LMT100_UNIT 1

LMT100 - Unit 1

Exercise 1

Read each idiom and determine its meaning.

Multiple Choice

Sam and Paula had been dating forever, so we knew that it wouldn’t be long until they tied the knot.

• Everything is going wrong at once

• There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

• Getting married

Multiple Choice

I would have loved to call in sick every day until the summer, but I had to face the music one day. 

• Be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

• You're better off not knowing

• Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

Multiple Choice

Mike told the students he would share the answers, and they were all ears.

• You can't force someone to make the right decision

• ready and eager to listen.

• Better to arrive late than not to come at all

Multiple Choice

Luke hopelessly stared at the problem.  He couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

• To understand someone or something.

• Tell something briefly

• To tease someone

Multiple Choice

Dad wanted to let me off punishment, but mom said, “He made his bed.  Now he has to lie in it.”

• You can't force someone to make the right decision

• There's always a cost to doing something

• You have to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions or decisions.

Exercise 2

Proverbs

Multiple Choice

I tried to warn Brian that he was playing with fire, but he kept flipping off of the trampoline and into the pool until he missed the pool one time and broke his ankle.

• To do something that could cause you trouble later

• Believe what people do and not what they say

• What you have is worth more than what you might have later

Multiple Choice

Whenever Scrub-Tom-Rectangle-Bottoms came on the TV, the children were glued to their seats.

• To not move because you are very interested, surprised, frightened etc.

• Tell something briefly

• To do something that could cause you trouble later

Multiple Choice

Mom sighed, “No, Janie, your hamster is not a zombie. Your brother is just pulling your leg.”

• Calm down

• To tease someone

• You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun

Multiple Choice

Coach Ruggeri put a great team together but most of them were seniors and now that they’re all graduating, he’ll have to build a new team from scratch. 

• Better to show than tell

• Comparing two things that cannot be compared

• Do something without making use of anything that has been done before.

Multiple Choice

Even though Vaughn tried to pretend like he didn’t know the girl, when Brenda showed him the text messages, he knew that he was caught red-handed.

• You have to work for what you want

• To understand someone or something.

• Caught in the act of doing something wrong

Multiple Choice

A leopard can’t change its ————————–

• tail

• stripes

• spots

• nature

Multiple Choice

Every cloud has a silver —————————

• colour

• hue

• lining

• finish

Multiple Choice

You can’t have your ————————– and eat it too.

• cake

• meat

• pudding

• ice-cream

Multiple Choice

When in Rome ———————- as Romans do.

• do

• act

• think

• behave

Multiple Choice

Don’t cry over split ———————

• butter

• milk

• porridge

• soup

Multiple Choice

One man’s ———————– is another’s poison.

• medicine

• drink

• food

• meat