Idiom Test 4

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Lecturer: Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh
IDIOM TEST 4
The kids had too much sugar today. They are all running around like............ with their heads cut off.
(a) cows (b) nails (c) pennies (d) chickens
For years, Joe betrayed confidences to get ahead in his job, so he shouldn`t be surprised that it happened to him. If you live by the , you die by the sword.
(a) knife (b) sword (c) night (d) lie
The dogs looked very relaxed as they.................in the sun.
(a) ran (b) fought (c) lollygagged (d) barked
I am not surprised that the Sergeant Major couldn`t complete the brigade. He will probably retire soon. He is getting a little........in the tooth for all this.
long (b) gray (c) short (d) weak
"I don`t think I`ll go out drinking with James again. He is too much of a..........
cannon when he gets drunk," Leah said to Josie.
(a) rusty (b) loose (c) tight (d) big
Kara is acting like a snob lately. Yesterday, she........me off completely.
(a) blew (b) darned (c) kicked (d) shocked
Julie completely flipped out during her performance evaluation. She`s as mad as a...!
hare (b) boxer (c) patient (d) hatter
"Make no........about it. He won`t last a month," Sergeant Price told his partner.
bones (b) crud (c) mess (d) thoughts
"It`s always a horrible thing when a cop turns bad. Well,........is the root of all evil," the internal investigator told his boss.
Nature (b) good (c) money (d) temptation
He fell asleep during the lecture. Too much technological mumbo always bores him.
(a) jumbo (b) junk (c) speak (d) sambo
Steve just bought a new pair of front tires, but as he leaving, he ran over a nail that popped his back tire and the tire shop couldn`t repair it. If that isn`t Murphy`s………….. , I don`t know what is!
Rule (b) Case (c) Law (d) Tale
The boss asked Bill where his coworker was. Bill responded that he was not his brother`s......................
jailer (b) keeper (c) copper (d) monitor
"My brother is a..............He spends all of his time on computers or reading science books," Allison told her new friend Mary.
(a) tool (b) frank (c) nerd (d) wimp
He has no friends because he`s the new kid on the
(a) block (b) bus (c) house (d) corner
He knew it would take a hot...... to get his paperwork processed by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(a) time (b) day (c) potato (d) minute
"Can you work for me this weekend?" Kerry asked Elliot. "Sorry, no.......," Elliot responded, "I have other plans."
(a) dice (b) plant (c) point (d) dispute
He knew he couldn`t make that decision until he had more information. He knew he wasn`t............. with a full deck of cards.
(a) shuffling (b) gambling (c) playing (d) building
"How do you know the merger will make us money?" the CEO asked the presenter. The presenter said, "I don`t know for sure. Nothing is certain but death and.........- but the idea makes sense."
taxes (b) burial (c) birth (d) destruction
His secretary reminded him about the speech, but he had no time to prepare for it. He would just have to give it................the cuff.
on (b) at (c) from (d) off
The police officer wasn`t willing to tell the reporter anything unless it was off the
(a) tape (b) record (c) limelight (d) public
He had to go next door to watch the game