English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (206) pps

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (206)
1."When the roof started leaking, I thought that we would
have to call a contractor and spend thousands of dollars
we didn't have. My husband, surprisingly, proved to
the occasion and somehow fixed it after only a few hours,"
Lilly told Paula and Mike.

even
eventual
equal
easy
2."Look at Jake in his fireman's costume. I think he looks
every the fireman," Lisa said to Jake's dad when
Jake came over to show them his Halloween costume

picture
yard
mile
inch
3."I don't like croquet but I do like to go golfing every now
and ," Jack said to Thomas.

then
yesterday
now
tomorrow
4."People really need to learn how to drive in this town.
Every time I around, it seems like I am either
hearing about another crash on the radio or see
ambulances and fire trucks by the scene of a crash," Beth

said to Jenny.

think
lay
turn
jump
5."I really need to do something about the garden outside.
When we bought this house, the previous owners had
neglected it and let the plants grow every way. We
have been meaning to prune the garden, plant new plants
and clean its overall appearance up we just haven't got
around to it yet," Jacky said to Marlene.

painted
where
for
which
6."Don't try to away the fact that you are drunk and
it is two o'clock in the morning. You didn't even call to let
me know that you weren't coming home from work. I don't
care what reasons you had for your behavior, you could
have called and you should have came home first," Bill
said to Sylvia.

wipe
explain
walk
sleep
7."As soon as I get home from work, I am going to go
face . I am exhausted," Rodney said to Christopher.

down
up
first
away
8."You spend too little time on schoolwork and too much
on partying with the fraternity. You are going to have to
up to the fact that school takes a lot of work and that
comes first. I think that you need to figure out your
priorities," James told his little brother.

look
climb
face
take
9."Thanks for the face , John. I don't know how you
knew that I had forgotten what I was going to say in the
presentation but I appreciate you stepping up and taking
over for me. That would have been really embarrassing if
you hadn't. I started stuttering and looking around for my
notes in my briefcase," Bill said.

breaker
maker
capturer
saver
10."I just don't have enough money to stay in school. I am
faced the choice of getting another job and working
or going to school twenty hours a day or dropping out of
school. I don't know what to do," Laurie said to Max.

with
on
by
toward