a) handsome; b) handy; c) handicraft
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6. Things are running out of control in my department at work. I cannot handle this situation any longer.
a) deal with the situation; b) have this situation on my hands; c) touch this situation
7. Skating is not very hard to learn, once you get the hang of it.
a) learn how to do it; b) hang out with people who can skate; c) hang your skates
8. Kevin is popular with girls. He usually hangs out with really cool babes.
a) spends time; b) walks with; c) drives them around in his car 9. You forgot to write an email to your friend because you had a ...
week.
a) hilarious; b) hectic; c) hell of a; d) hot
10. Danny caught hell when father caught him smoking in the backyard.
a) made his father happy; b) got himself in trouble; c) overreacted 11. Do you think I’m happy? My life is a living hell!
a) full of surprises; b) miserable; c) could be better
12. When your parents find out that you didn’t study the whole semester, they will ... .
a) buy you a new car; b) never talk to you again; c) give you hell 13. My neighbor ... when he saw that I parked my car on his driveway.
a) raised hell; b) called the police; c) invited me to his birthday party 14. Kevin met a girl in a bar two weeks ago. They really hit it off that night.
a) liked each other very much; b) beat each other; c) got drunk together I
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15. — Does Jessy have a good sense of humor?
— Oh yeah! She’s ... !
a) OK; b) hilarious; c) funny sometimes
16. Of course you’ve got to be independent to hold out for the right man.
a) wait long enough until you meet the right man; b) hold the right man for a long time; c) make the right man interested
17. Don’t be so ... her. She was only trying to help.
a) nice to; b) mean to; c) hard on
18. My friends told me not to get involved in this situation, but I ended up learning the hard way.
a) I had a bad experience. b) I had a wonderful time. c) I didn’t like what happened to me, I expected more.
19. When your friend says that he’s hooked on whiskey, he means: a) he hates whiskey; b) he drinks lots of whiskey; c) he wants to stop drinking
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break the ice
растопить лед (в переносном смысле), сделать обста-
новку менее напряженной
• Mr. Hemming started his speech by saying a couple of jokes to break the ice. / Мистер Хемминг начал свою речь с нескольких
шуток, чтобы разрядить обстановку.
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ick out
быть неприятным, «вымораживать»
• Ann: That old creep asked me on a date. Can you imagine? / Этот
старый козел пригласил меня на свидание. Представляешь?