REPLACE THE WORDS OR PHRASES IN BOLD TYPE BY SIMILAR OR COMPATIBLE
PHRASAL VERBS.
WRITE THEM INSIDE THE BLANK SPACES.
SOME SENTENCES MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE ALTERNATIVE.
1.
She is in poor health after working for three years without a
break.
She is
after working for three years without a
break.
2.
The village is so small that we are always meeting our friends accidentally.
The village is so small that we are always
our friends.
3.
It is the first time that he has encountered any opposition.
It is the first time that he has
any opposition.
4.
Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you ask for his job?
Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you
his job?
Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you
his job?
5.
There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better summon
an electrician.
There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better
an electrician.
There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better
an electrician.
6.
A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be contented in an office job.
A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be
in an office job.
7.
I am feeling rather tired today because I stayed out of bed later than
usual last night waiting for her to come home.
I am feeling rather tired today because I
for her.
I am feeling rather tired today because I
for her.
8.
You are not allowed to offer yourself for election to Parliament if
you are under eighteen,
a lunatic, or a bankrupt.
You are not allowed to
Parliament if
you are under eighteen,
a lunatic, or a bankrupt.
9.
He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they
continued to
support and help him.
He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they
him.
10.
The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son resembles him. He
has already been in the courts for stealing.
The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son
him. He
has
already been in the courts for stealing.
11.
He started playing golf as he thought it would help him socially.
He
golf as he thought it would help him socially.
12.
I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me.
I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in
me.
13.
It is silly to abandon a good job like yours just because you don't like
the coffee in the canteen.
It is silly to
a good job like yours just because you don't like
the coffee in the canteen.
It is silly to
a good job like yours just because you don't like
the coffee in the canteen.
14.
They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the
job.
They
her application because they preferred a man for the
job.
They
her application
because they preferred a man for the job.
15.
The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it
produced precision instruments for aeroplanes.
The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it
precision instruments for aeroplanes.
16.
The chairman brought his speech to an end by thanking the staff for
their hard work.
The chairman
by thanking the staff for
their hard work.
17.
Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to
reach London from here.
Take a pencil and paper and
how long it will take us to
reach London from here.
18.
He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end
of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it.
He
evening work to make some extra money but at the end
of the year he was completely
, and had to
it
.