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(a) a headache
(b) a fly in my head
(c) a problem on my mind
(d) a difficulty with my hair
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ESL/EFL Test #10 "Funny Idioms", question 3
You remember I told you about that car that cost me an arm and a leg?
You remember I told you about that car that cost me a huge amount of money?
You certainly couldn't call him modest because he's always saying how clever he is.
You can always rely on him to make things go wrong and suddenly everything stops.
He tried and tried and tried but in the end he decided the time had come to throw in the
towel.
He tried and tried and tried but in the end he decided the time had come to stop trying.
My advice is to stop worrying about it and put your best foot forward.
We've had a lovely time and walked a long way but I think it's time to call it a day.
(a) halt
(b) cease
(c) stop
(d) end
We've had a lovely time and walked a long way but I think it's time to stop.
a) biscuits
b) chalk
c) ham
d) jam
a) heart
b) head
c) brain
d) mind
a) wood
b) bulls
c) willies
d) hots
4) You haven't been studying much recently and you'd better ……… if you want to pass
the Cambridge CPE exam.
5) Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.
b) on cloud nine
c) on the hop
6) Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.
7) Don't throw that old FCE testbook away. It will ……… in handy when your sister is
studying for the college entry examination.
a) turn
b) find
c) come
d) give
8) Simon was given the cold ……… by the other teachers after informing the newspapers
about widespread corruption at the college.
a) chin
b) shoulder
c) neck
d) back
9) Wild boar haven't been seen in this ……… of the woods for about ten years because of
overhunting in the past.
a) walk
b) ward
c) neck
d) leg
10) Charles has been in Kamila's ……… since he called her a fat slag.
a) bad letters
b) bad books
c) bad records
c) bad papers
11) The school director's resignation came like a bolt from the ……… . Nobody had
expected it.
a) green
b) red
c) black
d) blue
12) Marcin's father wasn't happy to find his son ……… drunk on the bathroom floor with a
bottle of Vodka beside him.
a) blind
b) stiff
c) deep
d) tight
a) moon
b) grave
c) rock
d) hills
14) The Skwierzyna football team never win. So I wouldn't put my ……… on them if I were
you. You'll only lose it!
a) shoes
b) shirt
c) jacket
d) hat
15) If you tell Maria there's a surprise English test today, you won't see her for ……… .
a) dust
b) cloud
c) rain
d) fog
16) Neil is famous for making up the most incredible stories, so you'd better take them
with a pinch of ……… .
a) snuff
b) pepper
c) salt
d) herbs
18) It took me several seconds to grasp the meaning of her statement but finally the ………
dropped.
a) penny
b) axe
c) hammer
d) stone
19) Jarek is the best swimmer in the water polo team. He can ……… spots off everyone
else.
a) brush
b) knock
c) put
d) win
20) Magda has never turned her ……… on her family and offers help whenever they need
it.
a) hair
b) eyes
c) back
d) stomach
21) The jacket fits like a ...... but the sleeve has a hole in it.
a) door
b) window
c) condom
d) glove
22) Joanna will never forgive you for letting the ……… . It was meant to be a secret!
23) John's mean down in the ……… since his girlfriend ditched him for his best friend.
a) pockets
b) dumps
c) heels
d) carpets
24) Ever since Hania told him she was pregnant, Christopher has been ……… himself with
worry.
a) next to
b) beside
c) beneath
d) over
25) I was knocked for ……… when Kate told me she had passed her driving test.
a) nine
b) eight
c) seven
d) six
26) A past experience you cannot change is ……… under the bridge.
a) a duck
b) water
c) a boat
d) traffic
b) riding high
d) pushing up daisies
28) Mr Jones gave us ……… about losing our match against Gorzow.
a) cane
b) rod
c) stick
d) log
29) The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.
a) hair
b) nerves
c) mouth
d) books
30) Angela will ……… in front of her boss to get a pay rise.
31) Mrs Raven isn't capable of controlling the class. She is so timid she wouldn't say
……… .
c) boo to a goose
d) cry wolf
32) Kate Moss looks like ……… . She's far too skinny!
a) a kettle of fish
b) a bag of bones
c) a whale of a time
d) a bundle of nerves
33) Some of the boys in the class used to take the ……… out of Alfie's speech impediment.
a) hooray
b) mickey
c) cackle
d) hampers
a) rings
b) chimes
c) shouts
d) beeps
35) I was ....... off with some rotten apples at the corner shop.
a) palmed
b) handed
c) armed
d) fingered
a) give
b) stick
c) beat
d) poke
37) If the police find out it was us who smashed up the telephone box, we'll be in …… .
a) hot water
c) a mine of information
38) It's easy to get a place at the local College of English. They accept all and ……… .
a) people
b) road
c) sundry
d) league
39) Bill is a ……… of habit. Every Sunday he goes for a swim in the river.
a) kind
b) animal
c) creature
d) type
40) The local Tesco hypermarket has been losing a lot of stock. It's high time they took a
tough ……… with shoplifters.
a) measure
b) line
c) penalty
d) discipline
41) I'm looking for a new place to live. My flat doesn't have enough space to swing a ………
cat.
a) crow
b) cat
c) dog
d) giraffe
42) My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks like
……… .
43) If you draw a ……… over something unpleasant, you try to forget something and avoid
the subject.
a) scarfe
b) hat
c) hood
d) veil
44) Robin Hood was a ……… at archery. He always hit the target.
a) dab hand
b) rough diamond
c) vested interest
d) fine hand
45) Why do our students alway cheat in tests? I don't know, I haven't the ……… .
a) foggiest thought
b) foggiest idea
c) foggiest notion
d) foggiest answer
a) destroy
b) kill
c) murder
d) slaughter
47) If you hide your ……… under a bushel, you are too modest to boast about your skills.
a) beard
b) looks
c) light
d) mind
48) You can shout until you're ……… in the face but she won't hear you. She's as deaf as a
post.
a) blue
b) green
c) pink
d) black
49) The decision has already been taken, so there's no point in your ……… .
a) giving a tickle
a) bend
b) twist
c) skip
d) dodge
Solution to Quiz
Question 1=b
Question 2=d
Question 3=c
Question 4=c
Question 5=b
Question 6=c
Question 7=c
Question 8=b
Question 9=c
Question 10=b
Question 11=d
Question 12=a
Question 13=d
Question 14=d
Question 15=a
Question 16=c
Question 17=c
Question 18=a
Question 19=b
Question 20=c
Question 21=d
Question 22=b
Question 23=b
Question 24=b
Question 25=d
Question 26=b
Question 27=a
Question 28=c
Question 29=a
Question 30=b
Question 31=c
Question 32=b
Question 33=b
Question 34=a
Question 35=a
Question 36=d
Question 37=a
Question 38=c
Question 39=c
Question 40=b
Question 41=b
Question 42=b
Question 43=d
Question 44=a
Question 45=b
Question 46=b
Question 47=c
Question 48=a
Question 49=d
Question 50=a
Note: The solutions in red are the ones to the questions you had incorrectly
answered.