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Exercise 8 Complete the sentences with proper expressions from the box. green with envy have the time of your life jump out of my skin a piece of cake see stars cut a long story short work as make up He is doing this job without any difficulty and it seems to be ___a piece of cake________________ for him. The policeman said to the old lady, “Please __cut a long story short__________, we have many other things to do.” The sudden explosion nearby made me ___jump out of skin___________________. Visit the famous Disneyland Park now. I do believe that you will really ___have the time of your life___________________. My mum’s head hit the desk. It made her __see stars_______________________. The committee is ___made up_____________________ of six women. My son is ____working as__________________ a scientist teacher in that primary school. Tom was ____green with envy_________________ when John won the first prize in the singing competition. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. The beautiful scenery of Taishan Mountain didn’t leave an ___impression__________ on me. (impress) Superman does not really fly through the air. This is a special __effect__________. (affect) I have no ____choice____________ but to go home. (choose) I had a bad ____experience__________ with fireworks once. (inexperienced) The movie opens with a ____scene_________ in a New York apartment. (scenic) Julia said that the Dinosaur Jungle was her ___favorite____________. (favour) Mary is quite interested in acting. Her ambition is t be a famous ___actress___________. (act) Cloze. The big earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 shocked the world. Many Japanese people have lost their homes and their lives. How do Japanese people d__eal_______ with earthquakes? How do we keep safe in an earthquake?  Buildings shook. The earth broke. W_aves_______ as high as three-story buildings swept cars and houses into the sea. It was the earthquake of Ma