When our parents were learning foreign languages at school, books in English were difficult to come_______ , and of course there was no Internet.
by
May I use your phone to call my mum? I forgot to top mine ____and I haven’t got any credit left.
up
Take this medicine twice a day. It will take a few days for the effect to kick ______.
in
I learn more effectively when I concentrate on one thing instead of flitting _____topics.
under
between
through
He panicked so much before the final exams, and then he just sailed______ them.
through
I’m quite overwhelmed; I’m ____ in past papers and revision notes.
sitting
disappearing
swimming
Chris intends to _____ up on his Spanish before travelling to Mexico.
revise
brush
look
When I was in primary school, I loved it when my teacher praised me; I just______ it up.
lapped
gathered
swallowed
Let’s _____ things in perspective, OK? Even if you fail this exam, it doesn’t mean your life is over.
keep
understand
place
I find oral exams quite stressful; I always feel my heart ____ when I enter the exam room.
pounding
jumping
aching
With problems at school and problems at home, he sometimes felt like a nervous w _____k.
wreck
There were my sister’s friends from university at the party. When they started discussing world politics, I was quite out of my d____h.
depth
I’m not sure how she does it, but she seems able to take everything in her s______e.
stride
Perhaps you’d like to read this post – it explains how to get rid of the feeling of ‘butterflies in your s_______h’.
stomach
At first I was nervous, but then all of a sudden I felt a c_______m come over me. I relaxed and didn’t worry any more.
calm
After a whole weekend of revision we were all just _________, totally exhausted.
blank
frazzled
bundle
minefield
