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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 95 1.He would never forget his first night in Army Basic Training with the others.. He knew that there was a sto

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (95)

1.He would never forget his first night in Army Basic

Training with the others They had hit the ground as

soon as they had arrived on the base It hadn't mattered

that it was 2 o'clock in the morning

yelling

grabbing

flailing

running

2.He knew that he had the mark when he asked the

politician where she got her campaign money He knew

that there was a story there after the politician failed to

give a good explanation

missed

desscribed

hit

drawn

3.Camping with his best friend had been fun He knew that

he better pack up and the road soon if he was to get

to work on time

ride

hit

burn

pave

4."When they first got here, they were undisciplined and

couldn't work together as a team Now they are like a hive

of worker they function together as a single unit,"

the First Sergeant told the Commander at the Basic

Training site

ants

bees

termites

ladybugs

5."Some people believe that a woman's choice to have

cosmetic surgery is more of a Hobson's than an

exercise of free will since there is so much pressure on

women in our society to look beautiful," the professor said

to the class

fate

decision

experiment

choice

6."So, you got hoisted on your I was wondering

when you were going to get fired No offense, but you are

lazy, you call in sick too often, and you don't care enough,"

her mother told her

car

petard

resume

feet

7."I don't know if we will be able to defeat the other side

They have more troops and supplies They also have

better intelligence They seem to be holding all the ,"

the sergeant told the sergeant major

maces

tools

surprises

aces

8."Thanks, you guys, for not doing any work on the group

project You left me holding the and I am never

going to work with any of you again," Steve told the others

bag

weight

trash

cards

9.He was still mad at his friends They had all promised

Miss Grady that they would help her build a shed and he

was the only one that had shown up In addition to being

mad about being stuck holding the , he had a sore

back

barbell

baby

food

luggage

10."I have to go get more food and drinks for the party

Will you the fort until I get back and make sure that

nothing gets broken?" Todd asked his roommate

build

patrol

fire

hold