REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 9
DIRECTIONS:
In this section, you will read a sentence, short paragraph or dialogue containing one of the phrases presented in the lesson. The phrase is printed in boldface type so you can easily identify it. After reading the sentence, your task is to identify which of the four choices— (A) , (B) , (C) , or (D) —listed below the sentence, most closely defines the phrase or best completes the sentence. Only one answer is the correct answer.
1. To have a voice in something means to ______.
(A) have a say in
(B) be able to talk
(C) be able to sing
(D) make a voice in
2. He has a way with horses.
(A) likes horses
(B) has the ability to deal with horses
(C) is a man who likes horse-riding
(D) is interested in horse race
3. Does the fellow have an ax to grind?
(A) trim with an ax
(B) have a tool to chop trees
(C) have something to do
(D) have a selfish end to gain
4. To tell one he has another guess coming means that he ______.
(A) has one more chance
(B) guesses another time
(C) has another chance to guess
(D) is wrong
5. The number of cabin crew has nothing to do with the quality of cabin service.
(A) is irrelevant to
(B) is proportional to
(C) is as important as
(D) is linked with
6. What do you have ______ for tonight?
(A) on mind
(B) on head
(C) in mind
(D) in heart
7. I have suspected him of lying for a long time, and today we are going to have it out with him.
(A) ask him about it
(B) let it be
(C) solve the problem
(D) bring it to the open
8. Sandy has ______. She told Bob what I was getting him for his birthday.
(A) a big mouth
(B) a heart of gold
(C) a voice
(D) a lot on her mind
9. My mother would have a fit if she found out I've broken the window.
(A) understand
(B) get very angry
(C) be sad
(D) in a blue mood
10. I asked my neighbor to have ______ my house while I'm on vacation.
(A) an eye for
(B) an edge on
(C) an effect upon
(D) an eye on
11. They all know a lot about business. They have been around.
(A) live in the neighborhood
(B) are experienced
(C) know nothing about it
(D) travel with us a lot
12. Mom doesn't need to have ______ in the back of her head. She watches us too carefully.
(A) ears
(B) nose
(C) eyes
(D) something
13. Stop yelling at me. I've had enough.
(A) have had it
(B) don't accept it
(C) don't understand
(D) can stand it
14. You wants the security of marriage and the freedom of being single. You can't have it both ______.
(A) sides
(B) parts
(C) ways
(D) types
15. This argument has nothing to do with human rights. We're just talking about a dog.
(A) is relevant to
(B) is irrelevant to
(C) is connected with
(D) is related to
■ ANSWER
1. (A)
2. (B)
3. (D)
4. (D)
5. (A)
6. (C)
7. (C)
8. (A)
9. (B)
10. (D)
11. (B)
12. (C)
13. (A)
14. (C)
15. (B)
