Exercise 1: Vocabulary 

 Exercise 2

1. Pablo is forty years old. It´s high time that he got a job and moved out of his parents house.

a) It should have already happened b) It’s time to be happy.

2. He always stays up late writing. He´s a real night owl.

a)someone who stays up late.                                    b)Someone who stares a lot.

3. I don´t have any food left in the kitchen. My visitors ate me out of house and home.

a) He destroyed my house   b) He ate all my food.

4. My baby cried all night so I haven´t slept one wink.

a) I haven’t slept at all. b) I have slept for a long time.

5. John’s in a pickle. His friends are coming for dinner but he hasn´t got any food.

a) drunk.   b) in a difficult situation.

6. The joke was really funny. It had us in stitches.

a) badly injured. b) laughing a lot

7. We’ll find out who stole the painting eventually. The truth will out.

a) In the end everyone will know the truth. b) The truth will be destroyed.

8. The ghost story he told at Halloween made my hair stand on end.

a) It was interesting.   b) It was very frightening.

9. Be careful of people selling Rolex watches for £100. All that glitters is not gold.

a)Something may look better than it is.                   b)It might be deadly.

10. When you give a speech you should be clear and concise. Brevity is the soul of wit.

a) It´s more intelligent not to talk too much.   b) Short people are funnier.

11. You´ll never find English tea bags in Spain. It´s a wild goose chase.

a)It’s very energetic.                                                b)It’s impossible to do.

12. They were clean and shiny but now they’re destroyed. My shoes have seen better days.

a)They have deteriorated.                                         b)They weren’t made for this weather.

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