English Idioms and Expressions

            Find out the right answer .

      Q1. You'll never see your money again because I'm afraid he's gone for good.
         (a) clearly (b) permanently (c) quickly (d) slowly

      Q2.  You've no need to worry. I promise you they'll arrive on Thursday for sure.
          (a) absolutely (b) positively (c) definitively (d) definitely

      Q3. They're very generous in that museum — not only is the entrance fee reasonable but they      
            give you a brochure for free.
           (a) at no cost (b) at little cost (c) at some cost (d) at low cost
      Q4.. Well, for starters I honestly think we should work out what all this work is going to cost.
      (a) to work for (b) to look at (c) to begin with (d) to work through

      Q5. As you're a friend of mine, I won't charge you much in fact I'll do it for nothing.
        (a) at some charge (b) at little charge (c) at low charge (d) at no charge

      Q6. I know it didn't look like that but the truth is they only did it for fun.
        (a) as a joke (b) as humor (c) as funny (d) as joking

      Q7. I do recommend you take out an insurance policy on the house for your own peace of mind.
         (a) to stop you thinking
         (c) to stop you believing
         (b) to stop you worrying
         (d) to stop you sleeping

     Q8. No wonder she's jumping for joy, she's just been given promotion.
      (a) very jumpy (b) very silly (c) very happy (d) very noisy

    Q9. They decided to move away from the city to the countryside for the sake of the children.
         (a) speaking about (b) talking about (c) dreaming about (d) thinking about

    Q10. The battleships were all waiting in the harbor ready for action.
          (a) prepared for war
         (c) prepared for something
         (b) prepared for anything
        (d) prepared for take off

       Answers of the above questions :
         1. (b) permanently  2. (d) definitely  3. (a) at no cost  4. (c) to begin with  5.(d) at no charge  
          6. (a) as a joke  7. (b) to stop you worrying  8. (c) very happy 9. (d) thinking about
         10. (a)  prepared for war