Tuesday, February 15, 2011

colloquial expre

These are colloquial expressions referring to time. Test your command of the language by answering the questions below.


  1. I think we have already done a lot of work . Let's call it _________

    2. Your answer:  over  a day  a stop  in an hour

  2. Mary said she does not think she's going to be able to finish all she has to do. It's going to be a ___________ against time.

    3. Your answer:  run  race  quest  walk

  3. It's already midday and the boys are still sleeping. It's _________time they got up. Lunch is going to be served soon.

    4. Your answer:  just  short  more than  high

  4. Look at the ruins of this castle. It must have been built a long time ago. It's as old as the____________.

    5. Your answer:  hills  rivers  valleys  mountains

  5. When you travel by plane to another country far from your own you suffer from jet ________, which means you get tired because of the difference in hours.

    6. Your answer:  speed  plane  lag  log

  6. $500 for a hotel room! This is ____________ robbery. How on earth can they charge this sum!

    7. Your answer:  midnight  complete  evening  daylight

  7. She avoids seeing you and does not answer the telephone. I believe she does not want to give you an answer. She's ____________ time.

    8. Your answer:  running against  working  going like  playing for

  8. Last year I travelled around Europe, visited many interesting places and met many of my friends. I had the time of ____________!

    9. Your answer:  my existence  the millenium  my life  the century

  9. We had no trouble with this project. Everything was planned and went like a _______________.

    10. Your answer:  watch  period  clockwork  clock

  10. Never ____________ till tomorrow what may be done today.

    11. Your answer:  shut off  send off  hold off  put off
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