English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (182) pdf

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (182)
1."I worked all day Saturday to make some extra money
and I earned $70. Then, on Monday, my headlight went
out and I had to spend $65 to get it fixed. I guess it all
out," Jeff told Melissa.

weighs
changes
fields
cancels
2.He might have found parts of the show funny if it had not
included loud, laughter to accompany each joke. He
hated shows that did that.

record
canned
echoed
forced
3.Some college kids are beginning to car to try to
eliminate some of the harmful byproducts released by cars
into the environment.

combine
share
pool
union
4.He believed he could succeed in college but he knew
that the cards were against him. He didn't have any
money and had been out of school for a decade. He also
would have to move to go to college and that meant

quitting his sole source of income.

stacked
shuffled
piled
thrown
5."I thought, when I was a kid, that I would meet a man
who would sweep me off my and I would be married
happily for the rest of my life. It hasn't happened yet and I
am not sure that I will ever get married now," Shelly told
Jacky.

platform
stature
job
feet
6."Jay said that he is dropping out of school to become a
full-time singer in a band. I don't think that is a good idea.
He can't even a tune," Matt told his brother.

write
carry
blend
weave
7."I am sorry that I talked so much about politics the other
night. I know that I kind of monopolized the conversation. I
tend to get away when talking about politics," Luke
said to Jim.

carried

swept
fly
played
8.If he thought he was broke last month, he was really
broke this month. He hadn't been able to pay all of his bills
last month and they carried into this month. Now he
had to find a way to pay today's and yesterday's bills at
the same time.

away
over
sense
loads
9.He was juggling so many different responsibilities. He
felt stressed out all the time and felt like he was carrying
the weight of the world on his .

shoulders
backpack
person
credit cards
10.He didn't understand why his buddy was always buying
motorcycle gear when he didn't have a motorcycle. His
friend told him that he was buying the gear and saving for
the bike at the same time. To him, that was like buying the
cart before the and didn't seem to make much
sense. What if he never bought the motorcycle?

groceries
horse

compact disk
carrier