Review Lessons 1 to 13

A. Match the idiom in the left column with the definition in the right column. The first one is
done for you.
1.under the weather_____a. for a reason, deliberately
2. for good____________b. impossible, not feasible
3. on purpose__________c. from the beginning
4. so far______________d. not feeling well, sic
5. first-rate___________e. punctuall
6. right away__________f. excellent, superb
7. every other_________ g. until now
8. out of the question____ h. uncomfortable, worried
9. all along____________i. very soon, immediately
10. on time___________ j. modern, current
11. ill at ease__________ k. alternate
12. up to date__________l. permanently, forever .

B. In the space provided, mark whether each sentence is true (T) or false (F) .

If you take your time getting ready for work in the morning, you do it in a hurry._____
If you have worn out your clothes, you would use them to dress up. ___
If you have difficulty getting along with people, you probably also have trouble making
friends.___
If the doctor advises you to cut down on work at the office, you should take some time off.
____
If you call it a day, you are just waking up in the morning.___
If you tire out quite often, then sooner or later you may catch cold.____
If you know some information by heart, you still have to figure it out. ___
If you find fault with a person over and over again, that person may choose not to pay
attention to your criticism.____
If you make up your mind about a problem, you still have to think it over.___
If you take a trip to a foreign country, you may want to brush up on the language first.___
If your visits to a doctor are few and far between, you get used to receiving medical
assistance.___
If important decisions always are up to you, then you take turns making them.____ .

C. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using look listed below. . To
look at __________to look for_______to look up To look out_________ to look
over______to look into .

Jeff’s mother expects him _____________ her directly while she is speaking to him.
The police detective was very eager _____________ the cause of the accident.
Harriet went to the library ___________ some facts for her research paper.
Before the important exam, I _____________ my lecture notes for the class.
Jason can’t seem to locate his car keys. Could you help us ________ them? ____________!
There’s a car coming toward us quickly. .

D. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using take listed below. . To take
one’s time ______to take off________to take out To take part in ________ to take a
walk_____ to take a trip To take place _________ to take turns______to take hold of .
Do you have any idea when the symphony concert is scheduled___________?
To drive safely, you should __________ the steering wheel with both hands.
Carla always _________ on the telephone. She really enjoys calling up her friends and going
on and on about work.
Bill finally ___________ the new girl in school. They went to the park together and had a
picnic. Many young actors and actresses wanted ___________ the theater production of
Hamlet. It’s such a nice evening.
Would you like _________ around the block with me? My brother and I __________ doing
household chores.
One day he washes the dishes and the next day I do them. Please ___________ your shirt and
put it in the laundry basket. It’s too dirty to wear anymore. This spring the Dobsons are
planning _________ to Oregon and Washington state. .

Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using get listed below. . To get in/to
get on ______to get up_______to get to To get out of/to get off ___to get back______to get
over To get along with_______to get rid of______to get in touch with .

It’s not time to throw away these shoes yet. I’ll tell you when you can _______ them. Max
needs to talk to Alice right away. Do you know how _____________ him? At first Mark was
very upset about losing his girlfriend but already he is starting __________ it. Before we were
able ____________ the bus to downtown, we had to let the passengers on the bus
___________ . Please ___________ and ___________ the car on the driver’s side. The door
on the passenger side is broken. Felix is such a nice guy that it’s easy ________ him. Sarah
usually ___________ at about six o’clock in the morning, _________ work by eight o’clock,
and ____________ home by around six o’clock in the evening.