Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
FOOD ALLERGIES
Have you ever suffered because 1 ... something you eat? Are you scared of strawberries or terrified of shelfish? Well, if you are, you are not alone. many people suffer 2 ... food allergies. For some unlucky people, even smelling or touching the food 3 ... are allergic to can cause a reaction. Commonfoods that people can 4 ... allergic to include milk, eggs, nuts and seafood. In general, food allergies are not life threatening, but you still need to be careful. For example, take peanut allergies. In really bad cases, peanut can cause a condition known 5 ... anaphylaxis causing your airways to block and stopping you from breathing. When 6 ... happens, the person must be taken 7 ... ambulance to a hospital at once. There is no cure for food allergies other than staying 8 ... from the food that causes you to have reactions. This requires reading product ingredients carefully and making sure that the food you order in a restaurant is safe. And if you have a friend 9 ... has a food allergy, be very careful of 10 ... you give them to eat. Their life could depend 11 ... it!
Fill in the correct idiom.
1. My student debt is a real ... . I won't be able to travel around Asia until I have paid it off.
2. You need to be very ... to be a politician.
3. Sam, you're ... today! That's the second cup you've broken while doing the washing-up.
4. I've just been on ... all over town looking for that new Harry Potter book.
5. My ... is being put on hold when I phone someone. I can't stand it!