IDIOMS 1 PRACTICE
Choose the best answer
1.
____________, the university has a very good library and computer center.
a.
Come across
b.
In retrospect
c.
On the whole
2.
At first, the band ___________ a keyboard player, a guitarist, and a singer,
but they added a drummer and bassist later.
a.
was composed of
b.
dressed up
c. waited on
3.
He could see __________ that he should
never have told her about his family.
a.
be composed of
b.
fill out
c.
in retrospect
4.
Here is the menu. Someone will be here to ___________ you in a few minutes.
a.
come across
b.
set out
c.
wait on
5.
I planned to do my homework after the movie last night, but I ___________when I
got home.
a.
cleaned off
b.
fell asleep
c.
set out
6.
Let’s __________ for our anniversary and go to an expensive restaurant.
a.
clean off
b.
dress up
c.
fill out
7.
Please __________ the table because it is almost time to eat dinner.
a.
clean off
b.
fill out
c.
set out
8.
She __________ the registration form and gave it to the secretary.
a.
filled out
b.
on the whole
c.
waited on
9.
Where did you ___________ this interesting painting?
a.
be composed of
b.
come across
c.
fall asleep
10.
We ___________ for my parent’s house very early, but didn’t arrive until after
midnight.
a.
dressed up
b.
fell asleep
c.
set out
IDIOMS 1 DIALOG
Fill in the
blanks
is
composed of clean
off came across
dress
up on the
whole wait on
At
a fancy restaurant:
Lucy: Will Arthur __________ us this
evening? He’s my favorite waiter here.
Sam: I requested him, so he should be
our waiter.
Lucy: Oh my! They didn’t __________ this
table very well. There is a sticky spot here.
Sam: Don’t touch it. I’ll call someone
over to clean it. Excuse me!
Waiter: Yes, sir?
Sam: My wife __________ a sticky spot
on the table. Can you find someone to clean it up for us?
Waiter: Right away.
Lucy: The staff here __________ such professionals. They are
all so polite
and
efficient.
Sam: Yes, __________, this is really a
first – class restaurant . It is a little
expensive, but worth it.
Lucy: Look at that man over there! He
didn’t ___________ at all. He is not
wearing a tie or a jacket.
Sam: That’s Mel Gibson!
IDIOMS 1 IN CONTEXT
Read the
following story
1. I go to college in Boston, but my
parents now live in Florida. During the summer vacation, I went to visit them.
I _________ from down-town Boston by bus on Tuesday afternoon. Thursday night,
I got off the bus in Florida. I had a lot of trouble ____________ on the
bus, so I was exhausted by the time I arrived at my parent’s house. __________, I probably should have just taken a plane to Florida.
2. After I was In Florida
for a few days, I was well rested again. However, I soon got bored. My friends
were all in Boston. I decided to get a job. I __________ an
advertisement for a job at a local restaurant. I ________ an application
and got hired right away.
3. On the first day of work,
I got up early and got ready. I didn’t have to _________ for work, but I
did have to wear a uniform. The restaurant made everyone wear a formal white
shirt and black shorts. The staff _________ high school and
college students.
4. At first, there were no
customers, but around noon, the restaurant got crowded. I __________ customers and
helped _________ tables. _________, it was pretty easy
work. It wasn’t too busy but it wasn’t too slow either.
5. As the lunch crowd
started to leave, I stopped at a table where an old man and an old woman were
sitting. As I was picking up their empty plates, the old man asked me, “Are you
from the north?”
6. I said, “Yes, sir. I’m
from Boston. I guess you could tell right away I was from the north, because of
the way I speak.” “Oh no,” the old woman said. “We have never seen legs as
white as yours before.”
