Asslamualaikum,
How r u aspirants? I hope you will do ur level best to solve the test.
English Idioms Test: An idiom is a common expression that has acquired a meaning that cannot easily be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words, as in “It’s raining cats and dogs" meaning "it's raining very heavily".


1) Hania and Joanna are as different as ……… and cheese?
a) biscuits
b) chalk
c) ham
d) jam



2) My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ……… to become an archaeologist, instead.
a) heart
b) head
c) brain
d) mind



3) If something frightens you it gives you the ……… .
a) wood
b) bulls
c) willies
d) hots



4) You haven't been studying much recently and you'd better ……… if you want to pass the Cambridge CPE exam.
a) thread your way through
b) meet your Waterloo
c) pull your socks up
d) change your spots



5) Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.
a) over the hill
b) on cloud nine
c) on the hop
d) over the peg



6) Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.
a) read between the lines
b) lead the field
c) took to the bottle
d) spared the rod



7) Don't throw that old FCE testbook away. It will ……… in handy when your sister is studying for the college entry examination.
a) turn
b) find
c) come
d) give



8) Simon was given the cold ……… by the other teachers after informing the newspapers about widespread corruption at the college.
a) chin
b) shoulder
c) neck
d) back



9) Wild boar haven't been seen in this ……… of the woods for about ten years because of overhunting in the past.
a) walk
b) ward
c) neck
d) leg



10) Charles has been in Kamila's ……… since he called her a fat slag.
a) bad letters
b) bad books
c) bad records
c) bad papers


11) The school director's resignation came like a bolt from the ……… . Nobody had expected it.
a) green
b) red
c) black
d) blue



12) Marcin's father wasn't happy to find his son ……… drunk on the bathroom floor with a bottle of Vodka beside him.
a) blind
b) stiff
c) deep
d) tight



13) The President is very old. He's as old as the ……… .
a) moon
b) grave
c) rock
d) hills



14) The Skwierzyna football team never win. So I wouldn't put my ……… on them if I were you. You'll only lose it!
a) shoes
b) shirt
c) jacket
d) hat



15) If you tell Maria there's a surprise English test today, you won't see her for ……… .
a) dust
b) cloud
c) rain
d) fog



16) Neil is famous for making up the most incredible stories, so you'd better take them with a pinch of ……… .
a) snuff
b) pepper
c) salt
d) herbs



17) If you ……… you work very hard.
a) work to the winds
b) work like a new leaf
c) work your fingers to the bone
d) work until you are blue and black



18) It took me several seconds to grasp the meaning of her statement but finally the ……… dropped.
a) penny
b) axe
c) hammer
d) stone



19) Jarek is the best swimmer in the water polo team. He can ……… spots off everyone else.
a) brush
b) knock
c) put
d) win



20) Magda has never turned her ……… on her family and offers help whenever they need it.
a) hair
b) eyes
c) back
d) stomach



21) The jacket fits like a ...... but the sleeve has a hole in it.
a) door
b) window
c) condom
d) glove



22) Joanna will never forgive you for letting the ……… . It was meant to be a secret!
a) cows out of the field
b) cat out of the bag
c) pig out of the poke
d) chickens out of the cage



23) John's mean down in the ……… since his girlfriend ditched him for his best friend.
a) pockets
b) dumps
c) heels
d) carpets



24) Ever since Hania told him she was pregnant, Christopher has been ……… himself with worry.
a) next to
b) beside
c) beneath
d) over



25) I was knocked for ……… when Kate told me she had passed her driving test.
a) nine
b) eight
c) seven
d) six



26) A past experience you cannot change is ……… under the bridge.
a) a duck
b) water
c) a boat
d) traffic



27) Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ……… .
a) soft in the head
b) riding high
c) over the moon
d) pushing up daisies



28) Mr Jones gave us ……… about losing our match against Gorzow.
a) cane
b) rod
c) stick
d) log



29) The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.
a) hair
b) nerves
c) mouth
d) books



30) Angela will ……… in front of her boss to get a pay rise.
a) hue and cry
b) bow and scrape
c) leap and bound
d) wine and dine



31) Mrs Raven isn't capable of controlling the class. She is so timid she wouldn't say ……… .
a) kill the fatted cow
b) put the cat among the pigeons
c) boo to a goose
d) cry wolf



32) Kate Moss looks like ……… . She's far too skinny!
a) a kettle of fish
b) a bag of bones
c) a whale of a time
d) a bundle of nerves



33) Some of the boys in the class used to take the ……… out of Alfie's speech impediment.
a) hooray
b) mickey
c) cackle
d) hampers



34) If something ……… true it sounds true.
a) rings
b) chimes
c) shouts
d) beeps



35) I was ....... off with some rotten apples at the corner shop.
a) palmed
b) handed
c) armed
d) fingered



36) To ……… fun at someone is to laugh rudely at them.
a) give
b) stick
c) beat
d) poke



37) If the police find out it was us who smashed up the telephone box, we'll be in …… .
a) hot water
b) the beaten track
c) a mine of information
d) the drop of a hat



38) It's easy to get a place at the local College of English. They accept all and ……… .
a) people
b) road
c) sundry
d) league



39) Bill is a ……… of habit. Every Sunday he goes for a swim in the river.
a) kind
b) animal
c) creature
d) type



40) The local Tesco hypermarket has been losing a lot of stock. It's high time they took a tough ……… with shoplifters.
a) measure
b) line
c) penalty
d) discipline



41) I'm looking for a new place to live. My flat doesn't have enough space to swing a ……… cat.
a) crow
b) cat
c) dog
d) giraffe



42) My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks like ……… .
a) a duck out of water
b) mutton dressed as lamb
c) sheep from goats
d) she has a flea in her ear



43) If you draw a ……… over something unpleasant, you try to forget something and avoid the subject.
a) scarfe
b) hat
c) hood
d) veil



44) Robin Hood was a ……… at archery. He always hit the target.
a) dab hand
b) rough diamond
c) vested interest
d) fine hand



45) Why do our students alway cheat in tests? I don't know, I haven't the ……… .
a) foggiest thought
b) foggiest idea
c) foggiest notion
d) foggiest answer



46) Marta looks great! She's really dressed to ……… .
a) destroy
b) kill
c) murder
d) slaughter



47) If you hide your ……… under a bushel, you are too modest to boast about your skills.
a) beard
b) looks
c) light
d) mind



48) You can shout until you're ……… in the face but she won't hear you. She's as deaf as a post.
a) blue
b) green
c) pink
d) black



49) The decision has already been taken, so there's no point in your ……… .
a) giving a tickle
b) taking the biscuit
c) being tickled pink
d) arguing the toss



50) She would have failed the practical exam by a long way, but the school decided to ……… the rules so that she passed.
a) bend
b) twist
c) skip
d) dodge
Regards.

1) Hania and Joanna are as different as ……… and cheese?

b) chalk

2) My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ……… to become an archaeologist, instead

d) mind

3) If something frightens you it gives you the ……… .

c) willies

4) You haven't been studying much recently and you'd better ……… if you want to pass the Cambridge CPE exam

c) pull your socks up

5) Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.

b) on cloud nine

6) Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.

c) took to the bottle

7) Don't throw that old FCE testbook away. It will ……… in handy when your sister is studying for the college entry examination.

c) come

8) Simon was given the cold ……… by the other teachers after informing the newspapers about widespread corruption at the college.

b) shoulder

9) Wild boar haven't been seen in this ……… of the woods for about ten years because of overhunting in the past.

c) neck

10) Charles has been in Kamila's ……… since he called her a fat slag.

b) bad books

11) The school director's resignation came like a bolt from the ……… . Nobody had expected it.

d) blue

12) Marcin's father wasn't happy to find his son ……… drunk on the bathroom floor with a bottle of Vodka beside him.

a) blind

13) The President is very old. He's as old as the ……… .

d) hills

14) The Skwierzyna football team never win. So I wouldn't put my ……… on them if I were you. You'll only lose it!

d) hat

15) If you tell Maria there's a surprise English test today, you won't see her for ……… .

a) dust

16) Neil is famous for making up the most incredible stories, so you'd better take them with a pinch of ……… .

c) salt

17) If you ……… you work very hard

c) work your fingers to the bone

18) It took me several seconds to grasp the meaning of her statement but finally the ……… dropped.

a) penny

19) Jarek is the best swimmer in the water polo team. He can ……… spots off everyone else

b) knock

20) Magda has never turned her ……… on her family and offers help whenever they need it.

c) back

21) The jacket fits like a ...... but the sleeve has a hole in it

d) glove

22) Joanna will never forgive you for letting the ……… . It was meant to be a secret!

b) cat out of the bag

23) John's mean down in the ……… since his girlfriend ditched him for his best friend.

c) heels

24) Ever since Hania told him she was pregnant, Christopher has been ……… himself with worry.

b) beside

25) I was knocked for ……… when Kate told me she had passed her driving test.

d) six

26) A past experience you cannot change is ……… under the bridge.

c) a boat

27) Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ……… .

c) over the moon

28) Mr Jones gave us ……… about losing our match against Gorzow.

c) stick

29) The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.

b) nerves

30) Angela will ……… in front of her boss to get a pay rise.

d) wine and dine

31) Mrs Raven isn't capable of controlling the class. She is so timid she wouldn't say ……… .

c) boo to a goose

32) Kate Moss looks like ……… . She's far too skinny!

b) a bag of bones

33) Some of the boys in the class used to take the ……… out of Alfie's speech impediment.

c) cackle

34) If something ……… true it sounds true.

a) rings

35) I was ....... off with some rotten apples at the corner shop.

b) handed

36) To ……… fun at someone is to laugh rudely at them.

d) poke

37) If the police find out it was us who smashed up the telephone box, we'll be in …… .

a) hot water

38) It's easy to get a place at the local College of English. They accept all and ……… .

c) sundry

39) Bill is a ……… of habit. Every Sunday he goes for a swim in the river.

c) creature

40) The local Tesco hypermarket has been losing a lot of stock. It's high time they took a tough ……… with shoplifters.

a) measure

41) I'm looking for a new place to live. My flat doesn't have enough space to swing a ……… cat.

b) cat

42) My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks like ……… .

b) mutton dressed as lamb

43) If you draw a ……… over something unpleasant, you try to forget something and avoid the subject.

d) veil

44) Robin Hood was a ……… at archery. He always hit the target.

d) fine hand

45) Why do our students alway cheat in tests? I don't know, I haven't the ……… .

b) foggiest idea

46) Marta looks great! She's really dressed to ……… .

b) kill

47) If you hide your ……… under a bushel, you are too modest to boast about your skills.

c) light

48) You can shout until you're ……… in the face but she won't hear you. She's as deaf as a post.

a) blue

49) The decision has already been taken, so there's no point in your ……… .

a) giving a tickle

50) She would have failed the practical exam by a long way, but the school decided to ……… the rules so that she passed.

b) twist

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Asslamualaikum,
Well done, my dear brother.100% correct.

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Asslamualaikum,
Gerund: The easiest definition can be as follows.
" Ing " form of the verb is called the gerund.
Infinitive: First form of the verb without s,es,ies and ing is called infinitive.
It has further more kinds, i will be having a brief introduction of them someother time.
Try to solve the exercise.


I remember _____ Simon at the Max Planck Institute.
a. meet
b. to meet
c. meeting
d. to meeting



Did you remember _____ the letter?
a. post
b. to post
c. posting
d. to posting



I'm not used _____ up this early.
a. get
b. to get
c. getting
d. to getting



I used _____ to the pub a lot.
a. go
b. to go
c. going
d. to going



I regret _____ Magda about my new girlfriend.
a. tell
b. to tell
c. telling
d. to telling



Mrs Jarmołowicz, I regret _____ you that your credit limit has been exceeded.
a. inform
b. to inform
c. informing
d. to informing



Stop _____ this dreadful noise at once!
a. make
b. to make
c. making
d. to making



I wanted to stop _____ some pirate CDs, but we didn't have enough time.
a. to
b. to buy
c. buying
d. to buying



Look, it's starting _____ .
a. rain
b. to rain
c. raining
d. to raining



I started _____ English when I was twenty-one.
a. learn
b. to learn
c. learning
d. to learning

Regards,

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1.Meeting
2.Posting
3.to get
4.to go
5.telling
6.to inform
7.making
8.to buy
9.to rain
10.learning

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Asslamualaikum,

Incredible, You have almost solved all of them correct.

Great work, you must be appreciated not only by me but by all of the

aspirants. I m going to post some new threads regarding the same excercises.

Regards.

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Asslamualaikum,
PRONOUN: It can be defined as:

" A word which is used instead or in place of Noun".

Try to put an appropriate pronoun in these MCQs.
1).Despite her parents complaints, she decided to live by ___ in Szczecin.
a)her
b)herself

2).If you happen to see your parents this weekend, give ___ my best regards.
him
a)her
b)them


3)I can't understand ___ when she speaks Polish with ___ .
a)her, me
b)him, me

4)He should be ashamed of ___ .
a)himself
b)him

5)Hania was worried about the children, so she convinced ___ husband not to accept the job in Germany.
a)his
b)her

6)We came across a friend of ___ at the football match yesterday.
a)ours
b)us

7)I can't find ___ pencil. Can I use ___ , Donata?
a)my, yours
b)mine, your

8)I cut ___ when I was peeling the potatoes.
a)me
b)myself

9)This flat is too expensive for ___ . We can't pay such a high rent.
a)us
b)we

10)Each plan has ___ merits.
a)it
b)its

11)He ___ said so.
a)hisself
b)himself

12)I do my work and they do ___ .
a)their
b)theirs

13)Give it back to ___ . It's ___.
a)me, mine
b)me, my

14)Despite ___ old age, he is very active.
a)his
b)its

15)They enjoyed ___ a lot at the new swimming pool.
a)theirselves
b)themselves

16) "Is she writing to her ex-boyfriend?"
"Yes, she is still in love with ___!"
a. her
b. him
c. his

17) "Arek is making a lot of noise!"
"I'll ask ___ to be quiet."
a. him
b. it
c. its

18) "Please tell Mrs. Jones to come in."
"Sorry, I don't know ___."
a. her
b. him
c. she

19) "I can't find my glasses!"
"You are wearing ___!"
a. them
b. there
c. they

20) "Do you like peaches?"
"I love ___ !"
a. hers
b. its
c. them

21)"Why is he always talking about Joanna?"
"He obviously likes ___ !"
a. her
b. him
c. she

22) "Where is my book? Oh, dear! I've lost ___ !"
a. him
b. it
c. its

23)"Is that Magda's new boyfriend?"
"Don't ask me, ask ___!"
a. her
b. his
c. it

24)"What is the title of that song?"
"I'm afraid I can't remember ___."
a. him
b. it
c. them

25) "Why is Peter so happy?"
"His friends gave ___a guitar for his birthday!"
a. him
b. it
c. them

26) "What are you going to do with those empty bottles?"
"I'm going to recycle ___."
a. their
b. them
c. they



"Let's see the latest Ken Loach film!"
"I have seen ___ already!"
a. him
b. it
c. there



"How are your parents? I haven't seen ___ for some time now!"
a. them
b. there
c. they



"Have you met Kasia and Jacek?"
"No, I have never met ___ ."
a. its
b. the
c. them


Regards.

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1. Herself
2.Them
3.Her,me
4.Himself
5.Her
6.Ours
7.My , yours
8.Myself
9.us
10.its
11.himself
12.their's
13.me , mine
14.his
15.themselves
16.him
17.him
18.her
19.them
20.them
21.her
22.it
23.her
24.it
25.him
26.them
27.it
28.them
29.them


Looking forward for Direct/Indirect ,Active/Passive and Corrections (Competitive Level)

Regards

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Asslamualaikum,
First of All thanks alot to Last Island, who had edited my all queries and made them a Quiz.
And Dear brother Tauqeer, I will be having Direct and Indirect and Passive voice threads onwards.
Pray for me.
Regards.

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Asslamualaikum,
I am presenting some random MCQs though they are not in a sequence and they have covered all of the sides of Grammar.
I request all of you, while solving reasons must be pasted so that the other aspirants may also know the technique that how to solve English Grammar.

Choose the CORRECT QUESTION:

______?
No, they won't.


A: Will the new secretaries take long coffee breaks?
B: Pam and Junko will come to dinner?
C: What will they do?
D: Will the childs go to the new school?
E: Will your cousins visit on November seventeen?

Which is CORRECT?



A: Jack and Jill gone up the hill
B: for to fetch a pail of water.
C: Jack down fell,
D: and breaked his crown,
E: and Jill came tumbling after.


Fill in the blank:

Some birds are sitting ______ the house.



A: onto
B: for
C: to
D: after
E: on top of


Fill in the blank:

______ the war, most Italians were farmers.



A: To
B: From
C: While
D: Before
E: When


Fill in the blank:

______ the football game last night?
No, last night we went out to dinner.


A: Watched you
B: Watchen
C: You watched
D: You did watch
E: Did you watch

Fill in the blank:

______ they the first customers of the day?



A: Who
B: Were
C: Was
D: What
E: Who were

Fill in the blank:

Crabs are strange animals because they walk ______.



A: below
B: beside
C: to side
D: up
E: sideways

Fill in the blank:

I will speak ______ Suzanne when I see her.



A: in
B: to
C: around
D: at
E: toward


Choose the CORRECT RESPONSE:

What did you think of the show?
______


A: I did think it was a little boring.
B: I thank it was very good.
C: It was interesting, beautiful and was exciting.
D: I thought it was prettily stupid.
E: It was all right.

Fill in the blank:

______ the all-natural bread?
Yes, it was very good.


A: Did try you
B: Did try
C: Tried you
D: Did you try
E: Did you tried




Which is not correct?

A: Did you get in the concert?
B: Let's find in the answer.
C: Hello, is Sumiko in?
D: He still hasn't taken in the whole situation.
E: I put in my suggestions at the meeting, but nobody listened.


Change the (verb) to the past tense:

He (doesn't have) a bank account.


Change the (verb) to the past tense:

We (buy) pasteurized milk.


Regards.

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