Question

1. exercises

exercise 1. choose the appropriate idiomatic expression to substitute for the underlined word or words in each sentence below.

1. will you return in time for dinner or will you be home late tonight?

a. put off
b. get back
c. take place

1. it took me a long time to recover from the sadness of losing my girlfriend.

a. to get over
b. to look out
c. to change my mind

1. do you think its too early to telephone cindy this morning?

a. to call off
b. to call on
c. to call up

1. james dislikes his smoking habit so much that he wants to quit forever.

a. for the time being
b. for good
c. in a hurry

1. at the last moment, judy altered her decision about getting married so quickly.

a. changed her mind
b. made up her mind
c. never mind

1. judy wanted to postpone the wedding for another two or three months.

a. to call off
b. to put off
c. to turn off

1. id like you to remove those toys from sight before they get broken.

a. to put away
b. to take out
c. to look out

1. if you dont wear a sweater in this weather, youll become sick.

a. get over
b. catch cold
c. tire out

1. i still have a lot of work to do, but id like stopping temporarily.

a. in a hurry
b. to shake hands
c. for now

1. if you dont be careful, youll cut your hands on that sharp knife.

a. look up
b. watch out
c. make up your mind

exercise 2. write a question for each situation.

1. you meet kate as she is leaving the swimming pool.

you say: hi, kate. (you / swim?) have you been swimming?

1. you have arrived a little late to meet ben who is waiting for you.

you say: im sorry im late, ben. (you / wait / long?)

1. janes little boy comes into the house with a very dirty face and dirty hands. his mother says:

why are you so dirty? (what / you / do?)

1. you are in a shop and see anna. you didnt know she worked there. you say: hi, anna. (how long / you / work / here?)

1. a friend tells you about his job - he sells phones. you say: you sell phones? (how long / you / do / that?)

Explanation:

分析第1题

• 原句下划线词：return（回来，返回）。
• 选项分析：
• a. put off 意为“推迟”。
• b. get back 意为“回来，返回”。
• c. take place 意为“发生”。
• 结论：return 的同义替换为 get back。

分析第2题

• 原句下划线词：recover from（从……中恢复，克服）。
• 选项分析：
• a. to get over 意为“克服，从……中恢复”。
• b. to look out 意为“小心，留神”。
• c. to change my mind 意为“改变主意”。
• 结论：recover from 的同义替换为 to get over。

分析第3题

• 原句下划线词：telephone（给……打电话）。
• 选项分析：
• a. to call off 意为“取消”。
• b. to call on 意为“拜访，号召”。
• c. to call up 意为“给……打电话”。
• 结论：telephone 的同义替换为 to call up。

分析第4题

• 原句下划线词：forever（永远，永久）。
• 选项分析：
• a. for the time being 意为“暂时”。
• b. for good 意为“永远，永久”。
• c. in a hurry 意为“匆忙地”。
• 结论：forever 的同义替换为 for good。

分析第5题

• 原句下划线词：altered her decision（改变了她的决定）。
• 选项分析：
• a. changed her mind 意为“改变了她的主意/决定”。
• b. made up her mind 意为“下定决心”。
• c. never mind 意为“没关系”。
• 结论：altered her decision 的同义替换为 changed her mind。

分析第6题

• 原句下划线词：postpone（推迟）。
• 选项分析：
• a. to call off 意为“取消”。
• b. to put off 意为“推迟”。
• c. to turn off 意为“关掉”。
• 结论：postpone 的同义替换为 to put off。

分析第7题

• 原句下划线词：remove ... to a place out of sight（把……移开，收起来）。
• 选项分析：
• a. to put away 意为“把……收好，放好”。
• b. to take out 意为“拿出，取出”。
• c. to look out 意为“小心”。
• 结论：remove ... to a place out of sight 的同义替换为 to put away。

分析第8题

• 原句下划线词：become sick（生病）。
• 选项分析：
• a. get over 意为“恢复，克服”。
• b. catch cold 意为“感冒，生病”。
• c. tire out 意为使筋疲力尽。
• 结论：become sick 在此语境下（不穿毛衣）的同义替换为 catch cold。

分析第9题

• 原句下划线词：stopping temporarily（暂时停止）。
• 选项分析：
• a. in a hurry 意为“匆忙地”。
• b. to shake hands 意为“握手”。
• c. for now 意为“目前，暂时”。
• 结论：stopping temporarily 的同义替换为 for now。

分析第10题

• 原句下划线词：be careful（小心，注意）。
• 选项分析：
• a. look up 意为“向上看，查阅”。
• b. watch out 意为“当心，小心”。
• c. make up your mind 意为“下定决心”。
• 结论：be careful 的同义替换为 watch out。

Answer:

Question 1

• a. put off
• b. get back (Correct answer)
• c. take place

Question 2

• a. to get over (Correct answer)
• b. to look out
• c. to change my mind

Question 3

• a. to call off
• b. to call on
• c. to call up (Correct answer)

Question 4

• a. for the time being
• b. for good (Correct answer)
• c. in a hurry

Question 5

• a. changed her mind (Correct answer)
• b. made up her mind
• c. never mind

Question 6

• a. to call off
• b. to put off (Correct answer)
• c. to turn off

Question 7

• a. to put away (Correct answer)
• b. to take out
• c. to look out

Question 8

• a. get over
• b. catch cold (Correct answer)
• c. tire out

Question 9

• a. in a hurry
• b. to shake hands
• c. for now (Correct answer)

Question 10

• a. look up
• b. watch out (Correct answer)
• c. make up your mind