I saw him ________ her handkerchief.

pick up

Before ________ anything you should ask the price.

buying

Would you be so kind as _______ me move the sofa?

to help

They are likely __________ soon.

to come

The newspapers are luckily _________ talking at any time.

to start

He knew himself _______ strong enough to take part in the expedition.

Tobe

We fastened our seatbelts and soon the plane took …

off

Her secret was given _______ by her friend by mistake.

away

He turned _____at the very end of the party when nobody expected him to appear.

up

He eventually managed to come _______ a solution.

up with

He gave _____ the idea of convincing her. It was useless.

up

I hope nobody disturbs me; my favourite television programme will be ______ in five minutes.

off

Without my glasses I can hardly make ________ the words on this page.

out

Police are looking _______ the robbery in Oxford Street that happened last week.

into

He's going to _______ that job offer and move to the office in London.

take up

The customs officer went through their bags looking _______ drugs.

for

Theprofessorbeingill, thelecturewas …

putoff

I was taken _______ when I heard she’d married him. She’d never loved him.

aback

The professor being ill, the lecture was …

put off

He left the shop without _______ so he was accused of stealing.

paying

He turned _____at the very end of the party when nobody expected him to appear.

up

You can _________ in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means.

look up

Headmaster to student: «That was terrible behaviour! You ________ apologize to your history teacher».

must

We ________ pay for the tickets as Fiona won them in a competition.

didn’thaveto

Mary ________ use the dictionary when she reads Spanish books. She knows Spanish very well.

doesn’t have to

He speaks French like a Frenchman, he _________ by an excellent teacher.

must have been taught

Quite luckily, Nick’s departure was delayed by one day and so we ________ to spend one more evening together.

wereable

Theforecastsaysit’llrain. You _________ takeyourumbrella.

should

We ________ to hurry or we’ll be late.

ought

You ________ wash the car. The paint is still wet.

mustn’t