I. Fill in the missing idioms in the sentences below. There is an explanation of the missing idioms after each sentence.

1. The boss was really ______________________ when you told him you lost the contract. (annoyed)

2. We have to ________________________ if we want to get any work done on this project. (reduce Janet's sense of her own importance)

3. When he was in high school, he avoided girls ________________. (completely)

4. When she told me she was going to get married, ____________________________! (I was so surprised!)

5. We were _________________ all morning waiting for his decision. (anxious about what is going to happen)

6. Why are you so _______________ about nothing? (tense)

7. John was _____________________ when the director praised his speech. (extremely happy)

8. She was ____________ in these new surroundings. (puzzled and bewildered)

9. He ___________________ for being late. (spoke angrily to her because she have done something wrong)

10. He was _________________ in that advanced calculus class. (in a situation which was difficult for him to cope with)

11. We all thought that Wendy would _______________ when she found out that Maurice had spent their rent money buying video games. (become very angry)

12. _______________________________ - a Frenchman who loves English food. (It is really surprising)

13. When Jimmy opened his birthday present, he ________________________. Just what he wanted! (found it hard to believe something he has seen because it was so surprising)

14. Why do you ________________________?' 'I failed my exam.' (look unhappy)

15. After hearing the news of the defeat, she told supporters not to be _________________. (too sad)

16. I'm really __________________ that I paid £50 for a ticket, and couldn't get in to the show. (extremele unhappy, disappointed)

17. She had just discovered she was pregnant and she felt __________________. (really happy)

18. My dog is ______________________ of thunder and firecrackers. (extremely frightened)

19. One minute we were having a perfectly reasonable discussion and the next minute you just _________________________! (lost your temper)

20. Your mother will be ______________________ when she finds out you are going home for Christmas. (really pleased)

21. The news must’ve been bad. She went ____________________when she read the telegram. (pale through fear or shok)

22. We were ______________________ for about a week after we moved in. (confused and uncertain)

23. Jane was ____________________ when she saw the ghostly figure. (unable to move through fear)

2. Choose the right idioms for each picture.

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2. Translate the following sentences with the active idioms.

1. Ребенок был очень рад, когда папа подарил ему новую машинку.

2. Босс увидел, что никто не работает, и пришел в ярость.

3. Мэри очень удивилась, когда узнала о приезде ее любимой группы.

4. Майк постоянно критиковал своего друга Питера.

5. Мама всегда волновалась, если дети возвращались слишком поздно.

6. Джэйн думала, что ее картина идеальная, но остальные художники поставили ее на место.

7. Я всегда теряюсь, когда мне задают много вопросов.

8. Что случилось? Ты выглядишь очень расстроенным.