Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1. If I say that John is making out well in his work, I mean that he _____.
A. likes his work B. is succeeding C. is leaving D. is about to begin
2. When one makes good time, he _____.
A. has a good time B. travels at a good speed
C. is connected D. has busy time
3. To learn something by heart is to learn it _____.
A. quickly B. slowly C. well D. by memory
4. One way of getting rid of something is to _____.
A. look at it B. admire it C. keep it D. throw it away
5. If Mary’s purse goes well with her dress, then her purse and dress _____.
A. match B. are expensive C. are pretty D. are worn out
6. Now and then means _____.
A. often B. suddenly C. early D. occasionally
7. To make sure of something is to _____.
A. be certain of it B. call it off C. turn it off D. cancel it
8. To keep house is to _____.
A. refuse to sell B. lock the door against thieves
C. do the usual work in a house D. wash the house
9. To be mixed up is to be _____.
A. happy B. worried C. confused D. late
10. To see about something is to _____.
A. attend to it B. go to see it C. admire it D. look at it
11. If I say that the meeting is over, I mean that the meeting has _____.
A. just begun B. ended C. been interesting D. been called off
12. If I say that I’d rather wait, I mean that I _____.
A. like to wait B. refuse to wait C. prefer to wait D. want to wait
13. If I say that, after studying the message, I finally figured it out, this means that at last I _____.
A. answered the message B. understood it C. put it away D. picked it up
14. If the month is up, this means that the period of one month has _____.
A. ended B. begun C. seemed long D. been very warm
15. To put off something means to _____.
A. look for it B. put it in place C. cancel it D. postpone it
16. To get sick means to _____.
A. be sick B. become sick C. be well D. become well
17. If the doctor says that you’d better do a certain thing, this means that _____.
A. you must do it B. you are going to do it
C. it is advisable that you do it D. you prefer to do it
18. To point out something is to _____.
A. need it B. touch it C. look it up D. indicate it
19. By the way is a synonym for _____.
A. however B. at last C. incidentally D. immediately
20. If John arrives at a place on time and Mary arrives in time, who will possibly arrive first?
A. Mary B. John
C. John and Mary D. Mary and John
