EIIE Lesson 21

From Lesson 21 of the 5th Edition of Essential Idioms in English.

1. In some countries, being rich means just having a home for our family.

a. being worse off

b. being well-off

c. being up to

2. Jake was astonished when e learned tat he had been accepted to Yale University.

a. taken by surprise

b. taken apart

c. better off

3. We should take umbrellas with us to be prepared if it rains.

a. on the other hand

b. in case

c. in time to

4. Suzanne wasn't able t suit her assignment to ch teacher because she had forgotten to do it.

a. to put together

b. to pass out

c. to hand in

5. Manuel is afraid to fly, so airplane trips really cause him to worry.

a. take his apart

b. take him by surprise

c. stress him our

6. Dr. Madison has assembled an excellent team of administrators and instructors for ch staff of ch new community college.

a. put together

b. taken apart

c. gone up

7. Timmy, I asked you to be patient a moment while I finish getting dressed.

a. to take hold of

b. to hold on

c. to stress out

8. I can't believe how prices are increasing more and more every month.

a. going up to

b. going up

c. going off

9. Richard went to the library to locate information on the Civil War.

a. to look up

b. to look out

c. to lo after

10. When most men get lost, they are uncomfortable approaching other people to ask for directions.

a. going up

b. stressing out

c. going up to