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'NATURE' IDIOMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was the students' organisation that initiated the charity action, but the dean stole their ................................ and received the most recognition.

a)

THUNDER

b)

SHINE

c)

TIDE

d)

STORM

2.

Due to the recession, our business has been at a low .............................. That's why we've had to lay off our workers.

a)

EBB

b)

WATER

c)

TIDE

d)

RIVER

3.

Come .............................. or shine, I will always stand by you. I promise.

a)

SHOWER

b)

RAIN

c)

TORNADO

d)

CYCLONE

4.

Their excuses are just a pack of lies. None of the stories holds ............. .

a)

FIRE

b)

WATER

c)

SOIL

5.

Patrick invited everyone to his club for a party. I tell you we did make

a ............................................. of it.

a)

MORNING

b)

AFTERNOON

c)

NIGHT

d)

DAY

6.

Irene's been walking on .......................................... because she's been

given a role in a film. It's her first appearance in front of the film camera.

a)

AIR

b)

WATER

c)

FIRE

7.

If you tell him his girlfriend is waiting for him at the gate, you won't see

him for ........................................

a)

SAND

b)

DUST

c)

SOIL

d)

GROUND

8.

The brilliant performance of the string quartet took the audience by

................................ . There were at least three encores before we left.

a)

STORM

b)

CYCLONE

c)

TORNADO

d)

HURRICANE

9.

How about doing our shopping in a cheaper place? Everything costs the

........................................ in this posh shopping centre.

a)

GROUND

b)

MOUNTAIN

c)

HILL

d)

EARTH

10.

'Did Paul like his Christmas presents?' - 'Well, he didn't say anything,

but it seemed he wasn't over the ........................................ about them.'

a)

MOON

b)

SUN

c)

VENUS

d)

EARTH

11.

Only Jenny said no to our proposals. Must she always swim against the

...........................................?

a)

TIDE

b)

WAVE

c)

RIVER

12.

The foreman has warned me the task is going to be very difficult.' 'Oh,

don't worry he tends to make heavy ................................... of every job.'

a)

WEATHER

b)

CLIMATE

c)

EVENT

13.

When it turned out the Republican Party's candidate ruined his chance for a victory in the campaign, all his supporters sold him down the

..................................... by joining the Democrats.

a)

OCEAN

b)

SEA

c)

RIVER

d)

STREAM

14.

Our plans of building the amusement park have been put on ...................

as our application for EU funds has not been dealt with as yet.

a)

ROCK

b)

ICE

c)

GLACIER

15.

Don't you think you are sailing close to the ........................................ by

settling your private matters during your working hours?

a)

TIDE

b)

WIND

c)

WAVE

d)

STORM

16.

WORDFORM: In spite of his overnight (a)     he still manages to keep his feet on the ground. (STAR)

17.

WORDFORM: The Qin's extremism was also its (a)   and it was soon replaced by the more enduring Han dynasty, which sought compromise with aristocratic elites and legitimation through a revived Confucianism. (DO)

18.

WORDFORM: It encouraged experimenters to propose (a)   or novel approaches to problems. (BEAT)

19.

WORDFORM: Although a number of concessions helped (a)   minority nationalists, the most militant remained unreconciled. (PACE)

20.

She used her (a)   skills to get along with her remote grandfather, who provided so little company for her grandmother. (RECONCILE)