LESSON 12
Enjoy Idioms from Head to Toe
PART A
1. is different from my boyfriend’s
2. has her heart set on getting this job
3. new computer cost me an arm and a leg
4. have to pay for this trip
5. How many convenience stores are there
6. caught two students red-handed
7. figure her out some day
8. will be fined on the spot
PART B
1. (a) whose parents are very rich
(b) That’s the man whose car was stolen.
2. (a) or I won’t lend you any more
(b) Keep quiet, and you will hear the birds singing.
3. (a) We find it interesting to play basketball
(b) We found it difficult to understand what Jimmy was talking about.
4. (a) Even if the advice sounds great
(b) We have to take so many tests, even if we don’t want to.
5. (a) suspected that Bill was the thief
(b) Cindy suspected that her neighbor had stolen her cell phone.
6. (a) the way we please our parents
(b) Jim is familiar with the way the thief steals bicycles.
7. (a) that I should read one book a month, that I should practice writing
(b) that his daughter needs a car, that she is working part-time
8. (a) are difficult to take care of
(b) We are proud to be given the award/prize.
PART C
I.
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. A
11. B 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D
II.
1. are, five, convenience, stores
2. way, different, from
3. Even, if, suspect, that, until
4. finally, figured, out, why
5. were, surprised, to, hear
III.
1. My father works for an actor whose name is known to almost everybody in Taiwan.
2. Apologize now, or your girlfriend will get mad.
3. Keep working hard, and you will find the solution./If you keep working hard, you will find the solution.
4. Sam found it impossible to have a room of his own.
5. Jeff is hard to get along with.
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