Bài tập Hoàn thành câu - Thành ngữ thông dụng

1/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
Bài tập Hoàn thành câu - Thành ngữ thông dụng nhằm phục vụ nhu cầu chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi đại học môn Tiếng Anh.

I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just ______ off a duck's back.

  • rain
  • water
  • mud
  • fish

He was reluctant to go into details, but reading between the _____ it appears that he was forced to leave.

  • words
  • sentences
  • letters
  • lines

He said he wouldn’t charge more than €150, but he went back on his _____ and gave me an invoice for €200.

  • word
  • way
  • bike
  • mouth

Richards was keeping his ______ up despite continuous difficulties.

  • head
  • hand
  • chin
  • nose

Tom always keeps his ______, so if he promised to help you move, then he'll be here.

  • word
  • knife
  • tongue
  • advice

He was known for his generosity and friendliness - but he could turn nasty at the drop of a _____.

  • water
  • hat
  • stone
  • leaf

I will have a big exam tomorrow so I’ll be burning the midnight ______ tonight.

  • lamp
  • light
  • candle
  • oil
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I dropped a _____ when talking with my best friend, and now she doesn’t want to talk to me.
  • brick
  • stone
  • tongue
  • mouth

Apparently, my relative let the _____ out of the bag by letting villagers know that he is the father of the child.

  • dog
  • cat
  • frog
  • mouse

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
knew it was a ____ in a million to photograph the rare bird during its mating ritual.

  • opportunity
  • foot
  • chance
  • place
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If that floor is not as dry as a ______ when you're done, make sure to put up the signs—we don't need anyone slipping out here!
  • bone
  • candy
  • biscuit
  • carpet

I felt totally shocked, went white as a _____, and couldn't stop shaking.

  • wall
  • fence
  • table
  • sheet

I've always been able to learn languages easily. I guess I just have a ______ for it.

  • head
  • nose
  • mouth
  • finger

You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business - don't just build ______ in the air.

  • houses
  • villas
  • castles
  • palaces
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We are whistling in the ______ if we think we can do it on our own.
  • dark
  • air
  • room
  • wind

I don't mean to blow my own ______, but this pasta sauce I made is quite delicious!

  • horn
  • nose
  • ears
  • mouth

I think you really burned your ______ when you announced you were quitting and proceeded to insult your boss in front of the whole staff.

  • homes
  • bridges
  • shoes
  • books
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When will dinner be ready? I'm so hungry I could eat a _______.
  • pig
  • buffalo
  • horse
  • zebra

I wanted to tell him he looked ridiculous, but I bit my _____.

  • nail
  • hat
  • mind
  • tongue
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I had really low expectations for that movie, but it totally blew my _______.
  • mind
  • brain
  • time
  • eyes

If you want a good flat in London, you have to pay through the _______ for it.

  • month
  • car
  • nose
  • teeth

Choose the correct answer.

She went to college to study history, but changed _______ and is now a doctor.

  • horses in midstream
  • for a better
  • her tune
  • hands

Choose the correct answer.

His friends and family left him in the ______ when he went bankrupt.

  • church
  • lurch
  • end
  • street

The whole country is up in _____ about the new tax the government has put on books.

  • arms
  • fists
  • anger
  • rage