I never buy no-name / household name shoes, I just go for Nike.
no-name
It was COMPULSORY / COMPULSING to pass this psychological test. Why didn't you do it? Now you're going to BE DROPPED OUT / BE EXPELLED.
compulsory; be expelled
Did you GET THE HANG OF / GET THE HOLD OF how to boil pasta? - Yeah, it's a piece of cake.
get the hang of