a) didn’t like it; b) passed it up; c) has bad luck

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4. I was so tired after the long day at work. When I got home, I just .... .

a) passed out; b) had dinner; c) had a shower

5. Liz picks up her kids from school around 4 pm.

a) takes them from school; b) brings them to school; c) visits them in school

6. When something is very easy, you can call it a ... .

a) piece of pizza; b) piece of ice cream; c) piece of cake

7. When you can’t understand what someone wants to say, you say this: a) What is the point? b) What happened? c) What is going on?

8. When you’re asking someone to speak directly, you say: a) Don’t forget to say what you want. b) Get to the point. c) Get out of here.

9. Marjorie decided to play it safe and booked the plane tickets two months before the actual trip.

a) not to risk; b) be better off; c) take it easy

10. It’s pointless to argue with John. You will lose anyway.

a) It makes no sense; b) It doesn’t have a point; c) It’s hard 11. That was a really mean prank you played on him. You should apologize.

a) a bad trick; b) a nice thing; c) a good old joke

12. The room is on the ground floor. The windows overlook the road to the beach. ...

a) There are no people here. b) There’s no privacy here. c) There are no excuses to this situation.

13. Adam is a dumbass. He looks like he can’t put two and two together.

a) He looks like a stupid person. b) He looks like a smart person.

c) He looks like he just had a math lesson.

14. When someone is upset and disoriented, you say to this person: a) Have a nice day! b) Pull yourself together. c) Good luck!

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15. I’m going to talk to the director tomorrow. I’m going to ask him to start a new department and make me the head of it. If I manage to ..., I will be very lucky.

a) pull it off; b) pull it on; c) pull it over

16. — Are you sure those people were Russians?

— ... . I heard them speak Russian.

a) I’m not sure, but it’s possible. b) Positive! c) It’s unlikely.

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make a quick buck

быстро подзаработать

• I took on this job only to make a quick buck. / Я взялся за эту рабо-

ту, чтобы быстро подзаработать.

take a quick look

быстро взглянуть

• — Do you want to see the new collection? / Хотите посмотреть

новую коллекцию?

— OK. I’ll take a quick look. / Хорошо. Я быстро взгляну.

quiet

тихий, спокойный; тихо, спокойно

• The kids are quiet. They must be sleeping. / Детей не слышно.

Наверное, они спят.

quit

бросать, переставать делать что-либо (2-я форма quit)

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• — If I don’t get a promotion at work any time soon, I quit. / Если в

ближайшее время я не получу повышение, я уйду с работы.

— That would be very unwise of you to quit now that the company is going through a merger. You may end up being a partner soon. /

Это очень необдуманно – уходить сейчас, когда компания про-

ходит через слияние. Скоро ты можешь стать партнером.

quite

вполне, совсем

• The house is quite big. There are three bedroom and an indoor swimming pool. / Дом довольно большой. В нем три спальни и бассейн.

quite a few