IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS

VOCABULARY PRACTICE SET 1

1. James took a crash course in French before 6. We were asked to follow the instructions to the
applying for the temporary position in Paris. letter and so we did.
a) a rain check a) exactly
b) an intensive training course b) quickly
c) some private lessons c) in small print
d) an advanced course d) in handwriting

2. Trust me. The guy is on the level. 7. I guess my brother and I will never see eye to
a) smart eye.
b) honest a) get along well
c) crazy b) meet face to face
d) a natural c) share the same opinion
d) argue with each other
3. We’d better leave before the situation gets out
of hand. 8. The test results came out and you two passed
a) cannot be controlled with flying colors.
b) changes for the better a) with the lowest passing grade
c) makes sense b) with some difficulty
d) grows c) with great success
d) even without studying
4. Look at the price of these computers. It’s a
rip-off ! 9. Sam sleeps like a log.
a) out of the blue a) sleeps like a baby
b) unbelievable b) snores when he sleeps
c) very cheap c) sleeps badly
d) much more expensive than it should be d) sleeps very little

5. They were told time after time not to do that, 10. To cut a long story short, Susan and Gerald
but it was no use. are a couple again.
a) once or twice a) After a lot of problems
b) once and for all b) In brief
c) a few times c) On top of all
d) many times d) To start with