тест, англ яз. идиомы
Choose the right answer:
1. He works in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and I think he is quite a big
a) dog b) fish c) bird d) lion
2. To ＿ off scot-free is to avoid being punished, although you deserve to be.
a) take b) come c) get d) go
3. The bank robber was collared by the police and taken away in Black ＿
a) Anna b) Josephina c) Marina d) Maria
4. A ＿ is a man who tricks other people, especially in order to get their money.
a) magician b) conjuror c) juggler d) conman
5. Without a warning, the government did a … ＿ on taxation.
6.
a) flip-flop b) flap-flop c) flip-flap d) flap-flip
Gorbachev, Thatcher, Reagan - they are all ＿ now.
a) have-hads b) have-beens c) have-nones d) have-nots
7. The abolition of death penalty is a political ＿ in the United States.
a) hot dog b) hot potato c) hot chocolate d) hot cake
8. People sometimes talk about the wisdom of ＿ when they mean intelligence or good judgment.
a) Solon b) Draco c) Napoleon d) Solomon
9. To go riding is to steal a car and to drive it (often dangerously) just for fun.
a) ecstasy- b) thrill- c) fun- d) joy-
10. Pavel Borodin was charged with laundering of some $30 million in
a) kick-offs b) kickbacks c) free kicks d) drop-kicks
11. The police kept him asking questions.
a) cargoed b) freighted c) loaded d) burdened 12. The assassinator was declared insane by the court and sent to a high-security loony
a) basket b) tray c) tune d) bin
13. The Chancellor's speech got a very lukewarm reception.
a) прохладный приём b) оглушительный успех с) всеобщее негодование d) тёплый приём 14. He is a
a)
＿ of information about criminals.
ditch b) mine c) pit d) cavity
…
15. «То ＿ money» is to put money which has been obtained illegally into legal businesses bank accounts.
a) sink b) withdraw c) launder d) counterfeit
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