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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (285)

1.He task involved recording the at the board

meeting He hated that job because he couldn't pay

attention to the merits of the ideas being put forth and

write everything that was said down at the same time It

was like being elected to wash dishes during a movie at

home

hours

minutes

lengths

days

2.John felt horrible and his wife was angry with him He

had arranged for a band he knew to play at their wedding

and the band had badly They played only heavy

metal and they didn't even play it well Half of the guests

left early

misplaced

misinformed

misfired

mislead

3."John is a very astute business man and he's nobody's

fool You can't put one over on him he never a trick,"

Bart said to his boss

loses

misplaces

misses

fumbles

4."I am throwing a party on Friday and you don't want to

miss on this one There will be an open bar, a band

and a catered dinner so don't make other plans," Bill said

to Doug

out

judge

fire

entrance

5."I think you missed the of the lecture The main

purpose was to show that we need to take many things

under consideration when analyzing a big change in the

market," Damon told his Macroeconomics classmate

nail

period

dot

point

6.He finally found the link The Germans had been

able to shoot down most of the English's planes when they

went to bomb the Germans Some in the English bomber

command thought that there was an intelligence leak who

was responsible but that was not the case It turned out

that the Germans set up a radar station that could detect

the incoming planes

forging

missing

elusive

foggy

7."Have you seen the movie A Walk to Remember? It is

very moving I was -eyed by the end," Jane said to

Paula

misty

foggy

rainy

spotty

8."I think there has been a -up I am supposed to be

booked on the 2 o'clock train — not the 4:30 train I have a

confirmation number right here from the arrangements I

made over the phone," Maxwell told the receptionist

stir

box

chum

mix

9."Oh, I see the problem You were booked on the 4:30

train by The previous representative wrote down

that you should be on the 2 o'clock train but checked the

box for the 4:30 I will fix your ticket right now," the

receptionist replied

mistake

fallacy

tautology

falsehoods

10."My new job is kind of a bag In some ways, it is

better than my last job but, in other ways, it is more

irritating," Jan told her mom

calico

cocktail

mixed

grab