AMERICAN SLANG 1ST EXAM: Fill in the blanks

The opera is really a _______! The tickets had been sold out last week.

• blockbuster

• sellout

He has been a supporting actor for seven years, but with this new movie, he turned out to be a ______.

• sleeper

• line

Once you've got your configuration sorted, it's time to ______.

• get their show on the road

• stop acting their way out of a paper bag

Do we have a _____ in San Francisco?

• layover

• sleeper

Bob, who lives out in the _____, rides the horse every day.

• standby

• boonies

I tried to avoid packing everything heavy to _____.

• carry-on

• travel light

After the five-mile run, I was completely _____.

• wiped out

• jet lag

The kids are _____after spending the whole day playing.

• wired

• red-eye

"It gives the _____a little bit more value in terms of trading," said Wood, who has no plans to trade in his 2007 Mercedes

• clunker

• lead foot

It wasn't a serious car accident, just a _____.

• fender-bender

• total the cost