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B) a catcall
c) a catnap
5) When they say …, they mean “a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do”: a) a loophole b) an eyesore c) a gimmick
6)“A top ten, chart-buster, favorite, hot item, hot seller, mover, number one, record-breaker, success, winner” are synonyms for: a) a best-seller b) a catcall c) a windfall
7) When they say …, they mean “a short sleep in a chair (not in bed): a) a blackout b) a catnap c) a snag
8)“Acme, culmination, height, high point, high spot, peak, pinnacle, prime time, salad days, time, zenith” are synonyms for: a) a heyday b) a windfall c) an eye-opener
9) When they say …, they mean “a sudden clever thought or idea”: a) a bottleneck b) a perk c) a brainwave
10) “Advantage, benediction, blessing, boon, good, manna, stroke of luck” are synonyms for: a) a perk b) a windfall c) a best-seller
11) When they say …, they mean “something very unpleasant to look at”: a) an eyesore b) an eye-opener c) a gimmick
12)“Advantage, bonus, dividend, extra, fringe benefit, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, largess, perquisite, plus, tip” are synonyms for: a ) a perk b) a heyday c) a loophole
13) When they say …, they mean “a situation or event from which you learn something surprising or something that you didn’t know before”: a) a windfall b) an eye-opener c) an eye-sore
14) When they say …, they mean “a place where the road narrows so that a traffic jam is quickly formed”: a) a snag b) a bottleneck c) a blackout
II. Rephrase following text using new idiom.
It was (1) the most successful period of our organization. Nowadays every white-collar worker has (2) some extra advantages on top of his regular salary. The main reason of this success was (3) a sudden clever idea of our boss. I suppose that if he decides to write a book about our job, it will be (4) a very successful book! (5) People will learn a lot of surprising from this book, I’m sure.
Keys: 1) a heyday 2) a perk 3) a brainwave 4) a beat-seller 5) this book will be an eye-opener
1. When someone always gels up early, we call such person…:
a) an early bird b) a guinea pig c) a scapegoat
2. When they sat …, they mean someone who spoils the pleasure of other people:
a) a troublemaker b) a skinflint c) a killjoy
3. A worker who does an office job can be called:
a) a blue-collar worker b) a white-collar worker c) a pink-collar worker
4. “Paul Pry, busybody, gossip, inquisitive person, meddler, snoop, snooper, yenta” are synonyms for:
a) a rolling stone b) a jailbird c) a nosy parker
5. “Scrooge, hoarder, miser, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinch fist, pinchpenny, tightwad” are synonyms for: a) a skinflint b) a night owl c) a jailbird
6. “Johnny-on-the-spot, early comer, early riser, first arrival, first comer, first on the scene” are synonyms for:
a) a scapegoat b) an early bird c) a troublemaker
Keys:
1 – a 2 – c 3 – b 4 – c 5 – a 6 - b
IV
I. Choose the right answer:
1. The Vicar of Surle, a tiny hamlet by the sea, was to be seen every evening in the public house… from his vicarage: a) a stone's throw b) the last straw c) a traffic jam
2. She claimed that the minister had offered her … to keep their child a secret: a) a stag party b) a nest egg
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