آزمون زبان انگليسي ويژه همكاران
1. One of the senior ministers said that he didn’t want to associate him with the Government’s taxation policy and that he …… the whole affair.
A. gave the cold shoulder to
B. washed his hands of
C. patted himself on the back for
D. showed a clean pair of heels to
E. shaved his chin of
2. When the teacher told the pupil that he was lazy, the pupil really took it to …… and began to improve rapidly.
A. heart
B. ear
C. Blood
D. mind
3. The manager said to the staff, our production is falling and if we don’t all work hard some of us are going to lose our jobs. You can believe me; this is …
A. straight from the shoulder
B. right off my head
C. full in the face
D. directly from the mouth
E. absolutely from the heart
4. Mary and Jane had been friends since childhood but they had the most bitter and long lasting argument about an unimportant incident. The whole thing was a mere …
A. whirlpool in the bathtub
B. breeze through the keyhole
C. quake in the piecrust
D. storm in the teacup
5. The man was a bore. People could not stand him because he was always …, telling everyone who he was and what he had done.
A. conducting his own orchestra
B. writing his own music
C. blowing his own trumpet
D. humming his own tune
E. beating his own drum
6. The reform convict emigrated to another country and eventually became a successful and respected member of the community and no one ever suspected that he had this … .
A. bone in the garden
B. body under the stairs
C. skull in the rubbish heap
D. skeleton in the cupboard
E. limb in the chest
7. The general did not know what to do. In front of his weary troops was the full force of the enemy and behind him a flooded impassable river. He was between the …… .
A. dragon and the large black cave
B. firing squad and the high brick wall
C. hammer and the hard rough rock
D. witch and the cold black night
E. devil and the deep blue sea
8. If the world’s most powerful countries ever start dropping nuclear bombs on one another the world will be in a ……… .
A. tremendous tart
B. glorious gravy
C. serious sauce
D. cute custard
E. pretty pickle
9. The police officer said to the small boy. Sonny, if you throw stone at the street lights you’ll end up in the ………… .
A. gravy
B. soup
C. pie
D. fat
E. dough
10. John will scarcely talk to his old school mates now. The fact that he won a scholarship to Oxford seems to have ………… .
A. get on his nerves
B. caught in his throat
C. got under his skin
D. gone to his head
E. slipped his mind
11. Some old –age pensioners live hard lives and find it very difficult to keep …………………… together on the small amount of money available to them each week.
A. skin and bone
B. body and soul
C. head and shoulders
D. muscle and sinew
E. limb and joint
12. The pilot said that it was a ……………. to know that, in the event of his death by accident his family would be provided for by the company.
A. bundle off his shoulders
B. weight off his mind
C. pack off his back
D. load off his feet
E. ton off his head
13. ‘John, why do you read those light trashy novels all the time? Why don’t you read something more serious, something you can …………. .’
a. get a trip on
b. put your head in to
c. lay a finger on
d. put your heel on
e. get your teeth into
14. The clerk thought that the manager was mean and unfair to his staff and he ………… about it either, but told him so to his face.
A. made no bones
B. lost no breath
C. had no teeth
D. gave no blood
E. held no tongue
15. George used to bully his young brother John but now that John is six inches taller than George and a champion boxer, the ……….. .
A. arm is in the opposite sleeve
B. hand is in a different glove
C. belt is round a bigger waist
D. boot is on the other foot
E. hat is on a bigger head
16. The soldier was warned that, if he disobeyed the orders of a superior officer, he would find himself in ……………….
A. hot water
B. the frying pan
C. boiling oil
D. the fire
E. thick soup
17. A good general does not act impulsively. He always stops now and again to ………. of the situation before making new decisions.
A. strike a balance
B. make a sum
C. take stock
D. compile an agenda
E. get profit
18. Bill, who is the school goalkeeper, failed to turn up for the important match which the school lost. Now he is really in the headmaster’s ……………..
A. brown study
B. dark room
C. blue prints
D. black books
E. dark shadow
19. Jim said to his friend, ‘come on Joe, cheer up. I failed the examination too, so we’re both in the same ……………… but we can try again next year.
A. boat
B. cart
C. train
D. vessel
E. wagon
20. My wife bought herself an automatic dishwasher but it’s always breaking down, and as far as I’m concerned it’s just ……….
A. wages in the well
B. money down the drain
C. cash in the coal hole
D. pennies down the pipe
E. salary down the sewer
Synonyms for speak and shout
21. I heard the teacher ....... out my name from the class register.
(a) cry (b) call (c) scream (d) pronounce
22. I don't like our Chemistry teacher because he's always ....... at us.
(a) shouting (b) roaring (c) talking (d) voicing
23 Did you hear somebody ....... from the kitchen? I think they want us to come.
(a) saying (b) crying (c) calling (d) yawning
24. You don't have to ....... at me! I can hear you, I'm not deaf!
(a) shut up (b) utter (c) yell (d) whisper
25. We had to ....... at each other at the party last night because the music was so loud it wasn't possible to have a normal conversation.
(a) speak (b) murmur (c) shout (d) mutter
26. Although David entered the office quite happily, he let out a ....... the moment he caught sight of the dead body lying on the floor.
(a) cry (b) yawn (c) scream (d) call
27.The football fans ....... with excitement immediately they saw their favourite players.
(a) screamed (b) whispered (c) muttered (d) sighed
28. There were times when Dorothy's naughty little son drove her crazy and that's when she ....... at him.
(a) screamed (b) yelled (c) mumbled (d) called
29. The children were ....... with laughter in the schoolyard at the sight of one of the teachers trying to catch the school guinea pig.
(a) shrinking (b) shrieking (c) piercing (d) sobbing
30. The little girl ....... out in pain when the dentist pulled out her tooth.
(a) roared (b) hollered (c) exclaimed (d) cried
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