BÀI TẬP VỀ IDIOMS + COLLOCATIONS -PART 01

01. The whole country is up in _____ about the new tax the government has put on books.
A. range
B. fists
C. anger
D. arms

02. It was so embarrassing. We were in the middle of a crowded restaurant when they suddenly
had a _____ row.
A. blazing
B. heated
C. stormy
D. smouldering

03. Henry was offered a Scholarship to study in Spain and he _____ the opportunities with both
hands.
A. grasped.
B. grabbed
C. held
D. passed

04. Both the favorite and then the second favorite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we were
_____ a chance.
A. in with
B. up for
C. in for
D. up with

05. Given the appalling weather conditions on top of the mountain, I'd say the chances of their
finding any survivors are very _____ indeed.
A. narrow
B. lean
C. remote
D. shallow

BÀI TẬP VỀ IDIOMS VÀ COLLOCATIONS. - PART 02.

01. We knew the concert was sold out, but we still went to the stadium ____ the off-chance that
someone might want to sell us their tickets.
A. with
B. by
C. on
D. in

02. It was a difficult decision, but in the end we ____ for state rather than a private pension
scheme.
A. chose
B. prefered
C. opted
D. selected

03. Chris was ____ between buying a new house and going on a around-the-world cruise.

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A. pulled
B. torn
C. moving
D. leaning

04. I was in a ____ as to what to do. If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said
nothing, I would be in more trouble.
A. doubt
B. quandary
C. hitch
D. complexity

05. At first her father was against her studying aboard, but later on he had a chance of ____ and
let her go to Paris.
A. thought
B. feeling
C. mind
D. heart

BÀI TẬP VỀ IDIOMS VÀ COLLOCATIONS - PART 03.

01. I wish you would stop sitting on the ____ and decide whose side you're on.
A. fence
B. crossroads
C. wall
D. middle

02. It takes the selection panel only twenty minutes to ____ to a decision.
A. reach
B. arrive
C. come
D. clinch

03. My sister and I may look alike, but in character we are as different as chalk and ____.
A. salt
B. cheese
C. butter
D. salad

04. Malcolm's still angry about being passed over for promotion but he should soon ____ down.
A. toss
B. whip
C. simmer
D. take

05. We live in the ____ belt just outside London. It's ideal as we live in the countryside but the
city is right on the doorstep.
A. black
B. yellow
C. red
D. green