Review Lessons 28 to 39

REVIEW LESSONS 28 TO 39
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a. Match the idiom in the left column with the definition in the right column.
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___1. let alone_____ a. I don’t know
___2. on the ball ___b. certainly, definitely
___3. search me ___c. nervous, irritable
___4. by the way___ d. rehearsal, practice session
___5. on hand _____e. and certainly not
___6. by all means __f. incidentally
___7. more or less __g. available, nearby
___8. a steal ______h. in general
___9. dry run _____i. attentive, alert
__10. on the whole __j. directly, personally
__11. on edge _____k. approximately, almost
__12. face-to-face __l. very inexpensive
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b. In the space provided, mark whether each sentence is true (T) or false (F).
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If you have succeeded in landing on your feet after financial difficulties, things probably are looking up in your life.____
If you go through channels in submitting a complaint, you are probably making waves in your company.___
If someone asks why you did something and you can’t think up a good reason, you might respond, “Search me.”! ___
If you know someone who likes to put others on, you can usually take that person at their word.___
If the subject matter of an academic field often is over your head, you may not be cut out for that field.___
Parents might go off the deep end if they have to wait up for their child very late without knowing what he or she is up to.___
If you get a problem off your chest, you are beating around the bush.___
If you are able to get through to someone, you have wasted your breath.___
If you are not with someone while they are explaining something, you are catching on.___
You might back out of an activity that could cause you to get cold feet at the last minute.___
If you dislike playing something by ear, you will probably leave it open.___
If you are learning the ropes, it is possible that you might goof up once in a while.___
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c. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using give listed below.
Some expressions come from Lessons 1 to 27.
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Give an take to give up to give in
To give off_____ to give out__________ to give one a break
To give birth___ to to give one a hand___ to give one a big hand
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Mrs. Johnson was very surprised when she ________ twin boys.
Because it was the first time that I had fooled around in class, I asked the teacher________
A successful marriage is mostly a matter of ___________ between husband and wife.
This box is too heavy for me to lift alone. Could you _____________?
The lecturer was so interesting that the audience ___________ at the end of the talk.
The man stood on the street corner and __________ advertising flyers to the people passing by.
Could you please take this garbage outside? It _________ a very bad smell.
The army forces ___________ when they discovered that they were surrounded by the enemy.
I usually don’t ___________ so easily, but this work is too hard for me to do.
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d. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using keep listed below. Some expressions come from lessons 1 – 27.
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To keep one’s head to keep up with to keep in touch with
To keep one’s word to keep after to keep in mind
To keep track of to keep away to keep one’s fingers crossed
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In the emergency situation, Alex was able ___________ and save the child from drowning in the ocean.
At the racetrack, none of the horses were able ____________ the horse that was expected to win the race.
When we visited Disneyland, we had to be careful ____________ our children in the large crowds of people.
You have ____________ Tanya to return the typewriter or she will forget time and again.
You should ____________ about doing that important task and not neglect to attend to it any longer.
Even though you’re moving to another city, we should ________ each other as much as possible.
While I was cooking with hot grease on the stove, I warned others ________ in order not to get burned.
When teaching beginning-level English students, it is important _________ that their range of vocabulary is quite limited.
The weather forecast is calling for cloudy skies tomorrow. We should _________ that it rain during the picnic.
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e. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using go listed below. Some expressions come from lessons 1 to 27.
To go through to go to town to go without saying
Touch and go to go in for to go around
To go over to go off to go with
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I was too tired to get up in the morning when my alarm clock ___________ so I turned it off and went back to sleep.
My presentation to the class __________ so well that the students gave me a big hand.
The delicate operation was _____________ for several hours, but finally the surgeons were able to finish successfully.
We just went to the store an hour ago to buy more beer, and already there isn’t enough__________
I can’t understand how we __________ so much beer in such a short time.
When we remodeled our house, we added a master bedroom, a large bathroom with Jacuzzi, and a walk-in closet. We really_______.
I really enjoy playing chess. Do you __________ playing chess as well?
That you should stay home if you are very sick _____________
Do you think that this gray shirt _________ these beige pants?