EIIE Lesson 1

From Lesson 1 of the 5th Edition of Essential Idioms in English.

1. His alarm clock is always set for six o'clock. He "arises" at the same time every day.

a. turns off

b. gets up

c. puts on

2. It's 4PM now, and this important letter must be mailed today. Please take this letter to the post office "immediately".

a at first

b. right away

c sooner or later

3. Be sure to "switch off" the lights before you leave.

a. turn off

b. take off

c. get off

4. Patricia "placed" her new hat "on her head" while looking in the mirror.

a. picked up

b. put on

c. gets on

5. "Remove" your jacket and sit down for a few minutes.

a. Turn on

b. Get on

c. Take off

6. I want to stay single for a while, but I hope to get married "eventually."

a. sooner or later

b. right away

c. at first

7. "In the beginning," I thought that golf was boring, but I like it now.

a. To get on

b. At once

c. At first

8.He "boarded" the bus at Broadway and 79th Street.

a. got off

b. got on

c. picked up

9. John "took" the pencil and began to write a note.

a. turned on

b. got off

c. picked up

10. Edwin "found" a great topic for his history report.

a. Got up

b. came up with

c. put on