Idioms
It is raining cats and dogs means...
a. It is raining very hard
b. Something does not upset you
c. Someone likes to stay up and do things late at night
a. It is raining very hard
_____, we're going to be late for the movies!
a. Carry out
b. Check out
c. Come on
d. Bring out
I was very late. When I arrived, the conference _____.
a. was already starting
b. started
c. had already started
c. had already started
If it _____ tomorrow, we _____ to the cinema.
a. rains/go
b. will rain/go
c. rains/'ll go
d. will rain/'ll go
c. rains/'ll go
If something costs an arm and a leg, it means that it is...
a. very expensive
b. not worth the money
c. very cheap
a. very expensive
Sometimes we have to _____ very difficult customers.
a. depend on
b. deal with
c. fill in
d. get back
b. deal with
a. 's raining/don't have
b. rains/don't have
c. 's raining/aren't having
a. 's raining/don't have
What would you have done if I _____?
a. didn't come
b. wouldn't come
c. hadn't come
c. hadn't come
If something rings a bell...
a. it sounds familiar
b. it is very important
c. it is very unusual
a. it sounds familiar
She is a very rebellious teenager and doesn't _____ with her mother.
a. get along
b. get back
c. deal with
d. depend on
a. get along
I went into the bathroom and saw that somebody _____ the bath tap open and water _____ over the edge of the tub.
a. had left/spilled
b. left/had been spilling
c. had been leaving/was spilling
d. had left/was spilling
d. had left/was spilling
When you cross that door, I _____ my homework.
a. will have finished
b. finish
c. have finished
a. will have finished
a. hunters off?
b. dogs off?
c. tigers off?
b. dogs off?
If you drive aggressively, your tires will _____ faster.
a. wash up
b. turn into
c. write down
d. wear out
d. wear out
Look! That car over there _____!
a. is crashing
b. will crash
c. is going to crash
c. is going to crash
If only they _____ how important they are to each other. They wouldn't be arguing all the time.
a. known
b. might know
c. knew
d. know
c. knew
When pigs fly...
a. it means you have a lot of fantasy
b. the event will not happen
c. the event is likely to happen
b. the event will not happen
We missed our flight because we were _____ in traffic.
a. kept up
b. held up
c. knocked down
d. kept on
b. held up
I had a feeling that the party ___ a disaster. (**Choose TWO correct options)
a. would be
b. was being
c. was to be
d. was going to be
a. would be AND d. was going to be
_____ your job, you will need enough money to sustain yourself for a few months. (**Choose TWO correct options)
a. If you lose
b. Whether your lose
c. Should you lose
d. Had you lose
a. If you lose AND c. Should you lose