English Vocabulary, Usage and Idiom Exercises with Answers

Answers. If you got 7 or 8 correct you have a good intermediate standard; more than 8, your English ought to be quite advanced.

1 Children should lead happy... lives.

     A. careless B. uncaring C caring D. carefree

2 Don't be lazy. Pull your...

     A. self B. own C. weight D socks

3. He's a trouble-maker always rocking the...

     A. boat B. baby C horse D carriage

4 Everything was neat and tidy: it was...

     A. shipshape B. regimented C. airborne D. springclean

5 Don't be pessimistic: look on the.. side.

     A glossy B. shining C polished D. bright

6. It's... that blows nobody any good.

     A. a bad breeze B bad breath C an unhappy instrument      D. an ill wind

7 He thinks a lot of himself. always blowing his own. ..

     A. trumpet B whistle C. breath D. balloon

8. It's as American as...

     A. Arizona B Abe Lincoln C. apple-pie D. baseball

9. I went there on the... and. by good luck. found him at home.

     A. good luck B. half expectation C off chance D. in hope

10. ... waters run deep.

     A. Calm B. Slow C. Still D. Quiet

11 I'm terribly busy: I'm up to my... in work.

     A. hocks B. ears C. neck D head

12 They kept us waiting,... our heels in the lobby.

     A. airing B. cooling C. resting D. tapping

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