Cultural Center for Language Studies
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Question 1 of 12

Mark is a real chicken. He never does anything by himself.

friend
coward
leader
Question 2 of 12

How did you know Sally was fired?

I got it straight from the horse's mouth.

an unofficial source
a veterinarian
her
Question 3 of 12

After long hours of negotiation, we were finally able to cut the

deal with that new customer.

negotiated an agreement
reduce the cost
change the deal
Question 4 of 12

Gina loves to attract attention. No wonder she is always dressed to kill!

dressed in fancy clothes
dressed in informal clothing
dressed in old clothes
Question 5 of 12

Don’t forget to feed the meter, or else you will get a ticket!

to slow down
to pay for parking
all the above
Question 6 of 12

No wonder Mary has put on a lot of weight. She is a couch potato!

cook
chef
lazy
Question 7 of 12

Mary has been depressed ever since her boyfriend ditched her because of

that gorgeous girl he met at the party.

left
dumped
all the above
Question 8 of 12

I hope Susie will not invite John for her party. The guy is such a creep.

I can’t stand him!

handsome
obnoxious
genius
Question 9 of 12

Sara’s boyfriend is such a freak!

weirdo
brave
mature man
Question 10 of 12

Please don’t send me those files anymore because I can’t open them.

Remember that my computer is a dinosaur!

obsolete
huge huge modern modern modern modern huge
huge huge modern
Question 11 of 12

I was going to buy the house you told me about, but then I got cold feet

and decided not to.

felt sick
got married
became nervous and reconsidered
Question 12 of 12

There was something fishy about that salesperson.

common and natural
strange and suspicious
smelly