Idioms exercise
December 26th, 2011 in English Quiz
Complete the following sentences using appropriate idiomatic expressions.
1. If she has ……………………….. her mind on getting something, there is no stopping her.
a) set b) kept c) turned
2. Although I tried really hard, I couldn’t take my mind ……………………… the work pressure.
a) on b) off c) of
3. …………………….. my mind, this is quite unacceptable.
a) for b) to c) at
4. This apartment was designed with Ann ………………………. mind.
a) in b) on c) at
5. My mind has gone ………………………… I can’t remember anything.
a) wrong b) blank c) full
6. There is nothing that you can’t achieve if you put your ………………………. to it.
a) brain b) mind c) heart
7. You look worried. Have you got something ……………………….. your mind?
a) on b) off c) at
8. Come on, ……………………… up your mind.
a) make b) bring c) put
9. Knowing that he is just a phone call away is a ………………………. off my mind.
a) matter b) weight c) concern
10. I told them that I have a/an ……………………. mind on the matter.
a) open b) closed c) sincere
Answers
1. set
2. off
3. to
4. in
5. blank
6. mind
7. on
8. make
9. weight
10. open