6. Replace get with another verb that has the same meaning. (83.2)

Example: If you get there before me, make the sandwiches. arrive

1. Did you get the postcard I sent you from Hawaii? _

2. There’s someone at the door. Could you get it? _

3. Wait here and I’ll get our coats from the cloakroom. _

4. The film suddenly got interesting when Nicole Kidman appeared. _

5. We got there at about 8.00. _

6. I got this jacket in a sale – what do you think of it? _

7. Come on, let’s go – it’s getting cold. _

8. He got 100 US dollars for a morning’s work. _

9. He got a seat in the front row so that he could see better. _

10. Can you get a cloth? There’s water all over the table. _

7. Replace the underlined / highlighted words or phrases (in bold) with a more natural phrase or phrasal verb using get. (83.3)

Example: I always start sleeping very quickly. get to sleep

1. Where I live, it’s difficult to meet and make friends with the neighbours. _

2. We had to remove most of the chairs. _

3. I need to make contact with my cousin. _

4. If the club is very busy, we may not be able to enter. _

5. The situation in that part of the country is becoming more unpleasant. _

6. The doors were locked so we couldn’t leave the building. _

8. Is the meaning the same or different? Write s or d. (84.1)

Example: Colin’s losing his hair. / Colin’s going bald. S

1. Could you fetch some wood? / Could you go and get some wood? _

2. When I looked, the cash had gone. / When I looked, the cash had

disappeared. _

3. How’s it going? / How are you travelling? _

4. We can’t go on until Jack arrives. / We can’t continue until Jack arrives. _

5. Which sofa did you go for? / Which sofa did you choose? _

6. The lights suddenly went out. / The lights suddenly came on. _

9. Complete the sentences with a phrase or phrasal verb including the appropriate form of go. (84.4)

Example: The train stopped, the lights went out and everyone started screaming.

1. You’ll have to speak clearly to her; she’s _ _.

2. I’m losing my hair. I don’t want to _ completely _ before I’m forty!

3. I’ve broken Maureen’s favourite vase. She’ll _ _ when she sees it.

4. After the accident, Elena _ _ for a few days, but her sight has come back now.

5. My hair was black when I was in my twenties, but now it’s _ a bit _.

6. I haven’t got any milk. I’d better _ _ _ some before the shops shut.

7. Are you _ _ on holiday this summer?

8. I left my handbag in the shop. Luckily it was still there when I _ _ to get it.

9. Mistakes don’t matter. Just _ _ with the exercise and ask me later.

10. I’m sure things will _ _ if you plan your trip carefully.

10. Put + next to the correct alternative. (Units G13-14) (38)

1. My sister has been +/ was interested in medicine ever since she has been / was +

a child. (Example)

2. How long have you studied / did you study before you have qualified / qualified?

3. Where have you first met / did you first meet your boyfriend?

4. Is this the first time you’ve cooked / you cooked pasta?

5. We’ve wanted / We wanted to go out last night, but we haven’t had /

we didn’t have any money.

6. What can we do? I’m sure something has happened / happened to Alex. We’ve

been texting / We texted him for over an hour and he still hasn’t replied / he

still hasn’t been replying.

7. We have posted / We posted the new DVD to you three weeks ago. If you

haven’t received / didn’t receive it, please email us immediately.

8. I’m exhausted because I’ve worked / I’ve been working in a restaurant for the

past three weeks. I’ve never realised / I never realised how hard the work is!