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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic:
English articles with idioms 1
| level:
Advanced
Idioms often have tricky usage of articles, so it's important to practice! Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete each sentence:
1. I'm not doing anything important. I'm just killing _________________ time.
NO ARTICLE
a
the
2. We had fun. = We had _________________ great time.
NO ARTICLE
the
a
3. He made a lot of money. = He made _________________ killing.
a
the
NO ARTICLE
4. They were racing against _________________ clock to finish the project.
NO ARTICLE
the
a
5. If someone is clumsy, you can say he/she is "all _________________ thumbs".
NO ARTICLE
the
a
6. Why do you always have to stir up ( = cause) _________________ trouble?
the
NO ARTICLE
a
7. Keep _________________ eye on him and make sure he doesn't steal anything.
an
the
NO ARTICLE
8. A "jack-of-all-_________________-trades" is someone who knows how to do a lot of different things.
a
NO ARTICLE
the
9. We have only begun to scratch _________________ surface. = We have only begun to find out about something.
an
NO ARTICLE
the
10. I will never set _________________ foot in your house again!
NO ARTICLE
the
a
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