Chuyên đề bồi dưỡng học sinh thi Olympic 30-4 - CHUYÊN ĐỀ IDIOM ( Level Advanced) - Hạnh Nguyên Mã A739366

1 Chuyên đề bồi dưỡng học sinh thi Olympic 30-4

Giáo viên biên soạn : Hạnh Nguyên

CHUYÊN ĐỀ “IDIOM “

( Level : Advanced)

1. Exercise 1 : Idioms Connected With Food

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below

1. This is a great coat - it'll keep you as warm as ……………….. 2. I'm not very keen on opera. It simply isn't my cup of …………….. 3. Come on, one more photo. Say ……………. 4. She talks about her son all day long. He's the……………. of her eye 5. Jack and Pete are identical twins. They're like two ……………. in a pod 6. James Bond is always as cool as a ……………. . Even when he's in a life or death situation 7. He does everything his boss asks him. He knows which side his is buttered 8. Asking John to arrange a party is just a for disaster. He's so disorganised 9. Going on a diet has given me a lot of energy. I feel full of nowadays 10. I want a job with a decent salary. I'm not going to work for 11. His latest book is really popular. It's selling like hot 12. Don't believe him. I take everything he says with a pinch of 1. a. tea b. coffee c. porridge d. toast 2. a. cocoa b. milk c. tea d. coffee 3. a. cheese b. chips c. chops d. chocolate 4. a. pear b. peach c. cherry d. apple 5. a. peaches b. peppers c. peas d. potatoes 6. a. salad b. cucumber c. mushroom d. lettuce 7. a. sandwich b. toast c. bread d. biscuit 8. a. receipt b. recipe c. reading d. reason 9. a. butter b. bananas c. bite d. beans 10. a. potatoes b. parsley c. peppers d. peanuts 11. a. drinks b. soup c. cakes d. potatoes 12. a. pepper b. salt c. herbs d. spice

2. Exercise 2 : Choose the best word or phrase :

1. As times get harder we'll just have to pull in our................. A. waistlines B. ambitions C belts D. ideas 2. I'm doing badly. I'll have to pull my... up.

A. stockings B. shoes C. socks D. trousers 3. The mud was... -deep. A. foot B. sock C. ankle D. toe 4. He's not a pushy person. He likes to take............... A. things Iying down B. a back seat C. a long lie-in D. things backwards 5. Strikes..... prompt delivery. A. hold up B. stop back C. reverse D. hold down 6. Two items on the agenda were... until the next meeting. A. held over B. stopped over C. held back D put down 7. In hard times it's difficult to.... A. stop drowning C. keep one's head above water B. keep floating D. stay above water 8. I just do not understand it. I can't make... of it A. long or short B. head or tail C. bottom or top D. fast or loose

2 9. Their profits are huge. They're... it. A. lifting B. manufacturing C. crowning D. coining 10 He bought his car on the... , by hire-purchase. A. now and now B. up and up C. never-never D. pay tomorrow 11. He has made a mistake, and must face the... A. hardship B. music C. noise D. play 12. Don't... horses in midstream. A. shoot B. over-burden C. gallop D. swop 13. This car has gone to..... It won't even start. A. the devil B. seed C. pot D. earth 14. The socialists wanted to... the rich. A drown B wet C. soak D. swamp

3. Exercise 3 : Choose the best word or phrase :

1. If ambitious people have enough ............................. they will achieve the most difficult of goals. A. purpose B. intention C. determination D. endeavour 2. Despite his financial success, he maintained a modest ............................. A. expression B. fashion C. demeanour D. behaviour 3. The two experts retreated into a corner and were soon engaged in ............................. discussion of current economic fashions. A. animated B. alert C. sprightly D. eager 4. It was an emergency that called for ............................. action. A. nimble B. brisk C. prompt D. vigilant 5. Reading the news of the fall in stock prices, I realized with ............................. that I had lost several thousand dollars. A. terror B. apprehension C. dread D. dismay 6. Such a passive acceptance of whatever fate has in store is an attitude completely ............................. to most American managers. A. distant B. …