Vocabulary exercise for B2 to C1 learners
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Fill the gaps to complete the idioms and expressions with a word from the list.
sleep (x3), dream (x 4), bed (x 2), rough, lie-in, light, tight
1. Paulina would love to be a helicopter pilot. It’s her _____ job.
2. Stop worrying. It’s just a quick test. I wouldn’t lose _____ over it.
3. Why are you in such a bad mood? Did you get out of _____ on the wrong side this morning?
4. George didn’t get a wink of _____ because he was scared of missing his early morning flight.
5. You think you’re going to find a cheap apartment in this area? In your _____s!
6. “Night night. Sleep _____. Don’t let the _____bugs bite!” is a little rhyme said to children before they go to bed.
7. Representing his country at the Olympic Games was a _____ come true for Dan.
8. The charity provides hot meals and medical assistance to people sleeping _____ in the city.
9. The tiniest noise can wake her up. She’s a very ____ sleeper.
10. “Have you been reading my diary?” – “No way! I wouldn’t _____ of it.”
11. Marian says her job is so easy she could do it in her _____.
12. I don’t have to work tomorrow so I’m going to have a _____.
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Answers
1. dream
2. sleep
3. bed
4. sleep
5. dream
6. tight; bed
7. dream
8. rough
9. light
10. dream
11. sleep
12. lie-in
Your dream job – The perfect job for you
To lose sleep over something – Worry a lot about something
Get out of bed on the wrong side – Wake up in a bad mood
To not get a wink of sleep – Get no sleep at all
In your dreams! – That will never happen!
A dream come true – A wish that has become reality
To sleep rough – Sleep outside because you’re homeless
I am a light sleeper – I get woken up very easily
I wouldn’t dream of it! – I’d never do that!
I could do it in my sleep – It’s very easy for me
To have a lie-in – Stay in bed longer
Night night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite! – A rhyme said to children before bed
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