Idioms--The College Panda Flashcards

1
Q
He is opposed \_\_ the war.
(A) against
(B) towards
(C) to
(D) None of the above
A

(C) opposed to the war

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2
Q

He is opposed (against/to/towards) the war.

A

opposed to

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3
Q
Your opinion \_\_\_ me is very prejudiced.
(A) of
(B) concerning
(C) regarding
(D) None of the above
A

(A) of

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4
Q

Her opinion __ him is glowing.

A

opinion of him

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5
Q
He is regarded \_\_\_ an awesome speaker.
(A) to be
(B) like
(C) to be like
(D) None of the above
A

(D). It should be “as”.

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6
Q

She regarded him __ a mediocre person.

A

regarded him as

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7
Q

X is similar with Y

A

X is similar to Y

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8
Q

X is similar to Y

A

no error

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9
Q

She is suspicious towards me.

A

She is suspicious of me.

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10
Q

She is suspicious of me.

A

no error

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11
Q

I have an interest towards fishing.

A

I have an interest in fishing.

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12
Q

I have an interest in fishing.

A

no error

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13
Q

He deserves receiving a gold medal.

A

He deserves to receive a gold medal.

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14
Q

He deserves to receive a gold medal.

A

no error

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15
Q
His (ability to get) the good cards is amazing.
(A) ability to get
(B) ability in getting
(C) ability of getting
(D) None of the above
A

(A). Both (B) and (C) are wrong!
“ability of doing something” is ALWAYS WRONG.
“ability in doing something” is ALWAYS WRONG.

How to remember this? Since “ability” is synonymous with “able”, substitute “able” into the sentence.
His ability of getting the good cards –> He is able of getting (wrong)

His ability to get the good cards –> He is able to get (correct)

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16
Q

The whale’s ability of breathing is astounding.

A

ALARM! ability of doing…immediately wrong.

ability to breathe

17
Q

The ability of whales to breathe is astounding.

A

no error

18
Q

capable to do something

A

capable of doing something

19
Q

prohibited against doing something

A

prohibited from doing something

20
Q

prohibited against doing something

A

prohibited from doing something

21
Q

comply to the rules

A

comply with the rules (c.w.)

22
Q

comply with the rules

A

no error

23
Q

abide with the rules

A

abide by the rules (a.b. is right; a.w. is wrong, aw, you lose a point if you chose a.w.)

24
Q

abide by the rules

A

no error

25
Q

his hegemony against rivals

A

hegemony = dominance –> his hegemony over rivals

26
Q

his hegemony over rivals

A

no error

27
Q

succeeded to save pandas

A

succeeded in saving pandas

28
Q

succeeded in saving pandas

A

no error

29
Q

aware about something

A

aware of something

30
Q

aware of something

A

no error

31
Q

lived on X street

A

no error

32
Q

lived in X street

A

lived on X street