Intermediate Quiz 45

1. Life is hard at _____.
time
times

Answer:
Life is hard at (times).

The idiom “at times” means sometimes

Life is hard at times.
= Life is hard sometimes.

2. Carry your passport with you at all _____.
time
times

Answer:
Carry your passport with you at all (times).

The idiom “at all times” means always.

Carry your passport with you at all times.
= Always carry your passport with you.

3. Many rated him the best singer of all _____.
time
times

Answer:
Many rated him the best singer of all (time).

The idiom “of all time” means that has ever existed.

Many rated him the best singer of all time.
= Many rated him the best singer who has ever existed.

4. Things change all the _____.
time
times

Answer:
Things change all the (time).

The idiom “all the time” means continuously or very often.

Things change all the time.
= Things change very often.

5. He’s never very happy at the best of _____.
time
times

Answer:
He’s never very happy at the best of (times).

The idiom “at the best of times” means when everything is going well.

He’s never very happy at the best of times.
= He’s never very happy when everything is going well.