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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence. The company needed a new project manager so he decided to ____________.

  1. take it on the lam

  2. take the bull by the horns

  3. take his hat off to

  4. take the bit between his teeth

  5. take it or leave it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. This means to take charge of something. The company needed a new project manager so he decided to take the bit between his teeth.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence. I found myself ____________ and did not know which way to choose.

  1. on the horns of a dilemma

  2. on the face of it

  3. on the wagon

  4. on the same wavelength

  5. out of the blue
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. It indicates facing a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives. I found myself on the horns of a dilemma and did not know which way to choose.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

The right to host the next FIFA is _______________ among the nations.

  1. the apple of the eye

  2. an apple of discord

  3. the comparison of apples and oranges

  4. in apple pie order

  5. upsetting the apple cart
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. It is used when something is the cause of trouble, discord or jealousy. The right to host the next FIFA is an apple of discord between the nations.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

It seems as if I will be _____________ before this case is finished in the court.

  1. fresh as a daisy

  2. pushing ahead

  3. pushing up daisies

  4. pushed around

  5. pushed out
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. It is used to indicate that someone will be dead and buried in the future. It seems as if I will be pushing up daisies before this case is finished in the court.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

She still _______ and says that it should solve all her problems.

  1. has her wires crossed

  2. has bigger fish to fry

  3. has big ears

  4. has a card up her sleeve

  5. has an axe to grind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression and it means having a secret plan. She still has a card up her sleeve and says it should solve all her problems. This expression indicates having a selfish reason for doing something. The members of this organisation have no axe to grind; they just want to help the needy.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

It was a small house with ________.

  1. no use to man or beast

  2. nothing to sneeze at

  3. not a leg to stand on

  4. not a cat in hell's chance

  5. not enough room to swing a cat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. It is used to indicate a very small place. It was a small house with not enough room to swing a cat. It is used to express an inability to achieve something. He does not have a cat in hell's chance to raise enough money to complete the project.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

Due to lack of intelligence about the enemy the attack being planned is a __________ right from the start.

  1. dead loss

  2. dead duck

  3. dead and buried

  4. dead meat

  5. dead wood
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. This is said about someone or something that is certain to fail. Due to lack of intelligence about the enemy the attack being planned is a dead duck right from the start.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate option and complete the sentence.

As long as certain countries continue to shelter terrorists, _______.

  1. the hope of preserving international security was sheltered

  2. the United Nations should have taken suitable action against them

  3. the government had taken the matter to the Helsinki Conference

  4. the chances of eradicating terrorism unfortunately remain dim

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 The second clause should be in future tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete the unfinished sentences with the best choice.

_________ not even his wife will be allowed to visit him.

  1. Before the results of the tests had come through

  2. Although the surgeon was unwilling to operate for a week

  3. As long as the patient started to recover

  4. Despite the fact that he proved allergic to certain medicines

  5. While he remains in the intensive care unit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

 The last option clarifies that the second event will take place while the first once occurs.