Idioms
Words
Fill in the blanks
true / false
Multiple choice
100

Do sth important that will be remembered for a long time

Make history

100

Vingugaas (CO)

Carbon monoxide

100

Even though the accused faced a severe punishment he pleaded not ___?

Guilty

100

Draught is a prolonged period of abnormal dryness with little or no rainfall.

False

Correct: Drought

100

The sun will rise/raise/arose at about 7 am.

Correct: rise

200

Keep out of trouble

Keep your nose clean

200

the Supreme Court

Riigikohus, ülemkohus

200

As the weather was getting worse the captain of the ship let the ___ know how to act in case of crisis.

Crew

200

Tokyo is a megacity with more than 35 million residents.

True

200

The police notified Mrs Applegate that she had been charged/blamed/convicted/accused with the crime and she had to stand trial.

Correct: charged

300

To go out and enjoy oneself for the evening

Paint the town red

300

Electoral

Valijate nimekiri, valimiskogu

300

Võru is a small ___ in South-Estonia.

Town

300

Biodegradable means capable of being broken down or decomposed by natural biological processes.

True

300

I have just signed the contract with the new company fixing my salary/pay/wage(s)/remuneration at 60£ a week.

Correct: wage(s)

400

To work very hard, especially doing something that involves a lot of physical effort

Work your fingers to the bone

400

Näljahäda

Famine

400

___ is a form of air pollution found in many cities today - it can include dust, smoke, exhaust or chemical fumes.

Smog

400

Due to the high rate of unemployment, it is difficult to find typical work.

False

Correct: regular

400

I really didn't realise how much lighting can affect/effect how we see space.

Correct: affect

500

A group of eight old, distinguished colleges and universities in the East US, known for their ivy covered building. Members are: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and Tale Univerisites: Dartmouth College; and the University of Pennsylvania.

Ivy League

500

Buoyancy

Ujuvus, hõljuvus

500

A ___ is normally an area of a large city that has its own administrative council.

Borough / shire

500

There are cases where innocent people are incorrectly convicted.

False

Correct: wrongly

500

Companies often accept employees/workers/employers/trainees because they hope to cultivate a new workforce for themselves.

Correct: trainees