up
',. ;o to the hinese _______ and bring bac& some chop sue%.
(A) carr%)awa% (B) carr%)on () ta&e)awa%! (") fast)courses
'-. As a result of government _______ 3 more jobs were lost.
(A) cut)awa%s (B) cut)bac&s! () cuttings (") drop)bac&s
'/. $t's a secret9 m% _______
(A) mouth is shut (B) lips are shut () mouth is sealed (") lips are sealed!
'0. "on't bother loo&ing for a hotel. 8e can _______ overnight.
(A) fi. %ou (B) fi. %ou up! () give %ou the fi.ings (") fi. %ou over
'1. $n the autumn3 in the northern hemisphere3 the da%s _______
(A) draw in! (B) wane () close to (") come in
*2. $nefficienc% made the manager so angr%3 his _______
(A) ears moved (B) e%es boggled () blood boiled! (") breath steamed
*1. +e has spent all his life in the business3 so he &nows the _______
(A) wa% (B) s%stems () ropes! (") map
*#. (he mother gave the naught% children a good _______
(A) telling off! (B) dressing over () reprimand (") shouting out
*'. $'ve been so bus%3 $ have hardl% had time to draw _______
(A) a straight line (B) something () breath! (") a short straw
**. (here were '2 children in the class3 all _______
(A) said (B) done () counted (") told!
*,. $ can do no more9 $ have shot m% _______
(A) self (B) cannon () gun (") bolt!
*-. 8atching his line3 the fisherman lost _______ of time.
(A) appreciation (B) sense () trac&! (") sight
*/. +e is not interested in an%thing we can offer him9 he has bigger fish to _______
(A) coo& (B) boil () fr%! (") fillet
*0. +is training as a paratrooper made him as hard as _______
(A) concrete (B) steel shot () nails! (") bric&
*1. $t is eas% to lose %our _______ in a strange cit%.
(A) sight (B) bearings! () place (") hotel
,2. $'ll tell %ou _______ <et's drive to the seaside for the da%.
(A) how (B) an%thing () something (") what!
,1. "on't wal& so 6uic&l%. =ou'll never &eep up that _______ for ten miles.
(A) stride (B) step () pace! (") wal&
,#. +e alwa%s _______ song in the shower.
(A) brea&s out (B) brea&s up in () brea&s into! (") brea&s in
,'. (he sudden attac& caught the enem% _______
(A) napping! (B) undone () open (") sleep%
,*. $ don't thin& he's completel% honest> he seems to live on his _______
(A) reputation (B) nerves () wits! (") feet
,,. (he police followed a number of clues3 but have so far drawn a _______
(A) negative (B) blan&! () 5ero (") nil
,-. $ am happ% to fall _______ an%thing %ou suggest.
(A) in with! (B) to with () over (") into
,/. A _______ is a boo& of little value3 written onl% to ma&e mone%.
(A) novelette (B) potboiler! () paperbac& (") stopgap
,0. (he government _______ a committee to investigate the problem.
(A) mounted (B) put up () raised (") set up!
,1. $t's a s&illed job3 and %ou need 6uite a lot of _______
(A) &now)how! (B) &nowledge () understanding (") &nowing
-2. She is not popular. She is the office gossip3 alwa%s _______ to the boss.
(A) sa%ing stories (B) going on () letting it out (") telling tales!
-1. (here is a storm _______ 8e had better head for home.
(A) rising up (B) getting up! () lifting (") setting up
-#. $n the autumn3 in the northern hemisphere3 the da%s _______
(A) draw in! (B) wane () close to (") come in
-'. +e soon _______ the mone% he won in the lotter%.
(A) ran through! (B) dropped through () ran awa% (") dropped down
-*. _______ favours the brave.
(A) <uc& (B) :ortune! () (ime (") :ate
-,. $t wasn't serious> he did it _______
(A) b% fun (B) funn% () for fun! (") to fun %ou
--. +e's cra5%9 he's a _______
(A) moon% (B) goon% () noon% (") loon%!
-/. $t is said waiters _______ fair amount in tips.
(A) lift out (B) pic& out () pic& up! (") lift up
-0. "on't hang about9 get a _______
(A) move to (B) moving () move on! (") move out
-1. A _______ is a person who spends mone% li&e a drun&en sailor.
(A) plunger (B) spendthrift! () wastrel (") pla%bo%
/2. A drowning man clutches at a _______
(A) thread (B) straw! () mote (") penn%
/1. ?eople threw things and the meeting _______
(A) crac&ed up (B) blew up () bro&e out (") bro&e up!
/#. A chain is as strong as its _______
(A) wea&est lin&! (B) corrosion () anchor (") individual member
/'. 8hen beer is flat %ou don't get much _______
(A) head! (B) top () bubble (") lift off
/*. She worries too much> the least little thing _______
(A) sets her up (B) gets her in () ma&es her up (") puts her out!
/,. hildren should lead happ% _______ lives.
(A) careless (B) uncaring () caring (") carefree!
/-. "on't be la5%. ?ull %our _______
(A) self (B) own () weight! (") soc&s
//. +e's a trouble)ma&er alwa%s roc&ing the _______
(A) boat! (B) bab% () horse (") carriage
/0. @ver%thing was neat and tid%9 it was _______
(A) shipshape! (B) regimented () airborne (") springclean
/1. "on't be pessimistic9 loo& on the _______ side.
(A) gloss% (B) shining () polished (") bright!
02. $t's _______ that blows nobod% an% good.
(A) a bad bree5e (B) bad breath () an unhapp% instrument(") an ill wind!
01. +e thin&s a lot of himself. alwa%s blowing his own. _______
(A) trumpet! (B) whistle () breath (") balloon
0#. $t's as American as _______
(A) Ari5ona (B) Abe <incoln () apple)pie! (") baseball
0'. $ went there on the _______ and. b% good luc&. found him at home.
(A) good luc& (B) half e.pectation () off chance! (") in hope
0*. _______ waters run deep.
(A) alm (B) Slow () Still! (") Auiet
0,. $'m terribl% bus%9 $'m up to m% _______ in wor&.
(A) hoc&s (B) ears! () nec& (") head
0-. (he% &ept us waiting3 _______ our heels in the lobb%.
(A) airing (B) cooling! () resting (") tapping
0/. +e'll never ma&e a soldier> he can't march in _______
(A) unison (B) order () uniform (") step!
00. $t's as sure as _______
(A) wor& is wor& (B) eggs is eggs! () ta.es are ta.es (") gre% is gre%
01. Bo half)measures. <et's ma&e a clean _______ of it
(A) sweep! (B) brush () space (") start
12. ?oor old :ido. +e's getting long in the _______ and is not interested in chasing rabbits an% more.
(A) arm (B) tail () &ennel (") tooth!
11. Sherloc& +olmes soon got to the _______ of the crime
(A) base (B) foundation () bottom! (") basement
1#. (hings usuall% get worse9 it never rains but it _______
(A) showers (B) storms () pours! (") floods
1'. She said the drugs in her suitcase must have been _______ there b% someone else.
(A) buried (B) dropped () dug (") planted!
1*. Are %ou sure he's a _______ person for %our daughter to &nowC
(A) proper! (B) right () correct (") sure
1,. Dn a long plane trip time hangs _______ on %our hands
(A) weightil% (B) dull% () heav%! (") griml%
1-. She did me a bad _______ and $'ll never forgive her for it.
(A) deed (B) action () act (") turn!
1/. (he% were glad to see us. (he% greeted us with open _______
(A) hands (B) arms! () doors (") minds
10. $ have an e.amination coming up9 $'ll have to _______ on things
(A) bone up! (B) flesh out () grip hard (") ta&e
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21. :o.)hunting and deer stal&ing are condemned as blood(sports).
2#. (he constant noise of the bass rh%thm coming through the wall made it impossible to rela.. $t was more
than(flesh and blood) could bear.
2'. $n the horror film3 when the heroine saw the vampire3 she let out a(blood)curdling) scream.
2*. Dne loo& at 4amsbottom's green comple.ion and(blood)shot) e%es is enough to tell %ou that he's been
on the bottle again.
2,. (hose(blood)suc&ers) at the ta. office have demanded another E13222.
2-. $ have a bone to(pic&) with that travel agent. $ want to &now wh% he boo&ed me on a flight that had a
three)hour dela%3 when $ could have gone direct on F<G.
2/. (he main bone of(contention) at the compan%'s general meeting was the amount paid in fees to the non)
e.ecutive members of the board.
20. (he new secretar%(made) no bones about telling the office manager that under no circumstances would
she wor& overtime.
21. (he cult leader could not be precise3 but did sa% that he(felt) it in his bones that the end of the word was
nigh.
12. $t made m% flesh(creepHcrawl) to hear Grs Fing scream when she saw that mouse.
21. +e doesn't wor& hard because he li&es the wor&. +e's just a(mone%)grubber) who'll do an%thing for a few
e.tra pence.
2#. (he pla% had run in the 8est @nd and on Broadwa%. $t was a real(mone%)spinner).
2'. +e threatened to reveal ever%thing to the press unless he was paid a substantial amount of(hush
mone%).
2*. 8e normall% give our children(poc&et)mone%) ever% wee&.
2,. G% wife &eeps some spare cash in the &itchen as(pin)mone%) to bu% odds and end she needs.
2-. (he% are ta&ing their children to :lorida for a month3 and with seven of them in the famil%3 it will cost
them(a prett% penn%).
2/. +is father thin&s it is time he stopped stud%ing3 got a job and earned(an honest penn%).
20. (he% waste mone% on e.pensive carpets and refuse to install a decent air conditioning s%stem9 the%
are(penn% wise and pound foolish).
21. $ don't reall% mind if $ have to wor& overtime. $t's all(one) to me.
12. 8e visited <as Iegas and m% wife lost E1,2 in(a one)armed bandit.)
1. $n protest3 he wrote an open(letter) to the prime minister which was published in all the newspapers.
#. As far as free trade is concerned3 the open(door) is slowl% shutting.
'. (he prosecution had an open and(shut) case3 so the trial was a pure formalit%.
*. @ver%one &new about it. $t was all open and(above) board.
,. Df course3 we are alwa%s open to an(offer)3 but it would have to be a good one.
-. (he% were glad to see us. (he% greeted us with open(arms).
/. +e is a generous sort of fellow3 ver% open)(handed).
0. (hese da%s it is a good idea to &eep an open(mind)9 %ou never &now who is right and who is wrong.
1. (he% are ver% hospitable. (he% &eep open(house).
12. $t is nice to get out of town and into the open(air).
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1. Gr Ba&er should stop pla%ing jo&es on Grs Fing. She hates having her leg _______
#. (he% tried to sue us for breach of contract but the% lost because the% didn't have a leg to _______ on.
'. $ thin& $'ll ta&e the dog for a wal& to _______ m% legs.
*. (he car has bro&en down %et again. $t's on its _______ legs.
,. (his %ear3 Gr Fing has put his foot _______ and refused to have his mother)in)law to sta% during the
summer holida%s.
-. She's getting on in %ears. $t's as if she had one foot in the _______
/. So if he ta&es both his wife and his mother)in)law on holida%3 he doesn't have much chance to put his feet
_______
0. As a sales manager3 Gr 8right is rather untactful and inclined to _______ on the customers' toes.
1. Dnce the compan% polic% has been decided3 there will be no further discussion. @ver%one will have to toe
the _______
12. +e hit the wall at 02mph but the airbag _______ his s&in.
11. Grs Fing has a ver% _______ s&in so criticism rolls off her li&e water off a duc&'s bac&.
1#. $'m certainl% not contributing to bu%ing a birthda% present for Grs Fing3 not because $'m a s&in _______
but because $ just can't stand the woman.
21. pulled
2#. stand
2'. stretch
2*. legs
2,. down
2-. grave
2/. up
20. tread
21. line
12. saved
11. thic&
1#. s&inflint
omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list9
boil down to boil dr% blood boil
boiling hot da% boiling)point boil over
boil awa% &eep the pot boiling pot)boiler
boil it all down boil down to boil down to
21. (he &ettle ................... and a hole burnt in the bottom of it.
2#. (he water had all ................
2'. A materialist would sa% it all .................. mone%.
2*. 8hen %ou ..................3 things don't change much.
2,. (he pot ..................... and put the fire out.
2-. $nefficienc% made the manager so angr% his .................
2/. A lot of boo&s can be ..................... the length of a maga5ine article.
20. +e gave a lot of e.cuses3 but what the% all ................. was3 he didn't want to help us.
21. A ................... is a boo& of little value3 written onl% to ma&e mone%.
12. 8e shall have to earn some mone% if we are to ...............
11. (he ..................... is the temperature at which a li6uid boils.
1#. $t was a ..................... in the middle of summer.
21. (he &ettle(boiled dr%) and a hole burnt in the bottom of it.
2#. (he water had all(boiled awa%).
2'. A materialist would sa%(it all boils down to) mone%.
2*. 8hen %ou(boil it down)3 things don't change much.
2,. (he pot(boiled over) and put the fire out.
2-. $nefficienc% made the manager so angr%(his blood boiled).
2/. A lot of boo&s can be(boiled down to) the length of a maga5ine article.
20. +e gave a lot of e.cuses3 but what the% all(boiled down to) was3 he didn't want to help us.
21.(A potboiler) is a boo& of little value3 written onl% to ma&e mone%.
12. 8e shall have to earn some mone% if we are to(&eep the pot boiling).
11.((he boiling point) is the temperature at which a li6uid boils.
1#. $t was(a boiling hot da%) in the middle of summer.
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boil down to boil dr% blood boil
boiling hot da% boiling)point boil over
boil awa% &eep the pot boiling pot)boiler
boil it all down boil down to boil down to
21. (he &ettle ................... and a hole burnt in the bottom of it.
2#. (he water had all ................
2'. A materialist would sa% it all .................. mone%.
2*. 8hen %ou ..................3 things don't change much.
2,. (he pot ..................... and put the fire out.
2-. $nefficienc% made the manager so angr% his .................
2/. A lot of boo&s can be ..................... the length of a maga5ine article.
20. +e gave a lot of e.cuses3 but what the% all ................. was3 he didn't want to help us.
21. A ................... is a boo& of little value3 written onl% to ma&e mone%.
12. 8e shall have to earn some mone% if we are to ...............
11. (he ..................... is the temperature at which a li6uid boils.
1#. $t was a ..................... in the middle of summer.
21. (he &ettle boiled dr% and a hole burnt in the bottom of it.
2#. (he water had all boiled awa%.
2'. A materialist would sa% it all boils down to mone%.
2*. 8hen %ou boil it down3 things don't change much.
2,. (he pot boiled over and put the fire out.
2-. $nefficienc% made the manager so angr% his blood boiled.
2/. A lot of boo&s can be boiled down to the length of a maga5ine article.
20. +e gave a lot of e.cuses3 but what the% all boiled down to was3 he didn't want to help us.
21. A potboiler is a boo& of little value3 written onl% to ma&e mone%.
12. 8e shall have to earn some mone% if we are to &eep the pot boiling.
11. (he boiling point is the temperature at which a li6uid boils.
1#. $t was a boiling hot da% in the middle of summer.
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burst its ban&s
burst into applause
to bursting point
burst of energ%
burst into tears
t%re burst
burst of speed
bursting with e.citement
burst into bloom
burst into flames
burst through the clouds
burst %ourself
21. At the birthda% part%3 the children ate ca&es and
sweets .................
2#. (he% couldn't hold themselves bac& when the pop star appeared9 the% were...................
2'. A.................. and we s&idded into the side of the road.
2*. (a&e it eas% now. "on't..................
2,. (he river..................... and flooded the valle%.
2-. $t rained all morning but3 at midda%3 the sun
suddenl%..........
2/. (he petrol tan& caught fire and the whole car................
20. She's ver% unhapp% and nervous. $f %ou sa% an%thing to her3
she will...................
21. $n spring3 the trees and flowers......................
12. 8ith a last....................3 he finished the job.
11. A long)distance runner finishes with a....................
1#. At the end of the performance3 the audience..................
21. At the birthda% part%3 the children ate ca&es and
sweets to bursting point.
2#. (he% couldn't hold themselves bac& when the pop star appeared9
the% were bursting with e.citement.
2'. A t%re burst and we s&idded into the side of the road.
2*. (a&e it eas% now. "on't burst %ourself.
2,. (he river burst its ban&s and flooded the valle%.
2-. $t rained all morning but3 at midda%3 the sun suddenl% burst through the clouds.
2/. (he petrol tan& caught fire and the whole car burst into flames.
20. She's ver% unhapp% and nervous. $f %ou sa% an%thing to her3
she will burst into tears.
21. $n spring3 the trees and flowers burst into bloom.
12. 8ith a last burst of energ%3 he finished the job.
11. A long)distance runner finishes with a burst of speed.
1#. At the end of the performance3 the audience burst into applause.
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21. leverness without wisdom counts................... ver% little.
2#. ount).................9 four3 three3 two3 one...
2'. Df course3 %our mista&es will be counted.................. %ou.
2*. (he unreliable person cannot be counted................. for help.
2,. She is alwa%s late. =ou cannot count................ her to be an%where on time.
2-. ?rofits are down. Bo one can count.................. an increase in salar%.
2/. +it on the point of the jaw3 the bo.er was counted..................
20. 8e are e.pecting ten people for lunch3.................... counting the children.
21. $ wouldn't mind going on the trip. ount me...................
12. $ do not want to go. ount me.......................
21. leverness without wisdom counts for ver% little.
2#. ount)down9 four3 three3 two3 one...
2'. Df course3 %our mista&es will be counted against %ou.
2*. (he unreliable person cannot be counted on for help.
2,. She is alwa%s late. =ou cannot count on her to be an%where on time.
2-. ?rofits are down. Bo one can count on an increase in salar%.
2/. +it on the point of the jaw3 the bo.er was counted out.
20. 8e are e.pecting ten people for lunch3 not counting the children.
21. $ wouldn't mind going on the trip. ount me in.
12. $ do not want to go. ount me out.
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21. An accident in the street will soon draw...................
2#. (he film that won the Dscar drew large......................
2'. +er magnificent singing drew loud........................
2*. $'ve been so bus% $'ve hardl% had time to draw....................
2,. +e is a 6uiet person who needs drawing.....................
2-. (he police followed up a number of clues3 but have so far drawn........................
2/. A car drew.....................3 and a smartl% dressed woman got out.
20. 8e drew up......................... of what we needed.
21. As he intended to leave the compan%3 he drew..................... of resignation.
12. $n the autumn3 in the northern hemisphere3 the da%s draw..........................
1. An accident in the street will soon draw a crowd.
2#. (he film that won the Dscar drew large audiences.
2'. +er magnificent singing drew loud applause.
2*. $'ve been so bus% $'ve hardl% had time to draw breath.
2,. +e is a 6uiet person who needs drawing out.
2-. (he police followed up a number of clues3 but have so far drawn a blan&.
2/. A car drew up3 and a smartl% dressed woman got out.
20. 8e drew up a list of what we needed.
21. As he intended to leave the compan%3 he drew up a letter of resignation.
12. $n the autumn3 in the northern hemisphere3 the da%s draw in.
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:A<<
omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list9
fall through
fall out
fall through
fall out of
fall for
fall off
fall over
fall in with
fall off
fall for
fall out over
fall in with
21. $ am happ% to.................. an%thing %ou suggest.
2#. Dutput at the factor%................ in summer.
2'. $ li&ed it. $............. it as soon as $ saw it.
2*. (here was no support for the plan and it............
2,. (he% were good friends until the%................. a girl.
2-. (he 6ualit% of the food in that restaurant has..........
badl%. $ wouldn't recommend it.
2/. (he runner had to............ the marathon as a result of
a pulled muscle.
20. A plan to build a new factor% has................
because of lac& of investment funds.
21. (eenagers were............. each other to bu% tic&ets
for the pop concert.
12. +e won't agree to an%thing that doesn't............. his
own plans.
11. +e is the sort of %oung man who............ the first
girl he meets.
1#. She has............... her neighbours and doesn't spea&
to them an% more.
21. $ am happ% to fall in with an%thing %ou suggest.
2#. Dutput at the factor% fell off in summer.
2'. $ li&ed it. $ fell for it as soon as $ saw it.
2*. (here was no support for the plan and it fell through.
2,. (he% were good friends until the% fell out over a girl.
2-. (he 6ualit% of the food in that restaurant has fallen off
badl%. $ wouldn't recommend it.
2/. (he runner had to fall out of the marathon as a result of
a pulled muscle.
20. A plan to build a new factor% has fallen through
because of lac& of investment funds.
21. (eenagers were falling over each other to bu% tic&ets
for the pop concert.
12. +e won't agree to an%thing that doesn't fall in with his
own plans.
11. +e is the sort of %oung man who falls for the first
girl he meets.
1#. She has fallen out with her neighbours and doesn't spea&
to them an% more.
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7pper intermediate. omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list.
go on about
go on with
go on for
much going on
go on at
to go on
go on with it tomorrow
nois% goings)on
&eep going on
go on the dole
6ueer goings)on
be going on
21. She just tal&s and tal&s and &eeps...................
ever%thing.
2#. (he% told him to shut up3 but he just...................
2'. 8e'll stop here and..............................
2*. She has a bad temper and..................... the children for
the slightest thing.
2,. 8hat's....................... ne.t doorC (he%'re ma&ing an
awful lot of noise.
2-. +e's out of wor& and has to.........................
2/. 8e'll need more3 but that's enough to be......................
20. (he police had no evidence.....................
21. $s there............................ in the cit% these da%sC
12. (here were some....................... in the haunted house.
11. A disco is full of.........................
1#. $t's 6uite late3...................... supper time.
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omplete the idiomatic phrases.
1. @ver%one &nows who the% are. (he% are household ....................
#. She is alwa%s cleaning and polishing. She is ver% house)....................
'. (hat painting is ugl%. $ wouldn't give it house)....................
*. (hat dog is not house)....................3 so it had better sta% in the garden.
,. 8e're moving3 and %ou must come to the house).................... at our new place.
-. $t is a ver% popular product3 and sells li&e a house on ....................
/. +e is a dreamer and most of his plans collapse li&e a house of ....................
0. $t is not ver% often %ou will get a drin& .................... the house in a Scottish pub.
1. (he% are ver% sociable and at the wee&end more or less &eep .................... house.
12. S%stems in the office are not as efficient as the% ought to be. $t is time to put our house in ....................
1. @ver%one &nows who the% are. (he% are household names.
#. She is alwa%s cleaning and polishing. She is ver% house)proud.
'. (hat painting is ugl%. $ wouldn't give it house)room.
*. (hat dog is not house)trained3 so it had better sta% in the garden.
,. 8e're moving3 and %ou must come to the house)warming part% at our new place.
-. $t is a ver% popular product3 and sells li&e a house on fire.
/. +e is a dreamer and most of his plans collapse li&e a house of cards.
0. $t is not ver% often %ou will get a drin& on the house in a Scottish pub.
1. (he% are ver% sociable and at the wee&end more or less &eep open house.
12. S%stems in the office are not as efficient as the% ought to be. $t is time to put our house in order.
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$ntermediate
FBD8
omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list9
&now the ropes
well)&nown
there's no &nowing
&now)how
&now all about it
&now what's what
ma&e oneself &nown
in the &now
%ou &now
&now one's own mind
&now b% heart
&now)all
21. (he film star was......................3 a household name.
2#. ...................... what will happen9 %ou cannot be sure
of an%thing.
2'. $ can't spend mone% li&e that9 $'m not a millionaire3 ..................
2*. $f %ou are.................3 %ou have inside information.
2,. $t's a s&illed job3 and %ou need 6uite a lot of..............
2-. A................... gives the impression of &nowing
ever%thing3 for five minutes.
2/. (he angr% mother told the child3 K"o that again and
%ou'll............K
20. (his vocabular% should be..........................
21. +e.....................9 once it is made up3 nothing will
change it.
12. $t ma% seem difficult3 but it's 6uite eas% once %ou...........
11. +e's spent all his life in the business3 so he..............
1#. 8hen %ou are there3 go to the office and....................
21. (he film star was well)&nown3 a household name.
2#. (here's no &nowing what will happen9 %ou cannot be sure
of an%thing.
2'. $ can't spend mone% li&e that9 $'m not a millionaire3 %ou &now.
2*. $f %ou are in the &now3 %ou have inside information.
2,. $t's a s&illed job3 and %ou need 6uite a lot of &now)how.
2-. A &now)all gives the impression of &nowing ever%thing3 for five minutes.
2/. (he angr% mother told the child3 K"o that again and %ou'll &now all about it.K
20. (his vocabular% should be &nown b% heart.
21. +e &nows his own mind9 once it is made up3 nothing will
change it.
12. $t ma% seem difficult3 but it's 6uite eas% once %ou &now what's what.
11. +e's spent all his life in the business3 so he &nows the ropes.
1#. 8hen %ou are there3 go to the office and ma&e %ourself &nown.
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8hat has been set upC omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list.
with the boo&s the% needed
the flag of rebellion
the manuscript
for life
a fund
as a teacher of @nglish
her stall outside the hospital gates
b% his grandfather
a huge cheer
in business
to mar& the boundar%
a committee
21. (he flower seller sets up.......................
2#. (he government set up.................. to investigate the
problem.
2'. ....................... was set up for the victims of the
disaster.
2*. (he famil% business was set up.....................
2,. +is father set him up.......................
2-. +e moved to 4ome where he set up.....................
2/. All the students were set up............................
20. (he% set up large stones.........................
21. (he printer has set up.................... so an% changes will
be e.pensive to ma&e.
12. 8hen the home team scored3 the crowd set up..............
11. 8ith the mone% he inherited3 he was set up.................
1#. (he rebels set up............................
21. her stall outside the hospital gates
2#. a committee
2'. a fund
2*. b% his grandfather
2,. in business
2-. as a teacher of @nglish
2/. with the boo&s the% needed
20. to mar& the boundar%
21. the manuscript
12. a huge cheer
11. for life
1#. the flag of rebellion
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omplete the sentences with the phrases from the list9
tell which button to press
never can tell
tell against
tell the truth
tell %ou so
tell the difference
tell stories
tell %ou what
a good telling off
telling tales to the boss
tell the cards
tell upon one's health
there's no telling what ma% happen
tell off
telling me
all told
21. "on't lie. ...................
2#. hildren li&e to be ........................
2'. $'ll ..................... <et's drive to the seaside for the da%.
2*. $ &new it was going to rain. $ .....................
2,. (he twins are so similar3 $ can't .......................
between them.
2-. an %ou ........................ to start the machineC
2/. (he weather is so variable %ou ........................ what it's going to be li&e from one da% to the ne.t.
20. 8hen the dictator dies3 ............................
21. Dnce her palm was crossed with silver3 the old gips% ...........
12. 8e would have emplo%ed him3 but his age ......................
11. (he children were ...................... for being so nois%.
1#. (heir mother gave them .....................
1'. <ac& of sleep ........................
1*. (here were '2 children in the class3 ..................
1,. She's not popular. She's the office gossip3 alwa%s ...........
1-. =ou're .....................LLLL
21. (ell the truth.
2#. told stories
2'. tell %ou what
2*. told %ou so
2,. tell the difference
2-. tell which button to press
2/. never can tell
20. there's no telling what ma% happen
21. told the cards
12. told against him
11. told off
1#. a good telling)off
1'. told upon his health
1*. all told
1,. telling tales to the boss
1-. telling me
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omplete the phrase9
21. 8rite it ..................... before %ou forget it.
2#. $n a sale3 prices are written ....................
2'. (he journalist wrote ................... the stor% for the newspaper.
2*. After the accident3 the car was a wrec&3 a complete write)......................
2,. $t is no use to us an% longer. 8rite it .....................
2-. "o %ou want cash3 or shall $ write a ...................C
2/. (hat debt cannot be collected. =ou had better write it ........................
20. (here were onl% three serious challengers. (he rest could be written .....................
21. (he train timetable is written .................. inside the station.
12. (he pla% received a good write)...................... in the papers.
1. 8rite it down before %ou forget it.
#. $n a sale3 prices are written down.
'. (he journalist wrote up the stor% for the newspaper.
*. After the accident3 the car was a wrec&3 a complete write)off.
,. $t is no use to us an% longer. 8rite it off.
-. "o %ou want cash3 or shall $ write a che6ueC
/. (hat debt cannot be collected. =ou had better write it off.
0. (here were onl% three serious challengers. (he rest could be written off.
1. (he train timetable is written up inside the station.
12. (he pla% received a good write)up in the papers.
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=outh
8hich s%non%ms from the list best complete the sentences that followC $f needed3 change tenses or use the
plural.
childli&e %outhful adolescent
immature bo%ish childish
callow juvenile
1. (he doctor has made a stud% of .................... ps%cholog%.
#. ;row upL Stop being so sill% and .....................L
'. $ find it impossible to laugh at his ...................... jo&es.
*. She was a rather ............ %oung lad% with li&ing for motor)c%cles and practical jo&es.
,. (he choirbo% had upon his face a loo& of ...................... innocence.
-. As a child3 Shirle% (emple pla%ed .................... leads.
/. Although getting on in %ears3 the old soldier remained vigorous and .......................
0. +e was a ..................... clums% %outh.
1. adolescent
#. immature
'. childish
*. bo%ish
,. childli&e
-. juvenile
/. %outhful
0. callow
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Speed
8hich s%non%ms from the list best complete the sentences that followC $f needed3 change tenses or use the
plural.
harried promote accelerate
6uic&en e.pedite speed
despatch advance facilitate
1. 8ith a burst of speed3 the 1222)metre champion ........................................ awa% from his rivals.
#. (he compan% advertised in order to ........................................ the sale of its goods.
'. (hrough the ?rime GinisterMs influence3 the new Gember of ?arliament ........................................ to pre)
eminence among his colleagues.
*. 7nder the pressure of time3 the ............................... man ma&es mista&es as he forgets ever%thing but the
need to finish the job in hand.
,. 8hen %ou arrive there3 %ou will find a little briber% will ................................... the movement of the samples
through customs.
-. $f there are an% hold)ups3 get in touch with our agent and he will ........................................ matters.
/. Gore haste3 less ........................................ (proverb)
0. (here must be no dela%. ........................................ the contract before the close of business toda%.
1. Before hristmas and Bew =ear3 the pace of activit% in the department store ........................................
1. accelerated
#. promote
'. advanced
*. harried
,. facilitate
-. e.pedite
/. speed
0. "espatch
1. 6uic&ens
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Iiolence
8hich s%non%ms from the list best complete the sentences that followC $f needed3 change tenses or use the
plural.
violent wild fierce fier%
impetuous ferocious raging furious
1. (he orator spo&e with a ................... intensit%.
#. A wounded lion is a .................. animal.
'. (he southerner has a more ................ nature than the northerner.
*. (he father was .................... at the childMs bad manners and insolence.
,. 8hen the fleet disembar&s there will be a .............. night in the town.
-. (he poor girl drowned when she fell into the............. torrent.
/. =outh is .....................3 eager to get on with life.
0. (he ................. storm tore the roof off the house.
1. fierce
#. ferocious
'. fier%
*. furious
,. wild
-. raging
/. impetuous
0. violent
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Gone%
8hich s%non%ms from the list best complete the sentences that followC $f needed3 change tenses or use the
plural.
funds currenc% bills
capital propert% bullion
mone% cash
1. 8hat are called ban&notes in @ngland are called ................ in the 7nited States.
#. Are %ou pa%ing b% credit card or in....................C
'. 8hen it comes to wealth3 .................. has inherent value3 but ....................... has onl% representative value.
*. ....................... is gold or silver.
,. ................. is available for investment.
-. 8e are bro&e3 completel% out of .....................
/. (he countries of the @ have a common ..................
1. bills
#. cash
'. propert%3 mone%
*. Bullion
,. apital
-. funds
/. currenc%