English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (21) pdf

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (21)
1.He was sick of working for companies that weren't
above in their business practices. Too many of them
had cut illegal or unethical corners.

board
grade
level
ideal
2.He wanted to be with his wife and didn't want to hear
one more soldier with him in Iraq say, "Absence makes the
grow fonder."

soul
sense
brain
heart
3.He was the clumsiest kid she had ever seen — a
definite just waiting to happen.

fall
idiot
accident
bump
4.She hadn't lost the election yet, so she never even let on
that she had an ace in the .

deck
sky
hole

spades
5."Why are you smiling?" Jim asked. "You're about to lose
this match; do you have an up your sleeve or
something?"

arm
ace
eye
ear
6.He knew that his opponent had a weakness; he just had
to find her Achilles' .

foot
armor
heel
opening
7.He knew that his competitors had a chink in their
somewhere. He just had to locate it.

armor
tank
game
plan
8.He performed an test on the business he wanted
to invest in and saw that it was in a good position to pay its
current liabilities.

outcome
income
acid

input
9.There have been many across-the changes in the
Army since Tim was an active soldier. Everything is
different now.

sea
wood
land
board
10."Don't feel bad, Derek. You couldn't stop the tree from
falling on your sister's car after you borrowed it from her.
It's an of God," his mother said.

ax
order
art
act