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John Millen

'You cannot open a book without learning something' Confucius
It's an open secret
 What  is ... 
 1 an open day
 a. a day when really good things happen to you 
 b. a day when a school or company allows the public to visit  
 2 an open book
 a. someone who you know so well, you can always tell what they are thinking or feeling
 b. someone who you like when you first meet them
 3 an open mind
 a.  someone who decides things quickly and with no fuss
 b.  someone who doesn't form an opinion until they have  all the facts
 4 an open sandwich
 a. a sandwich made with a hotdog bun, not slices of bread
 b. a single slice of bread with some topping on it
 5 an open secret
 a. a secret that only you know
 b. a secret that everybody knows
 Open your heart
 What do these  phrases mean?
 1 to bring something out into the open
 a. to ask a lot of people to help you discover something
 b. to give  people information that has previously been hidden from them
 2 to open the floodgates
 a. to do something that allows a lot of people to do  what they couldn't do before
 b. to prevent many people doing something that they say they want to do
 3 to lay yourself open to ridicule
 a. to make it easy for others to make fun of you
 b. to try to make yourself popular with a new group of people
 4 to welcome someone with open arms
 a. to  meet someone who you do not really want to see 
 b. to greet  someone with a lot of enthusiasm and sincerity
 5 to open your heart to someone
 a. to talk  honestly about your feelings with another person
 b. to tell someone to mind their own business
 Fill in the gaps ...
 1 The university's media department  is having an ... next week. I'm going to have a look around.
 2 You should ... all the facts about you losing your job ....
 3 I know what you're thinking! I can read you like an ...
 4 If you give one person in the office a big pay rise, you will ... and they will all be asking you for more money. 
 5 Everyone knows that Jim is going out with Sally. It's an ...
 6 If you wear that awful top to work, you will ...
 What are you saying?
 1 My jaw dropped open when he told me the news.
 a. I was really surprised.
 b. I didn't believe him.
 2 The school prom opened with a bang.
 a. The prom started off very successfully.
 b. The prom was a big disaster.
 3 Don't open your mouth!
 a. Don't eat so many sweets!
 b. Don't say anything!
 4 You've really opened my eyes.
 a. You've made me  become aware of something that I didn't know before.
 b. You haven't told me the truth.
5 Don't open old wounds by talking about the war.
 a. Don't make someone remember an unpleasant event or situation that happened in the past. 
 b. Don't hurt another person because you disagree with them.
Answers: 
It's an open secret: 1. b, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. b
Open your heart: 1. b, 2. a, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a
Fill in the gaps: 1. open day, 2. bring ... into the open, 3. open book, 4. open the floodgates, 5. lay yourself open to ridicule
What are you saying?: 1. a, 2. a, 3. b, 4. a, 5. a



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