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Fill in the missing words from the sentences below. Choose from the following, using plural forms where necessary. arm cheek heart back chest leg blood finger mouth bone foot nerve brain hair stomach breast hand tooth 1. Being retired, he suddenly found himself with lots of time on his.but with little to do to occupy it.
You need to have a strong. to work in a slaughterhouse. He got up very late this morning and then had the .to complain about his breakfast being cold! 7 4. She had a sweet.
and couldn’t resist buying chocolates and cream cakes. None of the students liked Mr Baker. In fact, everyone was glad to see th e. of him when he left to teach in Italy.
I think I’ll go and stretch my.I’ve been sitting down all morning and I’m feeling a bit stiff. I’ve got an essay to write on the history of computing. Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about it, so do you mind if I pick your. He used to love mountain-climbing, but when a friend of his was killed in the Himalayas, he lost his.
and never went climbing again. The viewers were up i n. when the television station announced that it was going to change the time of the evening news broadcast from 9 o’clock to 9. There’s something wrong somewhere.
I can’t put my. on what it is exactly, but something just doesn’t feel right. The cruel way some owners treat their pets makes my. “Hurry up, Dorothy! The taxi’s waiting!” “ All right, keep your.
Getting a problem off your.is the first stage to being able to solve it. She decided to make a clean. of everything and confessed that she was the one who had stolen the money. You’d better be careful with what you say to Samantha.
You know how sensitive she is to criticism - she takes everything to. I think there’s going to be trouble at the meeting tonight; I can feel it in my. David and the new boss seem to have got off on the wrong .Poor David! There go his chances for promotion. Stop putting words into my.! I never said opera was boring, I just said I preferred musicals, that’s all.
Choose the right idiomatic expression to the bold word and phrases in the sentences. To take something for granted is to a. object to it c. look it over d.
accept it without investigation 2. If I say that something stands to reason, this means that it is a. difficult to understand b. clear and logical c.
As to that. because of that b. in addition to that c. To feel sorry for someone is to a.
call him down 5. Instead of saying that an epidemic had happened suddenly, we generally say that it has a. To blow up is to a. increase in size b.
decrease in size d. If a place burns down, it a. does not burn at all c. bums to the ground 8.
To burn up is to a. Which of the following can burn out a. If I say that Allan made good in his last position, I mean that he a. always arrived on time b.
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of. My father refused to eat meat that had been fried. in his bonnet about it causing cancer.You really dropped.the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema.
He thought she was at her mother’s. I can’t stand Mr Smith. He’s always blowing his own. - telling everyone how good he is at everything.
The escaped prisoner fought.before he was finally overpowered. head over heels b. tooth and nail c. heart and soul d.
foot and mouth 11 6 .1 didn’t suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers I began to smell. at the shop assistant who had been rude to her. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like th e. nose on his face b.
tip of his tongue c. back of his hand d. hair on his head 9 .1 bought a computer last year, and had nothing but trouble with it. As far as I’m concerned it was $800 down the a.
John will never buy you a drink - he’s far too. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it jmst doesn’t. face the music b. hit the nail on the head c.
I was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office and told me he expected me to work overtime that was th e. end of the line d. He has a quick temper and easily. off the handle.
I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too m uch.at the moment. up my sleeve b. on my plate c.
on my mind d. And th at. Brian, is why I can’t marry you! a. on the dot c.
off and cuff d. in a nutshell II. Match up the definitions on the left (1-16) with the correct idioms on the right (a-p) 1. a blessing in disguise ability b.
a blue-collar worker 2. something that is c. a dead-end job extremely easy (to do) d. stealing goods while shopping e.
a story that is so f. grey matter exaggerated or incredible g. a nest-egg that it is difficult to believe h. a pain in the neck 5.
something which appears bad at first but then turns i. a piece of cake out well j. a worker who does an * k. a red-letter day office job l.
a trick played upon someone m. a shot in the dark 8. a factory worker rather n. a storm in a teacup than an office worker o.
a lot of excitement and p. a white-collar worker discussion about something that is trivial 10. an amount of money saved for future use 11. a job without prospects 12.
a very important day in someone ‘s life 13. a tiresome, irritating person 14. physical application to hard work 15. a warning of danger which turns out to be false 14 I.
Each of the idioms on the left (1-18) can be associated with one of the words or phrases on the right (a-r). Try to match them up. in a cold sweat a. mind one’s p’s and q’s d.
on the level f. out of tune g. armed to the teeth j. break the ice 1.
buying a second-hand car 13. too many cars 14. pull the wool over p. going to prison someone’s eyes q.
put one’s foot down r. take the floor n. For each of the sentences below write a new sentence with a similar meaning. Substitute the words in italics with the word in CAPITAL LETTERS plus one of the verbs in the box.
(You may need to use some of them more than once) call come do get give go have keep lose pull put take 1. If things go wrong, James, whatever you do, don’t panic. More than 5,000 runners participated in this year’s Manchester marathon. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her.
The personnel officer promised him that she wouldn’t tell anyone that he had been in prison. We’d get the job finished much quicker if everyone worked as hard as everyone else. If you don’t like the idea then just say so. I believe you should always speak frankly.
My father’s going to be really angry when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys. Don’t pay any attention to what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you. My husband is obsessed with football; it’s the only thing he ever thinks about. We’re organizing a going-away party for Sue on Saturday.
But don ’ttell her as it’s supposed to be a surprise. Telephone me if you feel like going out for a meal one day next week. That wasn’t what I meant at all! You’ve completely misunderstood me as usual! STICK 13. There’s no need for us to hurry; the play doesn’t start until 7.
The fact that the President had been a drug addict was not revealed until several years after his death.1 may not come first in the race, but I’ll try as hard as I can not to come last. Fill in the missing adjectives in the sentences below. Choose from the following: bated flat pet square broad foregone practical tall confirmed golden rough unwritten dark hot sharp weak fair naked sore wishful 1. She had a very.
tongue, and could be really sarcastic when she was angry. The result of the election was a/an. Everyone knew which party would win. law in this club that you never borrow money from a fellow-member.
She had a very vivid imagination but her spelling was her .point when it came to writing essays. You don’t need a telescope to see the planet Venus - you can see it with th e. Watch out for Paul Blake in the competition; he’s a bit of a/an. The competitors waited with.
breath for the results to be read out. The robbery was committed in. “How many people were there at the meeting last night?” “ I’m not sure exactly, but at a/an. I’d say about three hundred.
One of his. hates was people pushing in front of him at bus stops. I was late for work this morning because my car had a tyre. This is a/an.
opportunity for you, Tom. You must take it. It was the first.meal the tramp had had in days. We decided to play a/an.joke on our teacher by putting a “ For Sale” sign on his car.
Don’t mention last year’s Christmas party to Harry; it’s a bit of a/an .point with him. The one thing about Pamela is that you can trust her; you know she will give you a/an. He’ll never get married; he’s a/an. Don’t believe a word he says; it’s just another of his.