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wa. PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

Fill in the blank with the missing word:

1) Nicole is very reliable. You can always count her.

a) in b) on c) with

2) Ineed to ask you for your help, and I’ll do something nice for
you in return. You scratch my and I'll scratch yours.

a) back b) neck c) foot

3) Stop kidding ! Tell me where you hid my shoes.

a) about b) around c) into

4) I can’t believe that Lisa gave you the shoulder. I
thought you two were friends.

a) hot b) freezing c) cold

5) Ted’s friends didn’t want to vote for Nicole, but Ted talked
them it.
a) into b) around c) for

6) Although Jim Greene was far the more qualified can-
didate, he lost the election because of a scandal.
a) way b) in c) by

7) Denise is really full herself. She thinks she’s the smart-
est and most beautiful woman in the world.
a) with b) of c) in

8) Nicole thinks that Andrea is a snob. She says Andrea won’t
her the time of day.
a) give b) allow c) tell

ANSWERS TO LESSON 9, p. 162

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