Practice test1. Have a chip on one’s shoulder = to seem angry all the time (because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people)
2. Be/get hot under the collar = embarrassed or angry about something
3. Make/get sb’s hackles rise/up = raise sb’s hackles = to annoy someone
4. Cast one’s mind back (to) = try to recall something
5. Have/take shufti at sth/sb = have a (quick) look (at somebody/something)
6. Beyond/within the realms of possibility = impossible/possible
7. Not have the faintest idea about = have no knowledge or understanding about something
8. Take turns (to) = lần lượt
9. (Be) the height of sth = the pinnacle(đỉnh) of something; the highest level of something
10. Weigh up the pros and cons = cân nhắc ưu nhược điểm
11. Fend for (oneself) = to take care of and provide for oneself without depending on anyone else
12. Be in two minds = to be unable to decide about something
13. Mind-boggling = dị thường, không thể tin được
Practice test
1. Phil has felt resentful since his schooldays because he wasn't on the football team. SHOULDER
……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Ronald got upset when he realized that his car had a flat tire. COLLAR
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. I tried to remember what has happened all those years before. CAST
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Taxi drivers in this city make me mad! They’re so rude obnoxious. HACKLES
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship. FOREGONE
……………………………………………………………………………..
6. She is so curious about the pocket she catches a glimpse of it. SHUFTI
Overcome …………………………………………………………………
7. Despite having difficulties in early stage, he is unlikely to be reluctant to do the job. REALMS
Teeth problems ……………………………………………………………
8. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. FAINTEST
……………………………………………………………………………..
9. The main focus of the plot is the adventures of two teenagers. CENTRED
……………………………………………………………………………..
10. I am constantly amused by Rose’s ridiculous ideas. SOURCE
……………………………………………………………………………..
11. We agreed that each of us would do the washing-up on alternate day. TURNS
……………………………………………………………………………..
12. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. HEIGHT
……………………………………………………………………………..
13. I’ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and I’ve decided not to go. WEIGHED
……………………………………………………………………………..
14. When she left home, she had to do everything on her own. FEND
……………………………………………………………………………..
15. I was not sure whether to go with him or not. MINDS
……………………………………………………………………………..
16. The amount that international footballers get paid is quite amazing. MIND-BOGGLING
……………………………………………………………………………..
1. Phil has felt resentful since his schooldays because he wasn't on the football team. SHOULDER
Phil has a chip on his shoulder since his schooldays because he wasn't on the football team.
2. Ronald got upset when he realized that his car had a flat tire. COLLAR
Ronald was/got hot under the collar when he realized that his car had a flat tire.
3. I tried to remember what has happened all those years before. CAST
I cast my mind back to what happened all those years before.
4. Taxi drivers in this city make me mad! They’re so rude obnoxious. HACKLES
Taxi drivers in this city make/ get my hackles rise/up! They’re so rude obnoxious.
5. No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship. FOREGONE
It’s a foregone conclusion that Mansell in this year’s championship.
6. She is so curious about the pocket she catches a glimpse of it. SHUFTI
Overcome with curiosity about the pocket she has/takes shufti at it
7. Despite having difficulties in early stage, he is unlikely to be reluctant to do the job. REALMS
Teeth problems having difficulties in early stage, he beyond the realms of possibility
8. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. FAINTEST
I don’t have the faintnest idea about what you’re talking about.
9. The main focus of the plot is the adventures of two teenagers. CENTRED
The plot is centered on the adventures of two teenagers.
10. I am constantly amused by Rose’s ridiculous ideas. SOURCE
Rose’s ridiculous ideas are content of amusement for me
11. We agreed that each of us would do the washing-up on alternate day. TURNS
We agreed that each of us takes turns to do the washing-up
12. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. HEIGHT
It was the height of stupidity to give up your work now
13. I’ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and I’ve decided not to go. WEIGHED
I’ve weighed up the pros and cons and I’ve decided not to go.
14. When she left home, she had to do everything on her own. FEND
When she left home, she had to fend for herself
15. I was not sure whether to go with him or not. MINDS
I was in two minds whether to go with him or not.
16. The amount that international footballers get paid is quite amazing. MIND-BOGGLING
The amount that international footballers get paid is mind-boggling