10,08,2018

Practice Exercises Exercise 1 

Choose which one of the following verbs (Miss, Get, Do and Make) goes well with the expressions below: a) _____________ a goal 

b) _____________ peace

 c) _____________ lost

 d) _____________ a home 

e) _____________ an appointment 

f) _____________ a lesson 

g) _____________ homework 

h) _____________ the cooking 

i) _____________ ready

 j) _____________ progress 

k) _____________ someone’s help

 l) _____________ nothing

 m) _____________ an effort

 n) _____________ one’s best 

o) _____________ furniture

 p) _____________ the shopping 

q) _____________ trouble 

r) _____________ someone a favour

Exercise 2 Decide which word or phrase completes the sentence. 1. He didn't know anything about business, so starting his own business was _______. 

a) a leap into the cloud

 b) a leap in the dark 

c) a leap into the whole 

2. I hate the way he criticizes everybody. It really rattles __________ 

a) my back

 b) my bones c

) my cage

 3. When her business crashed, she had to pick up ______ and start again. 

a) the fragments 

b) the pieces 

c) the stones

4. One minute they were just talking and then all hell broke ______ and everybody started screaming and shouting. 

a) free 

b) loose 

c) over 

5. He never cheats or tricks anybody when he plays. He always goes by the ______. 

a) book 

b) instructions 

c) principles 

6. Don't tell Mary your plans or she'll tell everybody. She is always ______ her mouth off.

 a) shooting 

b) speaking 

c) talking 

7. Tom might be able to help with your problem. He has friends in high ______ who might be able to change the decision. 

a) jobs

 b) places 

c) spots