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I'm Not Surprised She Took - at His Remarks. He Was Downright Sarcastic !

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions focused on idiomatic expressions and their meanings. Each question provides context for the idiom, along with options to choose from. The idioms discussed include 'take offence,' 'put yourself in someone's shoes,' 'brush up on,' 'pull one's weight,' 'burst out laughing,' 'bite someone's head off,' 'stand by,' and 'at the expense of.'

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I'm Not Surprised She Took - at His Remarks. He Was Downright Sarcastic !

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions focused on idiomatic expressions and their meanings. Each question provides context for the idiom, along with options to choose from. The idioms discussed include 'take offence,' 'put yourself in someone's shoes,' 'brush up on,' 'pull one's weight,' 'burst out laughing,' 'bite someone's head off,' 'stand by,' and 'at the expense of.'

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1. I’m not surprised she took ________ at his remarks. He was downright sarcastic !

A. anger
B. dislike
C. offence
D. defence
take offence (at sth): to be offended (by something)
bên cạnh đó, take exception to/at sth: to object to

2. Put yourself in my _______ - what else could I have done?


A. place
B. shoes
C. position
D. All are correct
in sb's shoes/position/place: ở trong vị trí của ai

3. You’d better ________ up on your French before going to Paris.


A. rub
B. touch
C. brush
D. comb
brush up (on) sth: to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

4. If he doesn't start _______ his weight, he'll lose his job.


A. kicking
B. pushing
C. pulling
D. dragging
pull sb's weight (idiom): to work as hard as other people in a group

5. The kids burst _______ laughing when the clown fell down on stage.
A. into
B. out
C. for
D. on
B. out
burst out laughing/crying = burst into laughter/tears

6. I just asked if I could help – you don’t have to bite my ________ off!
A. teeth
B. feet
C. head
D. hands
bite sb's head off: to speak to someone angrily when there is no reason to

7. You have to stand ________ your friends through thick and thin.
A. beside
B. up
C. by
D. back
stand by sb: to continue to support or help someone who is in a difficult situation
Chú ý: through thick and thin: qua cả những lúc khó khăn (tạm dịch) có thể dùng cùng thuật ngữ
trên !

8. Military strength is often achieved at the ________ of a country’s economic health.


A. expenditure
B. expense
C. cost
D. proceeds
at the expense of sb/sth: if sth is done at the expense of sb/sth else, it is only achieved by doing sth
that could harm the other person or thing
(sức mạnh quân đội chỉ đạt được khi mà nền kinh tế của 1 đất nước phải chịu ảnh hưởng (nền kinh
tế của 1 đất nước giảm sút là cái giá (expense) phải trả cho việc sức mạnh quân đội đi lên)

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