744 câu IDIOM + COLLOCATION EXERCISES luyện thi chuyên Anh, HSG Tiếng Anh THPT Compiled by Ms. Xuan Thanh Nguyen (35 trang) Mã A195393

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IDIOM + COLLOCATION EXERCISES

LESSON 1 1. It finally_____home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own. A. arrived B. came C. hit D. reached 2. Well, it’s 7 p.m. I’d better hit the_______if I want to get home before it’s dark A. roof B. headlines C. newspaper D. road 3. She’s the type who can’t sit on holiday and is always ________the move. A. in B. on C. at D. by 4. She had never been to Prague before, and she ________in love with it straight away. A. dropped B. fell C. tripped D. crashed 5. He didn’t speak a word of French when he first moved to France. He had to pick up the language from _________. A. scratch B. start C. nought D. nil 6. Tamara has set her__________on becoming a ballet-dancer. A. head B. feet C. brain D. heart 7. Why not buy the dress on _________then you can take it back if it doesn’t fit your mother? A. agreement B. approval C. affirmation D. affection 8. We’re free most of the weekend, but we’ve got a few bits and ____________to do on Sunday morning. A. things B. stuff C. pieces D. ends 9. It was so exciting! I was on the____of my seat! A. side B. edge C. end D. front 10. Insects and bugs ________. A. make my skin run B. make my skin walk C. make my skin crawl D. make my skin march 11. There are about twenty________so people waiting in the outer office. A. but B. and C. or D. so 12. Whether or not you like some kinds of modern furniture is a matter of ___________. A. comparison B. taste C. favor D. vogue 13. Clare was __________her homework when her boyfriend called. A. at the centre B. in between C. halfway through D. in the middle of 14. I’m starving! I could eat like a _________. A. cow B. horse C. house D. pig 15. You must have your head in the_________if you think you’re going to succeed without hard work. A. ground B. clouds C. sky D. air 16. How much longer do we have to wait? This is starting to get on my ___________. A. mind B. back C. nerves D. nose 17. “I’m____________to listen to your pathetic excuses,” she said. A. sick and tired B. having enough C. in no mood D. sick to death

18. The fact of the_that we have a government that will do what it wants to do for the next two years. A. matter B. problem C. point D. situation 19. _______! You deserved to win. A. Unfair luck B. Nasty luck C. Hard luck D. Bad fortune 20. Mary wanted to give Nigel a present that was a little bit out of the ____________. A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. everyday 21. I know it’s early but I thought we ought to leave _______. A. timely B. on time C. at the time D. in good time 22. The nearest town was 80 km away, I mean really in the middle of __________. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere 23. I need to get some cash. Do you think we might pass a bank ____________?

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A. in the way B. to the way C. on the way D. at the way 24. I couldn’t finish the exam because I was just too__________time. A. run out of B. wasted C. spent D. short of 25. “Did you sleep well?” “Yeah, like a __________”. A. drunk B. log C. horse D. fish LESSON 2 26. Phillips offered Joan a to cry on after her husband’s death. A. shoulder B. arm C. hand D. leg 27. There were a few small villages______________, but no major city for miles around. A. on and off B. here and there C. back and forth D. up and down 28. During the match, someone _______fire to the stadium. A. opened B. put C. set D. caught 29. Several angry drivers shook their_______at me as I drove away A. elbows B. arms C. hands D. fists 30. Each time I sneezed, everyone said: “_______you!” A. Cough B. Bless C. Cold D. Thank 31. I need an assistant - I’m up –o _________with work. A. my eyes B. my ears C. here C. All are correct 32. Stop making that noise! You’re getting on my __! A. muscles B. brains C. nerves D. blood 33. I don’t have any cash just now. I’m___________. A. flat broken B. flat broke C. no money D. …