Exam Preparation

Which explanation is closest to At one’s disposal?

• Be the first to do something and show the way for others
• Wait patiently for the right opportunity
• Make financial records correct or make income equal expenses
• Available for someone to use

Which explanation is closest to An acid test?

• A decisive test that proves the real quality of something
• With all belongings; completely
• Only when all other choices have failed
• Angry or bitter feelings between people

How should we understand At one’s leisure in a sentence?

• When one has free time
• A difficult task or demand
• Very hostile and ready to quarrel
• Something that makes someone understand the truth

How should we understand An axe to grind in a sentence?

• With responsibility for any danger or loss
• A question that is debatable or no longer important
• A private reason for being involved, often selfish
• A situation where both sides must give or act

What does the phrase An eye-opener suggest?

• Something that makes someone understand the truth
• When one has free time
• A warning that makes someone realize action is needed
• A general improvement that benefits everyone
• A situation where something grows larger or more serious over time

Which answer best defines At the end of one’s tether?

• Watch or pressure someone very closely
• Exhausted from arguing or trying without success
• Keep changing one’s opinion or attitude
• Unable to deal with a difficult situation any longer

Which answer best defines An olive branch?

• Honest, open, and legal
• An offer of peace
• Opposite to what is usual or natural
• Be patient with someone or something

What does the idiom At the mercy of mean?

• With all belongings; completely
• Completely controlled by someone or something
• Being the person who suffers or is affected by something
• Available for someone to use
• Force someone to obey or submit

Choose the correct meaning of At the outset.

• Very hostile and ready to quarrel
• Make financial records correct or make income equal expenses
• At the beginning
• Wait patiently for the right opportunity

Select the option that best explains At a loose end.

• Not knowing what to do or having nothing useful to do
• Returning to simple and important principles
• Everyone without distinction
• A subject that makes someone upset or angry
• Completely controlled by someone or something

In English, what is meant by A narrow margin?

• Something that has both advantages and disadvantages
• A reliable person who can be trusted with responsibility
• A very small difference
• A difficult or awkward situation

Select the option that best explains A two-way street.

• A very small difference
• A mind focused on only one thing
• With responsibility for any danger or loss
• A subject that makes someone upset or angry
• A situation where both sides must give or act

Select the option that best explains A necessary evil.

• Something unpleasant but needed
• Something that greatly changes a situation
• A state of false happiness based on wrong hopes
• A kind person who helps someone in trouble
• A person who is unexpectedly successful or has hidden ability