ESL-EFL Test - 118

Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles for English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a foreign language (EFL), Teaching EFL (TEFL), Test of EFL (TOEFL), English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), Teaching ESOL (TESOL), TOEIC.

1. She was angry because the pupil talked ________ to her when she told him off.

a. down

b. back

c. up

2. They talked ________ all their differences and the divorce went through without any problems or arguments

a. out

b. in

c. down

3. The soldier stood ________ attention

a. for

b. in

c. to

4. He stood ________ his wife when she was disgraced and carried on their relationship as normal

a. down

b. by

c. in

5. He looks like his mother; he takes ________ her

a. after

b. to

c. for

6. She took a lodger ________ to help pay the rent

a. on

b. down

c. in

7. She's very conservative and stands ________ traditional family values

a. on

b. out

c. for

8. She is charming and can talk her way ________ of any trouble

a. out

b. into

c. round

9. They took the company ________ when it went bankrupt

a. in

b. down

c. over

10. The man was standing on the edge of the roof and said he was going to jump off the building. It took the police two hours to talk him ________

a. in

b. down

c. over