EIIE Lesson 5

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

1. Will you be on time for dinner or will you be home late tonight?

a. put off

b. get back

c. take place

2. It took me a long time to recover from the sadness of losing my dog.

a. to get over

b.to look out

c. to change my mind

3. After reading a lot of articles, she finally discovered some interesting facts.

a. got up

b. turned on

c. came up with

4. James has tried to quit smoking before, but this time he wants to quit forever.

a. for the time being

b. for good

c. in a hurry

5. At the last moment, Judy altered her decision about getting married so quickly.

a. changed her mind

b. made up her mind

c. never mind

6. Judy wanted to postpone the wedding for another two or three months.

a. to call off

b. to put off

c. to turn out

7. I'd like you to put those toys in the proper place before they get broken.

a. to put away

b. to take out

c. to look out

8. If you don't wear a sweater in this cold weather, you'll become sick.

a. get over

b. catch a cold

c. tire out

9. I still have a lot of work to do, but I feel like stopping temporarily.

a. in a hurry

b. to shake hands

c. for now

10 If you don't be careful, you will cut your finger on that sharp knife.

a. look up

b. watch out

c. make up your mind