1. Match the words the two boxes to make expressions. Then complete the sentences with the expressions.
(Nối các từ từ hai hộp để tạo các cụm từ. Sau đó hoàn thành các câu sau với các cụm từ đó.)
A.
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bundle of |
common |
in the same |
leap into |
under |
meet |
B.
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boat |
nerves |
sense |
the unknown |
the sun |
the deadline |
1. Don't you find Zoe tiring? She seems to have an opinion on every subject under the sun.
2. For Harry, going to do voluntary work in Africa was a _____, as he'd never done it, or even been to Africa.
3. When the parents finally found their daughter, she was a _____, trembling and crying over her lost dog.
4. Oh, come on. Use some _____ when connecting the printer to the computer. It's not rocket science.
5. There's no point in working until late tonight You're not going to _____ anyway.
6. Sorry Jen, I can't lend you any money. We're _____ now because I've also lost my job.
1. Don't you find Zoe tiring? She seems to have an opinion on every subject under the sun.
(Bạn không thấy Zoe mệt sao? Cô ấy có vẻ có ý kiến về mọi chủ đề trên đời.)
2. For Harry, going to do voluntary work in Africa was a leap into the unknown, as he'd never done it, or even been to Africa.
(Đối với Harry, đi làm tình nguyện ở Châu Phi là một bước nhảy vọt vào cõi vô định, vì anh chưa bao giờ làm điều đó, hoặc thậm chí đã từng đến Châu Phi.)
3. When the parents finally found their daughter, she was a bundle of nerves, trembling and crying over her lost dog.
(Khi cha mẹ cuối cùng tìm thấy con gái mình, cô ấy vô cùng lo lắng, run rẩy và khóc vì chú chó bị lạc của mình.)
4. Oh, come on. Use some common sense when connecting the printer to the computer. It's not rocket science.
(Thôi nào. Hãy sử dụng một số hiểu biết thông thường khi kết nối máy in với máy tính. Nó không phải là khoa học tên lửa.)
5. There's no point in working until late tonight. You're not going to meet the deadline anyway.
(Không có ích gì khi làm việc đến tận khuya đêm nay. Dù sao thì bạn cũng sẽ không kịp thời hạn.)
6. Sorry Jen, I can't lend you any money. We're in the same boat now because I've also lost my job.
(Xin lỗi Jen, tôi không thể cho bạn vay tiền. Bây giờ chúng ta đang ở cùng một con thuyền vì tôi cũng đã mất việc.)
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
a. Match the phrases to the definitions.
(Nối các cụm từ với các định nghĩa.)
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A. a blessing in disguise |
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1. amazing better than I could hope for |
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B. my life depended on it |
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2. something that looks bad but is actually good |
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C. the end of the world |
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3. extremely happy |
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D. bent out of shape |
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4. nervous about something that is going to happen |
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E. had butterflies in his/her stomach |
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5. worst thing that could happen |
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F. wrap my head around it |
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6. something that is really important to you |
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G. beyond his/her wildest dreams |
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7. understanding something |
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H. was on cloud nine |
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8. be annoyed or angry |
b. Fill in the blanks with the phrases above.
(Điền vào chỗ trống những cụm từ trên.)
1. He was so rude to me. He got me really _______. I’m still annoyed.
2. My mom didn’t get the job she applied for, but I think it was _______. She has just been offered an even better job.
3. I got 95% on my final test. I _______ the whole week.
4. She _______ all day before her presentation. She was so nervous, but it went really well.
5. He explained it three times, but I just couldn’t _______. I’m still so confused.
6. I had to win the game. It was the most important game of the season. I played like _______.
7. I didn’t do well on my exam. But, it wasn’t _______. My teacher let me do it again.
8. James went diving last summer. He said it was _______. He’s never seen anything so amazing.
5 Match (1-9) with (a-i) to form idioms.
(Nối (1-9) với (a-i) để tạo thành thành ngữ.)
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1 lose 2 blow 3 be on 4 be green 5 be down 6 be in 7 be over 8 be tearing 9 something gets |
a your top b two minds about something c on your nerves d your hair out e face f edge g with envy h in the dumps i the moon |
4. Choose the correct answer A-D.
(Chọn đáp án đúng A – D.)
1. Melanie was a bundle of _____ on the day of her driving test.
A. nervous
B. nerves
C. nervousness
D. nervy
2. The first part of the online music production course was so complicated that Simon felt totally out of his_____.
A. depth
B. grip
C. calm
D. mind
3. Selena always gets butterflies in her _____ before a visit to the dentist.
A. stride
B. stomach
C. brain
D. legs
4. As her tutor had predicted, Mia sailed _____ her piano exam and got a distinction.
A. over
B. round
C. through
D. past
5. Sometimes during a test, I find that all the information I studied just _____ blank and I can't remember anything.
A. goes
B. is
C. has
D. gets
6. Complete the diary entries. The number of letters in each missing word is in brackets.
(Hoàn thành việc ghi nhật kí. Số kí tự của mỗi từ còn thiếu nằm trong ngoặc.)
12 June
Exam tomorrow ☹ Can't sleep. I’m a (1) bundle of nerves and I've got (2) _____ (11) in my stomach. Trying to remember what I revised but my (3) _____ (4) just keeps going blank. Feel completely (4) _____ (3) of my depth. Why didn’t I study more? I’ll never get to sleep. My (5) _____ (5) is pounding and I m a (6) _____ (7) wreck.
13 June
Feel like a (7) _____ (6) has been lifted. Managed to (8) _____ (3) a grip last night and finally get some sleep.
Breakfast – Dad told me to keep things in (9) _____ (11) and just do my best. Reminded me that I had sailed (10) _____ (7) the mock exams. Got there, opened the paper, saw the essay questions and a (11) _____ (4) came over me. Knew what to write - remembered everything. Just as Dad said — took it in my (12) _____ (6).
Such a relief 😊
