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PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

Fill in the blank with the missing word:

1) Nicole is in a good mood because her teacher her a
compliment. __

a) told b) paid ¢) provided

2) Nicole’s teacher told her she was and shoulders above
her classmates.

a) elbow b) neck c) head

3) When my friend Chad told me he’d just won the lottery, I
was with envy.

a) blue b) green c) red

4) When you do something well, your boss might tell you,
“Way ?

a) to come b) to go c) to act

5) When the robbers entered my house, I was in the kitchen
shaking in my .
a) slippers b) pajamas c) shoes

6) If somebody is bothering you, you can tell them they’re driv-
ing you
a) crazy b) angry c) unhappy

7) If you like power, you might consider going politics.
a) above b) towards c) into

8) “You’ve been yelling and screaming for the past two hours.
Could you just shut already?”
a) up b) in c) off

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