Vocab 1
What does "on one's toes" mean?
A) Feeling tired
B) Being alert and ready
C) Being angry
D) Being lucky
B) Being alert and ready
What does "be all ears" mean?
A) To be frightened
B) To listen carefully
C) To talk a lot
D) To relax
B) To listen carefully
If someone is down in the mouth, they are...
A) Excited
B) Angry
C) Sad
D) Confused
C) Sad
Which is the correct participle clause?
A) Knowing the answer, she raised her hand.
B) Knew the answer, she raised her hand.
C) Having know the answer, she raised her hand.
A) Knowing the answer, she raised her hand.
If someone has their head in the clouds, they are...
A) Daydreaming and not paying attention
B) Very intelligent
C) Extremely busy
D) Listening carefully
A) Dreaming and not paying attention
Which expression means "to relax"?
A) Catch someone's eye
B) Put one's feet up
C) Keep an eye on
D) Bite one's tongue
B) Put one's feet up
What does it mean to "fall head over heels" for someone?
A) Become deeply in love
B) Get married
C) Have an argument
D) Become famous
A) Become deeply in love
Is this sentence correct?
"Walking through the city, the buildings looked beautiful."
A) Yes
B) No
B) No
Which idiom means "to watch carefully"?
A) Have fingers in lots of pies
B) Keep an eye on
C) Put one's feet up
D) Take one's hat off to
B) Keep an eye on
Which idiom means "to help someone"?
A) Give someone a hand
B) Catch someone's eye
C) Raise objections
D) Keep one's fingers crossed
A) Give someone a hand
What does "keep your fingers crossed" mean?
A) Be nervous
B) Hope something succeeds
C) Hide something
D) Make a promise
B) Hope something succeeds
Which sentence is correct?
A) Driving home, the rain started.
B) Driving home, I noticed the rain starting.
C) Driving home, it was raining.
B) Driving home, I noticed the rain starting.
What expression means "to stop yourself from saying something"
to bite your tongue
If somebody has fingers in lots of pies, they...
A) Bake a lot
B) Are involved in many activities
C) Eat too much
D) Work slowly
B) Are involved in many activities
What does "take your hat off to someone" mean?
A) Borrow money from them
B) Respect or admire them
C) Say goodbye
D) Criticise them
B) Respect or admire them
Which sentence contains a mistake?
A) Having finished the task, Anna went home.
B) Knowing the answer, Sam raised his hand.
C) Walking to uni, the bus passed me.
D) Feeling tired, John went to bed.
C) Walking to uni, the bus passed me.
Several residents disagreed with the plans for a new shopping centre and spoke against them at the town meeting. Which idiom describes what they did?
Several residents raised objections about the plans for a new shopping centre and spoke against them at the town meeting.
Tom's constant tapping during class is starting to annoy his classmates. Which idiom best describes their feelings?
Tom's constant tapping during class is getting on his classmates' nerves.
Emily has wanted to study in New York for years and refuses to consider any other destination. Which idiom describes her situation?
Emily has set her heart on studying in New York for years and refuses to consider any other destination.
Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause.
After she had been rejected by three companies, Maria decided to improve her CV and apply again.
Having been rejected by three companies, Maria decided to improve her CV and apply again.