Unit 16: Supplementary Practice

Question 1

be proud of

Answer 1

pride oneself on

Question 2

credit +

Answer 2

with

Question 3

do anything

Answer 3

go to great lengths

Question 4

have no similarities

Answer 4

have nothing in common

Question 5

Not appreciate anything

Answer 5

take everything for granted

Question 6

the river overflowed

Answer 6

the river bursts its banks

Question 7

look like

Answer 7

bear a close resemblance

Question 8

capable of doing sth

Answer 8

be competent to do sth

Question 9

popular +

Answer 9

among/ with

Question 10

take advantage of

Answer 10

impose oneself on

Question 11

not enough money

Answer 11

short of money

Question 12

not suit sb

Answer 12

not cut out for

Question 13

available for use as you prefer/somebody prefers

Answer 13

be put at the disposal of

Question 14

surprise

Answer 14

take aback

Question 15

do not know

Answer 15

no way of knowing

Question 16

apart from

Answer 16

with the exception of

Question 17

someone caused something bad to happen.

Answer 17

be to blame for sth

Question 18

is building

Answer 18

is under construction

Question 19

I never suspected

Answer 19

It didn’t occur to me

Question 20

ruin

Answer 20

put paid to

Question 21

don’t know what to say

Answer 21

at a loss for words

Question 22

reduce

Answer 22

cut down

Question 23

say some nice things about

Answer 23

complimented sb on

Question 24

learn to accept

Answer 24

come to terms with

Question 25

completely prohibited to

Answer 25

total ban on

Question 26

understand

Answer 26

make sense of

Question 27

khẩn khoản

Answer 27

in the vain hope that

Question 28

feel hurt

Answer 28

take offence

Question 29

fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment

Answer 29

fall short of

Question 30

unlikely

Answer 30

little prospect

Question 31

can lose

Answer 31

stand to lose

Question 32

have a tendency to do something

Answer 32

be apt to

Question 33

likely to experience or suffer from something

Answer 33

be subject to

Question 34

ability

Answer 34

command of

Question 35

so hot that you wouldn’t believe it

Answer 35

hot beyond belief

Question 36

will not be called up

Answer 36

exempt for being called up

Question 37

be very busy

Answer 37

have one’s hands full

Question 38

owe sb

Answer 38

be behind with one’s payments for

Question 39

irrelevant

Answer 39

beside the point

Question 40

definitely can’t

Answer 40

be no question of

Question 41

make no mention of

Answer 41

make no reference to

Question 42

secret

Answer 42

in confidence

Question 43

to stop considering something as a possibility

Answer 43

be ruled out

Question 44

persuade sb

Answer 44

talk sb into

Question 45

rather than

Answer 45

in preference to

Question 46

in the light of

Answer 46

on the strength of

Question 47

just about

Answer 47

on the point of

Question 48

appear in court

Answer 48

stand trial

Question 49

remained a mystery

Answer 49

cast no light on

Question 50

rely on

Answer 50

count on sb to

Question 51

confuse

Answer 51

can’t tell the difference between

Question 52

your own fault

Answer 52

no one to blame but yourself

Question 53

is seen by

Answer 53

catch sight of

Question 54

make an attempt to

Answer 54

have a go at

Question 55

unsuccessful

Answer 55

to no avail

Question 56

possible

Answer 56

stand a chance of

Question 57

similar to

Answer 57

be very alike to

Question 58

take one’s place

Answer 58

stand in for

Question 59

to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future

Answer 59

set a precident

Question 60

best

Answer 60

stand out among

Question 61

support

Answer 61

back up

Question 62

look like

Answer 62

be the image of

Question 63

mention

Answer 63

come up