10. Fleur looked almost the same as five years ago.

11. I knew from the very beginning that we would fail.

12. On his returning home he remembered his life in Australia very often.

13. Have you broken your leg? Poor thing!

14. What’s the point of the story? I can’t understand it at all.

15. I’m so shocked, that I just don’t know what to do.

16. The book was almost ready.

III. Answer the following questions using the idioms studied

1. You are as pleased as Punch. Don’t you feel upset after your conversation with the Dean?

2. Why were you late for the train?

3. Is it really so important for you?

4. Do you feel for me at least?

5. I wonder whether you understand me or not.

6. Why were you crying when I called on you yesterday?

7. Stop turning on me in such a way! What’s happened?

8. Why have you been reading this page for two hours already?

9. Can you stop staring at me like that?

10. Will you really be able to help me with my matter?

IV. Under what circumstances would you say:

1. Sorry, but I can’t do it. I’m pressed for time let alone lack of money.

2. Stop laughing! Don’t forget that you are in the same boat.

3. This memory has suddenly come back to me.

4. OK, as I’m more or less free now.

5. You look as though you all at sea.

6. I won’t be able to forgive you for the rest of my life.

7. That’s too bad. If you were not so absent-minded you wouldn’t have forgotten about your promise.

8. I can’t make head or tail of it. Who has done it?

9. If anything goes wrong it will be your fault not mine.

10. If you don’t want to have a nervous breakdown take it easy.

V. Compose dialogues on the suggested situations using the idioms studied

1. Your plane takes off at 12 o’clock already and the taxi hasn’t come yet. You are beside yourself with anger. At last you hear the door bell.

2. Yesterday you had your birthday. Your parents had left you alone to give you possibility to enjoy yourself thoroughly. And you really did so. It’s high time your parents came back. You and your best friend are examining the remains of yesterday’s party.

3. You’d been dreaming about going abroad all your life. Last week you got such an opportunity. The only problem is to talk your parents into letting you fly to Spain alone.

4. You’ve just got to know that your best friend let you down. The situation is very serious. You are trying to have the matter out with her.

5. You have a bad headache. And your neighbours have decided to listen to music. They think it can really be enjoyed only when all the other neighbours are nearly having a nervous breakdown. Your patience has come to an end.

VI. Complete the following sentences using the idioms studied

1. If you don’t----- you’ll have a bad headache.

2. I can’t stand her. She is very obstinate----- her sharp tongue.

3. I can’t understand what you are laughing at. You are-----.

4. Would you be so kind as to help me with the translation of this article? I can’t-----.

5. She usually bursts into tears when this memory-----.

6. What did she say when you’d failed your exam? “-----“.

7. Hurry up or we won’t get there----- life.

8. “Do you understand me?” “-----“.

9. “What’s up?” “The experiment-----“.

10. During yesterday’s lesson he-----.