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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Can you permit me ___ the door please
Expected to
Better than
Accused of
Permit (someone) through

2. The conversation ceters (around/ on) Mozart's contribution to music
Centers on
Estimated to be
Delighted to = glad to
Result in

3. The temperature outside is high enough to cause a heat stroke
Enough to
Not only X but also Y
Requires that X
Speak for

4. Would you sacrifice your job for a chance to go to Europe?
Responsible for
Concerned about = worried about
Disapprove of
Sacrifice X for Y

5. Tim has been asked to continue __ his training
Dependent on
Continue with
Likely to be
Disapprove of

6. Myopia differs from hypermetropia - I am very different from my twin sister - Her hobbies are different than mine
Act as - function
Differs/ different from
Insisted that
Expected to

7. The chairman approves __ the new marketing plan
Try to
Costs associated with
Subscribe to
Approves of

8. His behavior (aggravated/ was aggravating to) the problem
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Enable X to Y
Decide on - select
Seek out

9. Jayne always associates coke (with/ to) pizza
X is attributed to Y
Modeled after
Associate X with Y
Prized above

10. I am more clever than my brother
Many
Aid in finding
More... than
Credit for

11. A plant grows ___ a seed
Associate X with Y
Cares about = cares for
Grow from
Responsible for

12. I am expecting parcel __ my brother
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child
Both X and Y
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Persuade X to Y

13. There is a dispute ___ the new name of the city
Agree on = agree upon
Dated at
Identical with
Dispute over

14. The police continue to seek ___ the thief who stole Jayne's car
Seek after
Seek out
The same to X as to Y
Among

15. My car is better (than/ from) yours
Contends that - claim/ state
Costs associated with
Better than
Attribute to

16. We encouraged Mary __ her singing career
Encourage in
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Believe to be
X is attributed to Y

17. The dogs fled ___ their cruel master
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Rates for
Flee from - run away
Not X but rather Y

18. I am worried ___ my parents
A means to
Responsibility to
Worried about
Chosee as

19. We allowed room __ improvement when we wrote this book
From X to Y
Allowed for
Costs associated with
Dispute over

20. I will have either ice-cream or pastry
Trained to
Potential to
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y
Either X or Y

21. The landlord owes me an apology - he as good as coled me a thief.
Required of
Accused of
As good as = nearly
Trained to

22. My friend referred me ___ a specialist
Credit for
Doubt that
Refer to
Count on

23. The thief has escaped ___ the prison
Escape from
Agree to
Asking for
Except for

24. Could I draw attention (to/ at) this slide?
Draw attention to
Disclose to - reveal
So much as = even
Associate X with Y

25. My house is similar ___ yours
Capable of
Known to
Similar to
Seem to be

26. Jacol likes to associate (with/ among) honest people
Credit to
Escape from
Neither X nor Y
Associate with

27. The facts dont correlate (to/ with) her story
Grow from
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Both X and Y
Correlate with

28. The child grew (into/ to be/ as) tall handsome teenager
Forbid to
Grow into
Agree to
Attribute to

29. The college has been asked to manage __the funds that it has
Manage with
Prized above
Between x and y
Enable X to Y

30. The members insisted ___ the speaker be removed from his post
Such X as Y and Z
Responsible for
Whether to
Insisted that

31. Jayne is confirming the plan __Jack
Confirm with
Reluctant to
Associate X with Y
Prized for

32. Jerry is training for six hours with the aim of winning the marathon

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33. We attribute our success (to/ from) good fortune
Attribute to
Escape from
Many
Delighted to = glad to

34. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Similar to
Enable X to Y
Draw attention to
X is to Y what W is to Z

35. The dogs fled __ their kennel
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Flee to
Agree upon = agree on
Used X as Y

36. He was trained (to become/ as) an athlete ever since he was a child
Centers on
Trained to
Between x and y
Accused of

37. Not only is he very intelligent - ____ very humble
Mistake X for Y
Both X and Y
Not only X but also Y
Claims that

38. The chairman claimed that he was speaking ___ his experience
Expose to
Permit (someone) through
Speaking from
Persuade X to Y

39. Even as a young boy he was (known to/ known as wanting to) explore different ways of doing things
Known to
Range from X to Y
Dated at
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone

40. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
In order to
Appear to be
Consider X Y
Prohibit X from Y

41. Modern mobile phones can (act as/ act like) cameras
Requires that X
Act as - function
Either X or Y
Consequence of = result of

42. This movie is base __ a true story
Speak with
Based on
X instead of Y
Consequence of = result of

43. Jayne is a native (of/to) the US
Determined by
Regard as
Act as - function
Native of - use for human

44. The job requires that Jayne (to/ none) supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Identical with
Whether to
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Requires that X

45. I am concerned (with/ about) my brother's health
Concerned about = worried about
Regard as
Required of
Associate with

46. Jayne has invested 6 weeks __ preparing for the test
Forbid to
Focus on
Flee to
Invested in

47. Both Jayne __ Jack are coming for dinner
Less X than Y
More... than
Both X and Y
Require to

48. I discouraged them (from filing/ to file ) a complaint
Try to
Confirm with
Discourage from
Dated at

49. The boy was not tall ______ reach the window - The boy was short enough not to reach the window
Enough to
Sacrifice to
Such X as Y and Z
Native to - use for plants or animal species

50. These trees range ____ a very large territory
More... than
Disapprove of
Range over
Whether to