This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the intense heatwave, businesses saw a sharp increase in the sale of ..... units, as consumers sought immediate relief from soaring temperatures without resorting to large-scale cooling systems. A) Receipt. B) Air con. C) Sonar. D) RSVP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air con. 2. She became less enthusiastic about her job as time went on. A) Wear off. B) Go off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear off. 3. Peter insisted ..... giving me a present. A) For. B) In. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 4. There's been a major shake-up in the HR department.What does shake-up imply? A) Hiring new managers. B) A fun office event. C) Big organizational changes. D) Sudden layoffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big organizational changes. 5. How would you 'put off' a task? A) Delegate the task to someone else. B) Ignore the task. C) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. D) Start the task immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. 6. What does it mean to 'turn down' something? A) To accept something. B) To ignore something. C) To reject or refuse something. D) To increase something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reject or refuse something. 7. Turn down A) Reject an offer. B) Fold a paper. C) Reduce the amount of something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reject an offer. 8. In modern urban planning, ..... controlled tools are frequently used to provide compressed air-powered systems that enhance automation efficiency, particularly in heavy machinery and high-speed manufacturing. A) Pneumatic. B) High-tech. C) Radar. D) Carbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pneumatic. 9. I don't want to cook again. Let's ..... at that new restaurant. A) Get along with. B) Run into. C) Help out. D) Eat out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eat out. 10. I really ..... my teacher and treat her with respect. A) Look after. B) Look down on. C) Look into. D) Look up to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look up to. 11. He is always ..... stories to write his fantasy books. (invent a story or plan) A) Taking off. B) Making up. C) Getting away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making up. 12. Exit from a website A) Turn off. B) Switch off. C) Log off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Log off. 13. The cost of the repairment ..... thousands of dollars. A) Ran down. B) Ran into. C) Ran out. D) Ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran into. 14. He ..... a novel idea about using water as fuel for cars. A) Came on. B) Came up with. C) Came with up. D) Come on with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came up with. 15. The official's decision to investigate a minor procedural error rather than address the widespread corruption issue was an example of ..... A) Pulling a fast one. B) Barking up the wrong tree. C) Getting hold of the wrong end of the stick. D) Making heavy weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making heavy weather. 16. Have a good relationship/like each other A) Get on with. B) Chat sb up. C) Go off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get on with. 17. What is the structure of a prepositional verb? A) Preposition + Verb + Subject. B) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). C) Subject + Verb + Preposition. D) Verb + Subject + Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). 18. Tod's CEO expects China and India to account ..... A) We called off the party immediately. B) A customer who has a problem. C) For as much as 25 per cent of revenues in the near future. D) So we can't afford to put if off once again. E) Of strengthening our relations with our suppliers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For as much as 25 per cent of revenues in the near future. 19. Is Sarah listening ..... music? A) With. B) To. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 20. L don't think l'm going to pass the exam this year. A) Set up. B) Get through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get through. 21. A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge A) Corpus. B) Habeas corpus. C) Ad hoc. D) Quid pro quo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habeas corpus. 22. Sit on one's heels A) Hunker down. B) Derring-do. C) Higgledy-piggledy. D) Ad hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunker down. 23. Existing in fact, whether with lawful authority or not A) De facto. B) Ex post facto. C) Ad hoc. D) Quid pro quo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De facto. 24. What's the sinonym of "create from" ? A) Make (something new) out of it. B) Pick out. C) Throw away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make (something new) out of it. 25. Which compound adjective best describes a poor person? A) Well-off. B) Big-headed. C) Hard-up. D) Good-tempered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard-up. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMulti Word Expressions Quiz 1Multi Word Expressions Quiz 2Multi Word Expressions Quiz 3Multi Word Expressions Quiz 4Multi Word Expressions Quiz 5Multi Word Expressions Quiz 6Multi Word Expressions Quiz 7Multi Word Expressions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books