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1. The news came like

.

a. a bolt from the blue

b. a bolt from the sky

c. a thunder from the blue

d. a lightning from the sky

2. I tell you he has a real sense of discipline. His readiness to take up that work is

.

a. an example in the point

b. an instance in the point

c. a case in the point

d. a case in point

3. We two shall divide the apples

.

a. on a fifty- fifty base

b. on a fifty- fifty basic

c. on a fifty- fifty basis

d. in a fifty- fifty basis

4. He is a man

.

a. of one’s word

b. of his word

c. with his words

d. of his words

5. She thought that this sum of money could be saved against

.

a. a rainy day

b. a windy day

c. a snowy day

d. a stormy day

6

．

He is

.

a. a square peg in a round hole

b. a square peg in a square hole

c. a round peg in a round hole

d. a round hole in a square peg

7. He was beaten

.

a. black or white

b. black and blue

c. black and white

d. blue and black

8

．

The weatherman

picnic plans when he forecasts rain.

a. puts a wet blanket on

b. places a wet blanket on

c. throws a wet blanket on

d. covers a wet blanket on

9

．

He is

.

a. a man in sheep’s clothing

b. a tiger in sheep’s clothes

c. a wolf in

sheep’s clothing

d. a wolf in sheep’s dress

10. During the lecture on atomic energy

, the students

.

a. were all eyes and ears

b. were eyes and ears

c. were all eyes and noses

d. were eyes and noses

11. What he said was

me.

a. all Greece to

b. all Greek to

c. all Grecian to

d. all Grecism to

12.

I can’t type well:

I am

.

a. all thumb

b. all thumbs

c. all fingers

d. all hands

13. John will come back

.

a. sooner or later

b. sooner and later

c. soon or late

d. later or sooner

14.

he again made a mistake in solving the mathematical problem.

a. Something or other

b. Somewhat or other

c. Somewhen or other

d. Somehow or other

15. It’s

to me whether you go or not.

a. all one

b. all same

c. all right

d. all but

16. Women and

men

from

in Beijing

gathered at

the

Great Hall of

the People to celebrate

the 50th anniversary of International Women’s Day

, on March the 8th.

a. all walks of life

b. all works of life

c. all ways of life

d. all respects of life

17. He is always

.

a. as busy as a bee

b. as busy as an ant

c. as busy as a fly

d. as busy as a butterfly

18. The whole thing is

.

a. as clean as a day

b. as clean as daylight

c. as clear as a day

d. as clear as day

19.

, there is no such word in English.

a. As far as my knowledge goes

b. As long as my knowledge goes

c. So far as my knowledge concerns

d. As long as my knowledge is concerned

20. The solidarity between the nationalities of our country is

.

a. as hard as a rock

b. as hard as a stone

c. as firm as a rock

d. as firm as a stone

21. He

called me a liar.

a. as good as

b. as well as

c. as same as

d. as almost as

22. He was

.

a. as good as his word

b. as good as his words

c. as well as his word

d. as well as his words

23. He is,

, a walking dictionary

.

a. as it is

b. as it was

c. as it were

d. as if he were

24.

, no one was in the building when the explosion occurred.

a. Like luck would have it

b. As luck would have it

c. Just as luck would have it

d. As luck would not have it

25.

, I was out when he called.

a. Like luck would have it

b. As luck would have it

c. Just as luck would have it

d. As luck would not have it

26.

we can easily catch up with them.

a. As the matter stands

b. As the matters stand

c. As the matter is

d. As the things are

27. She rocked herself

.

a. forth and back

b. forward and backward

c. back and forth

d. forwards and backwards

28.

Bill's father told him to ____ that his allowance had to last all week.

a. bear in mind

b. bear in his mind

c. remember in mind

d. remember in his mind

29. He

trying to solve the problem

a. beat his brain

b. beat his brains

c. used his brain

d. worked his brain

30. He is very changeable, often

.

a. blowing hot and cold

b. blowing cold and hot

c. blowing hot or cold

d. blowing cold or hot

all wanted to talk on this subject, but no one was willing to

.

a. break ice

b. break ices

c. break the ice

d. break the silence

32. We must

the students the importance of correct pronunciation.

a. come home to

b. bring home to

c. bring house to

d. take home to

33. The mother knew her baby would be a man

and do a man’s

work.

a. by and by

b. by-and-by

c. bye-bye

d. by the bye

34.

, women can bear pain better than men.

a. By and large

b. By and big

c. By and great

d. By and near

35. He is very frank,

.

a. naming a spade a spade

b. calling a spade a spade

c. naming a saw a saw

d. calling a knife a knife

36. It is wrong to

.

a. call a person’s names

b. call a person name

c. call a person names

d.

call one’s names

37. Let's

.

a. call this a day

b. call that a day

c. call it a day

d. call it a night

38. People have a great deal of respect for that man, therefore what he says

.

a. gains weight

b. has a weight

c. carries a weight

d. carries weight

39. At the ice-skating contest she gave a most spectacular performance and

.

a. carried the day

b. carried a day

c. carried the night

d. carried a night

40. The new ballerina

, yesterday

.

a. carried the house

b. carried the hall

c. carried a house

d. carried the theatre

41. She read them Shakespeare, but it was

.

a. casting pearls before swines

b. casting pearl before swine

c. casting pearl before swines

d. casting pearls before swine

42. He liked to build

, but never succeeded in anything.

a. castles in the air

b. castles in the sky

c. a castle in air

d. a castle in the Spain

43. The English test yesterday was

.Most of us finished it in less than an hour.

a. a piece of bread

b. a piece of cake

c. a piece of meat

d. a cup of tea

44. The truth will

him at last.

a. bring home to

b. take home to

c. come home to

d. go home to

45. All our efforts to persuade him

. We shall try again.

a. cut no ice

b. cut not ice

c. broke ice

d. broke the ice

46. The postman is busy delivering letters

.

a. day in and day out

b. day in and day off

c. days in and days out

d. in day and out day

47. He is a

.

a. horse in the manger

b. cow in the manger

c. cat in the manger

d. dog in the manger

48. Tom had no job, no money

, no home and no friends, he was completely

.

a. down and out

b. out and down

c. up and down

d. down and up

49. He

at last.

a. ate his word

b. ate his words

c. swallowed his word

d. kept his words

50. Every cloud has

.

a. silver linings

b. gold linings

c. a silver lining

d. a gold lining

51. Every dog has

.

a. its days

b. it's day

c. his days

d. his day

52. He was

a man.

a. every inch

b. every foot

c. every metre

d. every mile

53. He comes to our room for a chat

.

a. every once in a while

b. every once in a time

c. every one in a while

d. every one in a time

54. The players of our basketball team

to win the game.

a. exerted their last ounce of strength

b. exerted their last pound of energy

c. exerted their last gram of strength

d. exerted their last kilogram of strength

55. We must deal with the problem

.

a. fairly and squarely

b. squarely and fairly

c. fair and square

d. square and fair

56. The visiting team did not get

in the game.

a. fairly play

b. fair play

c. high play

d. full play

57. The party

because of rain.

a. fell flat

b. became flat

c. got flat

d. was flat

58. They often

in their views.

a. go to extremes

b. come to extremes

c. walk to extremes

d. move to extremes

59. The scheme has completely

.

a. fallen on the ground

b. fallen on the grounds

c. fallen to the ground

d. fallen to the grounds

60. He is

the best table tennis player.

a. far and near

b. far and wide

c. far and away

d. far and high

61. People came from

to hear him speak.

a. far and near

b. far and away

c. far ahead

d. near and far

62. The movie company looked

for a boy to act the hero in the new movie.

a. far and wide

b. wide and far

c. near and far

d. far between

63. Foreign visitors

the beautiful scenery in Hangchow.

a. felt their eyes on

b. fell their eyes on

c. fed their eyes on

d. feasted their eyes on

64. They

at the expense of the people.

a. feathered their nests

b. featured their nests

c. feasted their nests

d. fed their nests

65. Places where you can get water are

in the desert.

a. few and far between

b. little and far between

c. small and far between

d. near and far between

66. I want you to remember to pay that bill

.

a. first and most

b. first and foremost

c. first and all

d. foremost and first

67. Steven joined the army because

he wanted to help his country.

a. first or last

b. first and last

c. firstly or lastly

d. firstly and lastly

68. One of the methods frequently employed by him is to

.

a. fish in trouble water

b. fish in troubled water

c. fish in troubled waters

d. fish in troublesome water

69. The workers were

and arrived at the construction site before dawn.

a. full of go

b. full of going

c. full of come

d. full of coming

70. It is not wise to

.

a. get above you

b. get above yourself

c. get about you

d. get about yourself

71. The dispute between them has

.

a. got into a white heat

b. got into white heat

c. go in a white heat

d. go in white heat

72. In doing the experiment, he

because he didn

’

t listen to the advice of the teacher.

a. got into hot waters

b. got into hot water

c. got in hot water

d. was into hot water

73. Both parties

to reach a compromise.

a. came from their way

b. came out of their way

c. went from their way

d. went out of their way

74. Y

ou must have

to be so cross about so small a matter.

a. got out of bed on the wrong side

b. got out of the bed on the wrong side

c. got from bed on the wrong side

d. got from the bed on the wrong side

75. The doctor made several tests to

the man

’

s headaches.

a. go to the bottom of

b. get to the bottom of

c. go to the base of

d. get to the base of

76. A man who is known to

statements will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

a. give a false colour to

b. give false colouring to

c. give a false colour on

d. give a false colouring on

77. We shall have to

if we are to make a success of it .

a. go out

b. go all out

c. go about

d. go over

78.

, he is a troublemaker.

a. Believe it or not

b. Believe this or not

c. Believe that or not

d. Believe or not

79. The enemy vessel fled

.

a. with its tail between its legs

b. with its tail among its legs

c. on its tail between its legs

d. on its tail among its legs.

80. Judges and others in high office sometimes are

with gangsters to cheat and steal.

a. hand in glove

b. hands in glove

c. hand in gloves

d. hands in gloves

81. In our workship there is a

rule against smoking.

a. hard and fast

b. solid and fast

c. hard and rapid

d. solid and rapid

82. Old as my grandfather is, he is by no means

.

a. hard of hearing

b. hard on hearing

c. hard upon hearing

d. hard up for hearing

83. Don

’

t expect him to give you any help, because he

already

.

a. has his hands busy

b. has his hands filled

c. has his hands full

d. has his hands free

84. We are sure to

.

a. hold the games in our hands

b. have the game in our hand

c. have the game in our hands

d. hold the games in our hand

85. We must serve the people

.

a. heart and soul

b. soul and heart

c. heart and mind

d. with heart and soul

86. It

that he will be invited as well.

a. goes without saying

b. comes without saying

c. goes without say

d. comes without say

87. This was

.

a. calling black white

c. naming black white

a. It comes to reason that

c. It goes to reason that

b. calling dark bright

d. naming white black

b. It brings to reason that

d. It standsto reason that

of a trade

d. Two of the trades

88.

the work could be finished two or three months before the scheduled time.

89.

never agree.

a. Two of trade

c. Two of the trade

90. We students should not be

.

a. Jack of all trades and masters of none

b. Jacks of all trades and masters of none

c. Jacks of all occupations and masters of none

d. Jacks of all professions and masters of none