REVIEW_TN3_PRACTICE 3

Choose the best idioms to complete the context.

QN=11 Because I am travelling more with the new job, I decided to ….. and invest in a better car.

a. Pick one’s brain

b. Settle on

c. Bite the bullet

QN=12 I must have changed mine ten times before I ….. medicine.

a. Picked one’s brain

b. Settled on

c. Bit the bullet

QN=13 My youngest brother ……….. whenever he cried chronically.

 a. Drove me crazy

b. You bet

c. Bit the bullet

QN=14 Let’s sit down and catch up… What are you up to these days?

a. Put up

b. Catch up

c. Call up

QN=15 P: Dr. Miller, I wonder if I could ……….

Dr. Miller : Yes, what’s on your mind?

a. Pick your brain

b. Pick you up

c. Call you up
 

Choose the best answer for each question.

QN=16 I think the discussion has gone on ………….. and we should make a decision.

a. enough long

b. such long

c. long enough

d. so long
 

QN=17 ‘Did you call John?’

‘No, because I ………….. go out. I’ll try him later today.’

a. had to

b. must

c. might

d. need

QN=18 There ……… be a lot more open space around here before they built the new underground station.

a. would

b. used to

c. used

d. got used to

 
 QN=19 If you hadn’t lost the pieces, we ………….. a game of chess.

a. couldn’t have had

b. can’t have

c. may have

d. could have had

QN=20 The law doesn’t allow …… the Constitution.

a. the president change

b. the president to change

c. change

d. unless

QN=21 I suppose we really ……….. to book our ferry tickets in advance

a. should
 b. can

c. must

d. ought

QN=22 I’m afraid we’ve run out of …………. this week, so we’ll see you at the same time tomorrow for It’s worth a million!

a. the time

b. some time

c. time

d. a time

QN=23 The man might have got away with the crime if the policeman …………. him

a. wasn’t seeing

b. hadn’t seen
 c. didn’t see

d. wouldn’t have seen

QN=24 ‘I’ve been reading a great book.’

‘I seem to be …... busy to find the time for reading these days.’

a. so

b. too

c. such

d. enough

QN=25 The hotel has a poor reputation and ……. people want to stay there.

a. little

b. a few

c. a little
 d. few

QN=26 Ed can fix things around his house very well. He has….

a. manual dexterity

b. good memory

c. logical thinking ability

d. leadership skills

QN=27 What’s the entrance ………. for the outdoor music festival?

a. ticket

b. fare

c. price

d. fee
 

QN=28 Don’t ……… the potatoes in oil; that’s so unhealthy!

a. fry

b. boil

c. bake

d. grill

QN=29 I want to take these jeans back because they’re too small but I can’t find the …….. anywhere

a. recipe

b. receipt

c. receiver

d. reception

QN=30 I’ll pick up a ……… on the way home and then we won’t have to cook.
 a. takeaway

b. blender

c. delivery

d. microwave

QN=31 Certificates provide proof of your ……….. .

a. qualities

b. diplomas

c. qualifications

d. ambitions

QN=32 Living on a farm in the middle of nowhere, ours is about the most ……… lifestyle you can have!

a. urban

b. suburban
 c. rural

d. municipal

QN=33 Will was ……… three months ago and is still looking for a job.

a. sacked

b. fired

c. retired

d. redundant

QN=34 The audience showed their ……. by giving the orchestra a standing ovation.

a. entertainment

b. review

c. appreciation
 d. audition

QN=35 I’d like to speak to the person in ……….., please.

a. charge

b. duty

c. responsibility

d. obligation

Find the mistake in each sentence

36. Jimmy qualified (at) a doctor (a) couple of (years) ago

37. It’ll be good (that) Rudy (to) get some work (experience) this summer

38. We (specialize) (for) manufacturing tiles for the (building) industry

39. You need (to) be good (at) languages to work (in) an interpreter.

40. You’ve got (to) be experienced (from) dealing (with) difficult authors if you want to be an editor