ESL 6 Quiz- Expressions with "Break"

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She ..................... after hearing the bad news..

• broke in

• broke down

• broke out

• broke even

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The police .................. the room where the captives were being held and freed them.

• broke down

• broke out

• broke into

• broke up

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Alice has ............. ............. her engagement to Peter.

• broken in

• broken even

• broken off

• broken out

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Wars can ....................... anytime.

• break with

• break out

• break even

• break the ice

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The horses were enclosed in a paddock but a few of them managed to .......................

• break with

• break away

• break in

• break into

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The car ............................ the barrier.

• broke the habit

• broke through

• broke the news

• broke even

Fill in the sentence with the correct answer:

"We've already broken ........... ............... ......... the problem. We shouldn't worry anymore.

• the news of

• the ice of

• the back of

• the habit of

Fill in the blank with the correct answer:

My husband will ................. ....... ............... buying a sports car.

• broke the back

• break the bank

• break even with

• break up with

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer:

He was the one who .......... .......... .............. at the party and made everyone feel comfortable.

• broke the bank

• broke the habit

• broke the ice

• broke new ground

Fill in the blank with the correct answer:

After years of losing money the company will finally ........... ..........., and then we hope to make a profit next year.

• break in

• break up

• break even

• break down