EXERCISES

I. Choose the appropriate idiomatic expression to substitute for the italicized word or
words in each sentence below. Idioms from previous lessons are indicated by number.
1. Nan is trying to find the purse that she lost yesterday.
A. finding out B. looking at C. looking for D. looking after
2. As is typical, Doug is late for the meeting.
A. At last B. All along C. As usual D. As usually
3. Were you able to determine what his occupation is?
A. to find out B. to pick up C. to call on D. to look for
4. I am very weary after all that physical exercise today.
A. turned off B. tired out C. never mind D. turn on
5. John's mother knew that he wasn't telling the truth from the beginning.
A. all along B. all right C. little by little D. at last
6. Some old friends of mine visited us last night.
A. called on B. called up C. wore out D. call
7. Eventually, Mario will be able to speak English better than he does now.
A. Never mind B. Sooner or later C. At last D. At first
8. Is it acceptable for Mary to borrow our car for a few hours?
A. right away B. all right C. step by step D. as usual
9. Would you please give your attention to me while I'm talking?
A. dress up B. look at C. wear out D. look for
10. They waited for forty-five minutes until finally the waiter brought their food.
A. at last B. little by little C. at first D. sooner or later
11. We should definitely dress _______ to go to the theater.
A. in B. on C. up D. out
12. We waited for hours and then the train arrived _______.
A. Never mind B. Sooner or later C. At last D. At first
13. You don't have to ______ for Mike's party.
A. look out B. look for C. look away D. dress up
14. Now that I am sixteen, _______ I can drive my parents' car.
A. right away B. at last C. step by step D. as usual
15. George is late for class_______ . This seems to happen every day.
A. as usual B. all right C. little by little D. at last
16. Will you please try to _______ what time the airplane arrives?
A. dress up B. call on C. look for D. find out
17._______, Dora received first prize in the swimming contest. It's the third consecutive year
that she has won.
A. Never mind B. Sooner or later C. as usual D. At first
18. I'll call right now to find it_______.
A. in B. on C. up D. out
19. The teacher told us to _______ the blackboard and not at our books.
A. look after B. look at C. look for D. look out
20. I like to walk along a country road at night and _______ the stars.
A. look out B. look for C. look away D. look at
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21. He's spent over an hour looking _______ the pen that he lost.
A. in B. on C. for D. out
22. So there you are! We've looked all _______ you.
A. on B. for C. at D. in
23. He said that it would be _______ to wait in her office until she returned.
A. all right B. at last C. little by little D. at last
24. Do you want me to turn off the TV? ______ , if you insist.
A. right B. at last C. sooner or later D. Alright
25. She knew all along that we'd never agree with his plan.
A. all the time B. at last C. at first D. sooner or later
26. Karen's health seems to be improving little by little.
A. right away B. at last C. step by step D. as usual
27. You're smiling! Did you know all along that I'd give you a birthday present?
A. at first B. at last C. as usual D. from the beginning
28. If you study regularly each day, step by step your vocabulary will increase.
A. gradually B. at first C. from the beginning D. as usual
29. The hot weather tired ______ the runners in the marathon.
A. on B. out C. at D. in
30. Does studying for final exams wear you ______? It makes me feel worn out!
A. in B. on C. out D. for
31. Jose didn't know the answer when the teacher ______ him.
A. looked for B. called on C. turned on D. turned off
32. Last night several friends called on us at our home.
A. visited B. went C. helped D. walked
33. Why don't we drop in on Sally a little later?
A. call off B. called on C. turned on D. turned off
34. When he spilled his drink on my coat, I said, "_______ . It needs to be cleaned anyway."
A. right away B. at last C. never mind D. as usual
35. So you weren't listening to me again. Never mind; it wasn't important.
A. never mind B. at first C. from the beginning D. as usual
36. There's no need to_______. - come as you are.
A. call on B. turn on C. dress up D. look for
II. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. They had nowhere to stay so I couldn't turn them away.
A. away B. on C. over D. down
2. Everyone turned _______ and stared when I entered the meeting late.
A. over B. out C. around D. in
3. She had to turn _______from her journey to the countryside because of her father’s death.
A. back B. down D. off D. on
4. He turned the lights _______ low.
A. away B. down C. in D. off
5. The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.
A. around B. into C. on D. off
6. Please turn the television _______ before you go to bed.
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 A. over B. out C. off D. in
7. You never know how your children will turn _______.
A. away B. out C. in D. off
8. If the day turns _______ wet, we may have to change our plans.
A. in B. on C. out D. away
9. The job turned _______ to be harder than we thought.
A. in B. on C. out D. away
10. The factory was turned _______ to the manufacture of aircraft parts.
A. around B. over C. on D. off
11. Could you turn the TV _______?
A. over B. out C. up D. in
12. After the divorce he tried to turn the children _______ their mother.
A. up B. against C. over D. down
13. He has turned the business _______ to his friend
A. around B. over C. on D. off
14. He was always expecting something to turn _______.
A. over B. out C. up D. in
15. When Max entered the room, Mary turned_______. She could not face him after what he
had done.
A. out B. away C. up D. into
16. The soldiers tried with all of their might to turn _______ the invading forces.
A. back B. over D. off D. on
17. Please turn the radio _______. It's too loud.
A. over B. out C. down D. up
18. Please turn the radio _______. I can hardly hear it.
A. in B. on C. up D. away
19. Max turns _______ his homework almost always on time.
A. around B. in C. on D. off
20. Please turn _______ the lights when you leave the room.
A. up B. off C. off D. down
21. Max was bored so he turned the TV _______.
A. away B. on C. in D. off
22. Once the pancake is done on one side, please turn it _______ to cook the other side.
A. over B. back D. off D. on
23. He has been turned _______ for ten jobs so far.
A. up B. down C. over D. around
24. Turn _______ and let me look at your back.
A. up B. around C. over D. down
25. Hundreds of people were turned _______ from the stadium.
A. around B. away C. on D. off
26. The weather became so bad that they had to turn _______.
A. away B. back C. in D. off
27. Why did she turn _______ your invitation?
A. over B. on C. off D. down
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28. Ten years of prison had turned him _______ an old man.
A. up B. into C. over D. down
29. They've turned _______ the water while they repair a burst pipe.
A. off B. on C. over D. down
30. He asked her to marry him but she turned him _______.
A. in B. on C. down D. away
31. Despite our worries everything turned _______ well.
A. out B. down D. off D. on
32. Remember to turn _______ the lights when you go to bed.
A. away B. off C. in D. off
33. It turned _______ that she was a friend of my sister.
A. up B. out C. over D. around
34. The car skidded and turned _______.
A. up B. over C. off D. down
35. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned _______.
A. up B. on C. over D. down
36. The house they had offered us turned _______ to be a tiny apartment.
A. out B. back D. off D. on
37. Please turn _______the volume.
A. down B. back D. off D. on
38. We said we would do it, so we can’t turn _______.
A. in B. on C. back D. away
39. I turned my chair _______ to face the fire.
A. over B. on C. off D. around
40. She turned _______ her old friend.
A. away B. against C. in D. off
41. I have turned the question _______ more than one
A. over B. on C. over D. down
42. The music was turned _______ loud.
A. up B. back D. off D. on
43. I don't want this chair facing the window. Will you help me turn it _______?
A. around B. around C. on D. off
44. The TV is too loud. Can you turn it _______?
A. down B. back D. off D. on
45. My credit card application was turned _______by the bank because of my bad credit.
A. in B. on C. down D. away
46. All students are expected to turn _______ their homework at the end of today's lesson.
A. over B. on C. off D. in
47. I'm tired to stay up. I think I'll turn _______.
A. away B. in C. over D. off
48. 'Ben is a nice guy until he drinks alcohol. He then turns_______ a monster!
A. into B. on C. over D. down
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49. 'Turn _______ the air conditioner if no one is watching it.
A. up B. off C. over D. down
50. My father is terrible with computers. He can't even turn one _______!
A. on B. down D. off D. on
51. People turned _______ in huge amounts for the opening night of the movie.
A. in B. on C. out D. away
52. I looked for my keys all over the house. It turned _______they were in my jacket pocket
all along.
A. out B. on C. over D. down
53. I love this song. Someone turn _______ the radio.
A. into B. up C. over D. down
54. I hadn't seen her for months and then, one day, she turned _______ at my house.
A. over B. on C. off D. up
55. I don't stay up very late. I usually turn ___ at around 10pm.
A. in B. on C. down D. into
56. Can you turn ___ the music a little? It's too loud. I can't concentrate on my work.
A. out B. down C. into D. off
57. He applied for a job at the company, but they turned him ___ because he didn't have
enough experience.
A. up B. down C. on D. off
58. A caterpillar turns ___ a butterfly.
A. in B. up C. down D. into
59. I read a murder mystery. It turns ___ that the butler was the murderer.
A. up B. out C. into D. down
60. The criminal decided to turn _______ the stolen money.
A. away B. to C. over D. off
61. They had to turn _____ more than 200 visitors to the exhibit.
A. in B. away C. down D. into
62. He was completely shocked that his friend turned ______ him on the final vote.
A. over B. on C. off D. against
63. I'd like to turn this meeting _____ to Mr. Smith.
A. over B. on C. over D. down
64. My son turned ___ to be OK. I'm very proud of him.
A. in B. on C. out D. away
65. The theatre had a much lower turn ___ than expected.
A. in B. up C. into D. out
66. I think we should turn ________ and go home. It's getting dark.
A. over B. on C. off D. around
67. He eventually turned _____ at the party at 7 o'clock.
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 A. into B. up C. over D. down
68. Could you please turn ________ the stereo? The music is too loud.
A. in B. on C. down D. away
69. Make sure you turn ______ the light when you leave.
A. up B. off C. over D. down
70. The dog turned ________ its master and bit him!
A. against B. on C. down D. into
III. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of an idiomatic expression from this
unit only.
Bob: Jim, should we (1) _______________ for the party tonight?
Jim: No, informal clothes are fine I'm (2) __________ my shoes. Have you seen them?
Bob: No. Did you check that closet by the front door?
Jim: Of course, I did! Gosh, my legs hurt. I'm really (3) _______ from playing so much
soccer today.
Bob: What did you say?
Jim: Oh, (4) ______________. It wasn't important.
Bob: Sorry, I'm (5) _____________ the TV news. It's about the robbery.
Jim: Have the police (6) ________________ who stole the million dollars?
Bob: No, they haven't.
Jim: (7) ________ I've found my shoes! They were in that closet by the door (8) __________!
Bob: I told you so!