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2. PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

1) When Nicole drove her car for the first time, she was really
nervous. Now, after an entire year, it’s nature.
a) first b) second c) third

2) I can’t believe I won. To you the truth, I never thought
I'd be able to beat you at tennis.
a) say b) tell c) explain

3) Nicole was going to mail her college application to Yale. But
then she decided to go to New Haven and deliver it _ person.
a) on b) at c) in

4) After a snowstorm, it can be a real pain in the driving to
work in the morming.

a) head b) arm c) neck

5) The meeting in Dallas was canceled, but, in case, we
still need to go there.

a) all b) any c) about

6) Starting a new job is difficult in the beginning. It gets easier
once you learn the
a) ropes b) chains c) ties

7) Bob and Susan thought getting rich would be very difficult.
But thanks to their cookie business, it was a piece of .
a) cookie b) cake c) pie

8) Let’s go to the movies tonight. I’ll look in the newspaper and
you a ring after I see what’s playing.

a) offer b) take c) give

ANSWERS TO LESSON 16, p.165

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