Exercise 10. Complete the idioms using an appropriate word from the box.

1. I felt like a ______ in the middle caught between the two rivals.

2. My sister drinks like a ______. She got through two bottles of wine last night.

3. The extension turned out to be a white ______as nobody needed the extra space.

4. You’re flogging a dead ______trying to persuade me to come with you. You’ll never get me to change my mind.

5. I wouldn’t mind lending him money but what gets my ______is that he never pays me back.

6. Karen is like a ______with a sore head this morning. What has made her so bad tempered?

7. The man told me he had come to mend the photocopier but I began to smell a ______when I found him in the director’s office.

8. The deal was supposed to be secret. Who let the ______out of the bag?

9. Since the new manager took over the business is really going to the ______. The service is not up to standard and the staff are inexperienced.

10. I could stay and talk to you till the ______come home, but I really must leave now.

Exercise 3: Complete each sentence using a word from the box. Sometimes you need the adjective and sometimes the adverb:

careful(ly)    complete(ly)    continuous(ly)    financial(ly)    fluent(ly)

happy/happily    nervous(ly)    perfect(ly)    quick(ly)    special(ly)   quickly

1. Our holiday was too short. The time passed very quickly.

2. Steve doesn't take risks when he's driving. He's always  ____________ .

3. Sue works  ____________ She never seems to stop.

4. Rachel and Patrick are very  ____________  married.

5. Maria's English is very  ____________ although she makes quite a lot of mistake.

6. I cooked this meal  ____________  for you, so I hope you like it.

7. Everything was very quite. There was  ____________  silience.

8. I tried on the shoes and they fited me ____________ .

9. Do you usually feel ____________ before examinations?

10. I'd like to buy a car, but it's  ____________  impossible for me at the moment.

-VIII. Complete the dialogue using a word or expression from the box. There are four extra words.

archery     basketball     cup     exercise     go     ice hockey     individual    league     players    team     tournament    won

Bob:   Do you like sport, Eva?

Eva:   Oh yes, I do a lot of ⁰ exercise every week. I love football and play for a women’s football
¹ ___________. We actually won our
² ___________ last year.

Bob: Wow, you must all be a really good
³ ___________!

Eva: Yes, not bad. We won a ⁴ ___________ in the local football competition last year. What about you, Bob? Do you like sport?

Bob: Oh yes, but I prefer playing ⁵ ___________ sports like ⁶ ___________.

Eva: I’d like to try that. I’d like to try ⁷ ___________ too – it looks so exciting – but I don’t really like the cold!

Bob: Oh well, at least you’re really good at one sport.

Eva: And you too!

II.      Complete the dialogue using a word or expression from the box. There are four extra words.

archery     basketball     cup     exercise     go    
ice hockey     individual    league     players    team     tournament    won

Bob: Do you like sport, Eva?

Eva: Oh yes, I do a lot of ⁰ exercise every week. I love football and play for a women’s football
¹ ___________. We actually won our
² ___________ last year.

Bob:  Wow, you must all be a really good ³ ___________!

Eva: Yes, not bad. We won a ⁴ ___________ in the local football competition last year. What about you, Bob? Do you like sport?

Bob:  Oh yes, but I prefer playing ⁵ ___________ sports like ⁶ ___________.

Eva: I’d like to try that. I’d like to try ⁷ ___________ too – it looks so exciting – but I don’t really like the cold!

Bob:  Oh well, at least you’re really good at one sport.

Eva: And you too!

II.  Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the list below:

0. “You should take more exercise,” the doctor said.

→ ... The doctor advised me to take more exercise....................................................

1.     “I’ve got a sore throat,” he said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

2.     “Please, please let me go out and play, Mum,” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

3.     “Shall I open the door?” he said to her.

→ ................................................................................................................................

4.     “Don’t get dirty in the garden,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

5.     “I'm not going to tidy Helen’s bedroom," Tim said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

6.     “What a silly thing to say!” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

7.     “You broke my CD player,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

II.  Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the list below:

0. “You should take more exercise,” the doctor said.

→ ... The doctor advised me to take more exercise....................................................

1.     “I’ve got a sore throat,” he said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

2.     “Please, please let me go out and play, Mum,” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

3.     “Shall I open the door?” he said to her.

→ ................................................................................................................................

4.     “Don’t get dirty in the garden,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

5.     “I'm not going to tidy Helen’s bedroom," Tim said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

6.     “What a silly thing to say!” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

7.     “You broke my CD player,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

II.  Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the list below:

0. “You should take more exercise,” the doctor said.

→ ... The doctor advised me to take more exercise....................................................

1.    “I’ve got a sore throat,” he said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

2.    “Please, please let me go out and play, Mum,” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

3.    “Shall I open the door?” he said to her.

→ ................................................................................................................................

4.    “Don’t get dirty in the garden,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

5.    “I'm not going to tidy Helen’s bedroom," Tim said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

6.    “What a silly thing to say!” she said.

→ ................................................................................................................................

7.    “You broke my CD player,” she said to him.

→ ................................................................................................................................

III. Use an appropriate introductory verb to report the following.

8.    “Yes, OK. I’ll tell her what happened,” he said.

→  ................................................................................................................................

9.    “Please, please let me go to the party,” Sue said to her mother.

→  ................................................................................................................................

10.  “I’ll never be naughty again,” Ted said to his father.

→  ................................................................................................................................

11.  “I didn’t come to school because I was ill,” she said to her teacher.

→  ................................................................................................................................

12.  “Let’s play chess,” he said.

→  ................................................................................................................................

13.  “I’m sorry I forgot to phone you," he said to her.

→  ................................................................................................................................

14.  “Don’t forget to go to the post office,” she said to him.

→  ................................................................................................................................

15.  “You should exercise more,” the doctor said to him.

→  ................................................................................................................................

16.  “Mark is always shouting at me,” she said.

→  ................................................................................................................................

17.  “Yes, it is a nice dress," he said.

→  ................................................................................................................................

18.  “Shall I carry your bag, Tracy?” he said.

→  ................................................................................................................................

19.  “No, I won’t let you copy my homework," said Bill.

→  ................................................................................................................................

20.  “You scratched my DVD," she said to him.

→  ................................................................................................................................

Exercise 1: Complete each sentence using the collocation from the exercise in the appropriate form.

1. He was furious, and ___________ to continue with the programme.

2. For about two weeks afterward, the patient experiences extremely sensitive skin, as their new grafts toughen up to ___________.

3. People feel educational ___________when the government cuts finances.

4. Most of the  ___________ have already been discussed at length.

5. The explosion also caused a massive plume of  ___________ to  ___________ from the building.

6. The scientific ___________ that human beings first emerged in Africa.

7. The ___________ as she settled against the far wall to wait out the storm.

8. Tuberculosis is a highly infectious bacterial  ___________ by coughing.

9. It was so cold that I couldn't stop my ___________from ___________.

10. An excellent career ___________ has now  ___________ with a leading recruitment agency.

Exercise 1: Complete each sentence using the collocation from exercise in the appropriate form.

1. He was furious, and ___________ to continue with the programme.

2. For about two weeks afterward, the patient experiences extremely sensitive skin, as their new grafts toughen up to ___________.

3. People feel educational ___________when the government cuts finances. 4. Most of the ___________ have already been discussed at length.

5. The explosion also caused a massive plume of ___________ to ___________ from the building.

6. The scientific ___________ that human beings first emerged in Africa.

7. The ___________ as she settled against the far wall to wait out the storm. 8. Tuberculosis is a highly infectious bacterial ___________ by coughing.

9. It was so cold that I couldn't stop my ___________from ___________.

10. An excellent career ___________ has now ____

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Two children became ill and briefly _________ comas after eating the product, though both fully recovered.

A. took off B. fell into C. came around D. got over 

 2. With this research he hoped to track solar constant in order to make weather _________ predictions.

A. style B. mode C. type D. pattern

3. His _________ teeth slipped from his mouth during a particularly big snore. A. false B. artificial C. fake D. counterfeit

4. With his speed, I think he'll break a _________ for running before he graduates from high school.

A. record B. medal C. championship D. account

5. He is living in a(n) _________ family that includes his relatives such as his grandparents, his uncles.

A. nuclear B. extended C. close-knit D. distant

6. I really thought she'd be here to help me, but it seems that she's just a(n) _________ friend.

A. social B. associate C. faithful D. fair-weather

7. When you _________ minutes of a meeting, it is useful to report the ideas, rather than every sentence.

A. read B. get C. take D. make

8. My wife and I first met on a _________ date arranged by her sister.

A. Deaf B. blind C. mute D. speed

9. The university _________ the school-leaving exams Of most other countries.

A. agrees B. takes C. recognizes D. keeps

10. The government has decided to _________ a levy on commercial waste collection in order to encourage recycling.

A. introduce B. carry out C. conduct D. make