Listen for idioms

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Listen for idioms

Multiple Choice
Listen carefully to the short conversation and question, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly careful of idioms.

Question

A.	The man’s never late.	C.	It’s never good to be late for class.
B.	It’s good that the man was 15 minutes late.	D.	It’s good that the man went to class, on time or not.

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A.	The woman’s work is all in her head.	C.	It’s a good idea to work together.
B.	The woman has to do two experiments rather than one.	D.	The biology experiment concerns two-headed animals.

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A.	She has no time to work now.	C.	It’s best to get it over with now.
B.	She doesn’t want to work on the report either.	D.	There’s no time to present the report now.

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A.	She’s very lucky to get the last book.	C.	She always has good luck with books.
B.	She’s sorry she can’t get the book today.	D.	She just wanted to look at the book.

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A.	The man doesn’t like eating in restaurants.	C.	Each of them has his own restaurant.
B.	She doesn’t really like that restaurant.	D.	Everyone has different tastes.

Question

A.	She’ll do it immediately.	C.	The man should have told her sooner.
B.	It is not possible to do it.	D.	She would have done it if the man had asked.

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A.	Abbie used a feather in his art project.	C.	He was really surprised.
B.	He was knocked down.	D.	Abbie’s father knocked on the door.

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A.	They are taking a boat trip together.	C.	Everyone has to do the same thing.
B.	The six chapters are all about the boat.	D.	The man will read while he’s on the boat.

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A.	She is taller than the others.	C.	She has a really good head on her shoulders.
B.	She put her science project on top of the others.	D.	She’s the best of them all.

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A.	The man needs to improve his penmanship.	C.	The man needs to fill out the application with dots and crosses.
B.	The man doesn’t really need to apply for the scholarship.	D.	The man needs to pay attention to every detail.