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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The dogs fled ___ their cruel master
Refer to
Dwindle away - become less or smaller
Permit up
Flee from - run away

2. Sheena wants to speak ___ for the rights of the homeless
Subscribe to
Requires that X
Trained to
Speak up

3. Jayne is comparing a BMW (with/ to) Mercedes
Opinions on
Compare with
Connection between X and Y
Expend on - spend on

4. I sacrificed a lot for money __ visit Europe
Choose X for Y
Better than
Sacrifice to
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things

5. The editor has access __ the entire manuscript
Access to
Similar to
Not only X but also Y
Necessary to

6. For some people - laptops are just a means __ an end
Less X than Y
Chosee as
Localized in
A means to

7. Jayne cant decide (among/ between) a laptop - a mobile phone and a media player
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Inherited from
Among
Resemble in

8. The child grew (into/ to be/ as) tall handsome teenager
Grow into
Seem to be
Better than
Grow from

9. I am concerned (with/ about) my brother's health
Contrasing with
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Concerned about = worried about
Expected to

10. The boy was not tall ______ reach the window - The boy was short enough not to reach the window
Elected as
Composed of
Focus on
Enough to

11. Both Jayne __ Jack are coming for dinner
Both X and Y
Associate with
Choose X for Y
Escape notice - to go unnoticed

12. We isolated the chemicals___the source of the leak
Isolated from
Expose to
Continue with
Differs/ different from

13. The motorist need aid (in finding/ to find) their way out
Aid in finding
Prized above
Encourage in
Much as

14. The chairman approves __ the new marketing plan
Concerned about = worried about
Seek after
Asking for
Approves of

15. Is the novel as great as is being reported in the media?
Promise to
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Continue with
As great as

16. She began taking classes in order (to/ that she could) learn French
In order to
Disclose to - reveal
Composed of
Credit for

17. I will have tea ____ coffee
So much as - can mean 'but rather'
Lead to
Concerned with
X instead of Y

18. This topic is concerned (with/ about) the use of DNA sequencing
Concerned with
Both X and Y
Dispute over
Resemble in

19. Tim is attending __ his sick mother
After is better
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Declared (takes nothing)
Attend to

20. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
Indicate to
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child
Permit up
Composed of

21. He was trained (to become/ as) an athlete ever since he was a child
Worried about
Prohibit X from Y
Costs associated with
Trained to

22. All the time I dream (about/ of) football
Dream about
Focus on
Expend on - spend on
Neither X nor Y

23. This group includes such cars ___ BMW ____ Audi
Asking for
Used X as Y
Discourage from
Such X as Y and Z

24. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Identical with
Think of X as Y
Require to
Seek after

25. We encouraged Mary __ her singing career
Prized as - prized for
In danger of verb +ing
Speak up
Encourage in

26. The boss seemed ___ a nice person when I met him
Invests with
Unlike X - Y
Speak up
Seem like

27. The agreement invests the vice-chairman __ the authority to act on the chairman's behalf in certain conditions
Choose X for Y
Invests with
Attend to
Preoccupied with

28. The Royal Bengal Tiger is native (of/to) the Sunderbans
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Dated at
Contend with - compete with someone
Responsible for

29. This color looks the same to me ___ it would ___ anyone else
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Lead to
The same to X as to Y
Between x and y

30. The police led the criminal ___ from the other accused.
X instead of Y
Enough to
Lead away
So much as - can mean 'but rather'

31. Jayne mistook a Ferrari (as/ for/ to be) a Lamborghini
Seek out
Mistake X for Y
Prized above
Fail in - you will fail in something

32. The Indian constitution is modeled ____ the British constitution
Conform to
Sequence of
Modeled after
Indifferent towards

33. The CEO deemed it necessary ___ask the employee to resign
Necessary to
Credited with
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Focus on

34. The temperature outside is high enough to cause a heat stroke
Enough to
Doubt that
Concerned about = worried about
A means to

35. The costs associated (to/ wtih) setting up a factory are prohibitive
Differs/ different from
So much as = even
Costs associated with
Estimated to be

36. I would have not tea ____ coffee
Estimated to be
Not so much X as Y
Not X but rather Y
Indifferent towards

37. Jayne is a native (of/to) the US
So X that Y
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with
Aid in finding
Native of - use for human

38. The US has imposed restrictions ___ the licensing of firearms
Restrictions on
Appear to be
Claims that
Composed of

39. It will be interesting to see what results ___ the police's efforts
Results from
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with
Conform to

40. The management views the problem (as/ to be) an opportunity
View X as Y
Based on
Expose to
A means to

41. Gold jewelry has been prized ___ thousands of years
Known to
Prized for
Determined by
Escape from

42. The rules of war mandate ___ no prisoner be tortured for information
The same to X as to Y
Known to
Compare with
Mandate that

43. Rampant cutting of trees is a danger to ecology
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Ability to see - Cats can see.... is better
Danger to + noun
Speak up

44. I have got as (many/ much) books as you can
Appear to be
Dependent on
Grow from
Many

45. The child asked __a glass of water
Enable X to Y
Agree on = agree upon
Asked for
Disapprove of

46. The accused seemed (to be/ like) hiding something
Encouraged X to Y
Emerged as
Seem to be
Compared to

47. You can't explain ___ all your mistakes
A means to
Results from
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
X is to Y what W is to Z

48. (As an adolescent/ while in adolescence) - Jayne suffered from tonsillites
Declared (takes nothing)
Identical with
Disclose to - reveal
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child

49. Much as Lola needed the car - she had no refuse
Between x and y
Range from X to Y
Much as
A means to

50. The teacher failed half of the class (in/ on) the test
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Access to
Less X than Y
Require X to