Conversation: Focus on Meaning

Annie: I didn't do my homework! I was so busy spending time with my cousins.

Bobby: __________!

• So did I.

• Either did I.

• Me too.

• Neither did I.

Match the following.

• we're all in the same boat.

• She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but ........................

• when pigs fly.

• It was impressive. I've never seen something like that. .........................

• It's out of the world.

• I've already told you; I will learn to dance ....................... Never in my life will I do that.

• once in a blue moon

• It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive. I know this project is a big undertaking, but you need to have patience and be hopeful. Remember that .........................

• Rome wasn't built in a day.

• “I'm very careful about what I eat so it's only ................. I eat fast food.”

I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just ........................... my leg.

The war caused ​ (a)   destruction ​ (b)   death ​ (c)   generations of hatred ​ (d)   the two communities.

• not only
• and
• but also
• between
• either
• or
• neither
• among

​ (a)   Joe ​ (b)   his sisters could understand what their parents were saying ​ (c)   they spoke French.​ ​

• Neither
• nor
• when
• Either
• or
• Not only
• and
• whoever

I used to cheat in exams until I was ............................... by my teacher. I stopped doing it after that.

• pulled through the leg

• told by a little bird

• caught red-handed

• taken by a raincheck

Reorder the following.

• I will be out of town

• come to your place,

• but I’ll take

• I would have loved to

• a rain check on that.

They ..................... only one large egg at a time, but probably breed several times during the season.

• bring forth

• keep an eye

• agree more

• are second to none

She doesn't tell people that she got ​ (a)   from that job.

• fired
• eiminated
• eliminated
• offered
• replaced

A: "How are you?"

B: "Oh, ..............................! My job is great, and I just bought a house!"

• how do you do

• couldn't be better

• I can get anything

• I couldn't care less