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1. The teacher didn't have to persuade his pupils to tidy the classroom up after lessons, they did it of their own free ………….
2. We ought to tell the director to stop giving our secret formulas away in public. If he keeps playing into the other
manufacturers'………………we'll never be able to make any big profits.
3. Arthur has fallen head over …………… in love with Muriel. He does nothing but speak about her all day round.
4. The Italian composer has been in great……………… ever since he won the prestigious award in New York.
5. Dental problems like caries most often affect children who tend to have a sweet ………….. and consume large quantities of
confectionery.
6.The villa has been searched from …... to bottom, but there has been no sign of forged money being produced in the place.
7.Had he not had that sudden change of…………. about going to Aspen, we would certainly be enjoying skiing in the spa now.
8. This inn looks rather shabby, but I'm sure it saw better……………once.
9. We have already tried all the possible methods to solve that puzzle, but we aren't making any ………..Could you drop a
hint, please?
10.Doesn't this jacket look a bit out of …………………..? Why not put on something more fashionable?
11.Adam tried to be amusing and told a story which was supposed to make us laugh. To his disappointment, none of us
could take the ………………
12.You can easily carry that bigger box, it's as light as a ……………..
13. I wish we had followed the lorry driver's……. to go through Reading,then we wouldn't have strayed from the main route.
14.How long have you been sitting in the reading-room? Isn't it about time you were making your…………….home?
15.The price he has put for his car is beyond all…………………It's silly to think
Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs.

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1.We were…………… down by the actors who had promised to support our action, but didn't appear at the
charity event.
2.The twin brothers are so much alike. It's interesting how their parents can…………….. them apart.
3.‘How many metres of this cloth do I need to………….. up into two skirts?1 Two metres should be enough,
madam.’
4.It's been pouring heavily since early morning and it doesn't look like the rain is going It………. off soon.
5.The drinking water supplies had…………… up quickly and the castaways were forced to penetrate the desert
island thoroughly in search of fresh resources,
6.Alfred is said to be an enormously generous person. He often……….of his savings for help towards the
homeless.
7.The conflict in the production department………………. down to the employees dissatisfaction with their wages.
There’s nothing more to it.
8.Firstly, you should …………….. through the possible consequences of your actions before taking any rash
decisions.
9.Sandra's been offered a job of an interpreter in Madrid. But, I guess she will have to……… up on her Spanish
before she is fully accepted.
10.'What does die Vorsteilung mean?' '1 don't know it……………… up in your German dictionary.'