3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first and the last letters of the words have been given.
1 It wasn’t easy to calm her down – she was a b_________e of nerves.
2 You’ll find it easier to relax if you keep things in p_________ e.
3 I’d revised that topic thoroughly, but when the examiner asked me the first question my mind just went b________ k.
4 When the reporter returned home from the war zone, his family felt as if a w______t had been lifted.
5 With the right attitude, exams don’t have to make you a nervous w _______k.
1 With problems at school and problems at home, he sometimes felt like a nervous w_______ k.
2 There were my sister’s friends from university at theparty. When they started discussing world politics, I was quite out of my d_______ h.
3 I’m not sure how she does it, but she seems able to take everything in her s_____e.
4 Perhaps you’d like to read this post – it explains how to get rid of the feeling of ‘butterflies in your s_____ h’.
5 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.