GMAT Idioms Usage Practice

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He is considered ____ a close friend of the president.

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Don't worry ____ all GMAT; just memorize the ones that your ear doesn't recognize.

about

Louisiana's legal system is modeled ____ Napoleonic code.

after

____ the three candidates, he has the ____ impressive record.

among, most

Given my choice, I would have both cake ____ ice cream.

and

I must decide between one ____ the other.

and

I dont mean for my comments to be percieved ____ criticism.

as

Most local residents view the monument ____ an eyesore.

as

My dictionary defines "idiom" __ the unusual way in which the words if a particular language.

as

She is regarded ____ an expert on public health policy.

as

She sold as many glasses of lemonade ____ she could.

as

We should treat others ____ we would want them to treat us.

as

The rise in inflation has become so significant ____ constitute a threat to the economic recovery.

as to

Cigarette ads aimed ____ children have been banned by the FDA.

at

Other color-blind people cannot distinguish ____ yellow ___ blue.

between, and

There are ____ students in class today thanthere were yesterday.

fewer

According to Aristotle, contentment is different ____ happiness.

from

Some color-blind people cannot distinguish red ____ green.

from

The ruling prohibits the defendant ____ the case.

from discussing

Neither the coach ____ the players ____ happy with the team's performance.

nor, were

However, the ____ of students enrolled in this class has increased.

number

According to my diet, I can have either cake ____ icecream, but not both.

or

I would prefer a salty treat ____ potato chips ____ a candy bar.

such as, to

I sold more glasses of lemonade ____ my neighbor sold.

than

The actress's performance was so poignant ____ the entire audience was moved to tears.

that

The bigger they come, ____ they fall, or so it is said.

the harder

He modestly attributed his business's success __ good luck.

to

In the United States, there is less opposition ____ the use of genetically modified foods than in Europe.

to

Just try ____ do as well as you can on the test.

to

Scores on the GMAT range from 200 ____ 800.

to

Stress can lower one's resistance ____ cold and flu viruses.

to

The mass extinction of dinosaurs has been linked ____ a large meteor impact.

to

Although his story seems incredible, I believe it ____ the truth

to be

The oldest rocks on Earth are estimated ____ 4.6 billion years old.

to be

People are forbidden ____ the park at night.

to enter

I couldn't decide ____ he was kidding or not.

whether

Alexander Graham Bell is credited ____ inventing the telephone.

with

I like to contrast my plaid pants ____ a lovely paisley jacket.

with

Most politicians do not want to be seen associating ____ convicted felons.

with


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