Directions: Choose the best idiom to complete
each sentence.
1. An angry driver wasn't able
to ______, and so he got into a fight with another driver.
| a.
keep in touch |
b.
keep in mind |
c.
keep it up |
d.
keep his cool |
2. Monica _____ seeing her boyfriend next week.
He went on a two-month trip to India.
| a.
points out |
b.
makes sure |
c.
looks forward to |
d.
keeps in mind |
3. There's just one piece of pizza left, so you
______ eat it instead of taking it home.
| a.
more or less |
b.
might as well |
c.
make sense |
d.
keep it in mind |
4. _______ Abdi is late to work, but his boss doesn't
know, so he never gets in trouble.
| a.
Of course |
b.
More or less |
c.
Now and then |
d.
No matter what |
5. How ______ are you to the the idea of getting
a second a job?
| a.
open |
b.
kind |
c.
near |
d.
against |
6. Alexandra is going to _______ some Chinese food
on her way home from work.
| a.
put away |
b.
put out |
c.
pick out |
d.
pick up |
7. There were ______ people attending the meeting--about
50 or 60.
| a.
once again |
b.
quite a few |
c.
of course |
d.
so far |
8. Driving that SUV feels _______ like driving
a truck. It's really big, slow, and noisy.
| a.
kind of |
b.
once again |
c.
right away |
d.
as if |
9. It's a good idea to have a dictionary with you
while studying English to ______ new words.
| a.
make sense |
b.
keep in mind |
c.look
up |
d.
look through |
10. If you ______ the grocery store, please get
some milk and some bread.
| a.
get into |
b.
show up |
c.
look through |
d.
pass by |