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Exercise 39. Match words from list A with words from list B to make compound nouns. You can use some of the words more than once.

Exercise 40. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs.

1.We’ve … of cheese. I’ll have to go and get some more.

2.I’ve … two kilos since I stopped playing tennis.

3.This beef smells awful; it must have …

4.After the Mad Cow Disease scare, a lot of people … eating meat completely.

5.Before you put the pork in the pan it should be … into little pieces.

6.I’ve not stopped eating meat completely, but I’ve …

Exercise 41. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.Our local museum has a … collection of paintings.

2.I bought this jacket in the sales for a very good …

3.The … of rebuilding the city will be enormous.

4.Will the … of my property go down if they build a factory nearby?

5.The … of houses has gone up sharply in the last few years.

6.I thought the ring was made of gold, but it turned out to be …

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7.I have bought 50 pounds’ … of drink for the party. Do you think that will be enough?

8.This car was a real bargain; it only … me a thousand pounds.

Exercise 42. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words.

1.I wouldn’t … of asking you to pay.

2.I had a hangover after the party, but I … it off.

3.I had a … night worrying about the exam.

4.He … up a ridiculous plan that would never work.

5.I’m feeling a bit … Does anyone mind if I have a quick nap?

6.Making that much money is beyond my wildest …

7.I never … I would ever pass with a grade A.

8.I can’t decide now. Can I … on it and let you know tomorrow?

9.The lesson yesterday was so boring I fell …

10.I’ve just been for a drive in my new car and it goes like a …

11.Don’t day … in class, Tom, and stop yawning.

Exercise 43. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words.

1.You … the table while I warm up the food.

2.I’ve never … to you and I never will.

3.I used to … about my age, but now I don’t.

4.Have you ever … awake all night?

5.When I came home yesterday, I was so tired I just … down on the sofa and went to sleep.

6.Who … the table? They forgot to put forks out.

7.I don’t think you told the truth – you … to me.

8.Have you … the table yet?

Exercise 44. Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

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Exercise 45. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs above.

1.Tom was born in Britain but … in New York.

2.Oasis have … a new CD. Have you heard it?

3.The scandal … the government.

4.The crisis has been … by the council’s mistakes.

5.If you come to the party, you can … a friend.

Exercise 46. Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1.Have you any … that you were at home on the night of the murder?

2.Several witnesses gave … about the crime.

3.Are there any … as to who might have committed the crime?

4.The blood on his clothes may be useful … but it is not absolute … that he is the murderer.

5.I can’t guess who is coming for dinner. Can you give me a …?

Exercise 47. Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1.Where are you going to … your holidays this year?

2.Let’s get started. We’ve … enough time already.

3.We … the hotel without seeing it.

4.I’m not doing anything special, just … the time.

5.How much will we have to … to repair the roof?

6.Time seems to have … very quickly.

7.Don’t … your tie on him – he’s not worth it.

8.I love … time with my friends, don’t you?

Exercise 48. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs.

1.… the grass.

2.Don’t give up - … it.

3.”If you don’t finish your homework, I’ll … you … till you do,” said Mum.

4.Do you want to go to bed? I hope I’m not … you …

5.He … talking though no one was listening.

6.Private property …

7.Well done. … the good work.

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Exercise 49. Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

Exercise 50. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs above.

1.After thinking about the problem for days, we finally … a solution.

2.Last winter I … the flu and had a week off work.

3.The athlete could not … with the rest of the runners and came last.

4.She’s so lazy, always trying to … doing as little work as possible.

5.I don’t have much time but I’ll try and … on you next time I’m in your neighbourhood.

6.Tom and Ann don’t … with each other at all; they’re always quarrelling.

7.She couldn’t … her boss’s behavior so she decided to resign.

Exercise 51. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the verbs.

1.What … the concert …?

2.I think you … your father; you’ve got his nose.

3.… you … to be a millionaire?

4.What kind of games … you … playing when you were young?

5.What … your mother …?

6.They … to buy a new house but they can’t afford it.

7.What … the people in your country …?

Exercise 52. Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1.He walks … a duck.

2.The results of the exam came … a surprise to me.

3.… we were looking up at the sky we saw a comet.

4.That sounds … a true story.

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5.… he hadn’t revised for the exam, he couldn’t answer the question.

6.I would describe the film … interesting but a bit long.

7.What is your teacher …?

8.I work … a waiter in a big restaurant and I work … a dog.

Exercise 53. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.It wasn’t my fault. I didn’t mean to … anyone.

2.When I … my arm I had to have it in plaster for a month.

3.He was … in the last game and will have to miss the final.

4.Strong sunlight can seriously … the retinas of your eyes.

5.Stop pulling my hair – it …

6.Trust me and I promise you’ll come to no …

7.I’m sorry, I think I’ve … your alarm clock.

8.The building was badly … by the fire.

9.There is always a lifeguard at the swimming pool to make sure no one comes to any …

10.The bomb killed two people and … ten more.

Exercise 54. Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

Exercise 55. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs above.

1.What do you … all these rumours about Mad Cow Disease?

2.I’m starving; I could really … something to eat.

3.You’ll have to … your supper tonight because we haven’t got any food.

4.I think they should … boxing because it’s such a dangerous sport.

5.The thief … as soon as he saw the policeman coming.

6.… your jacket – you’ll catch cold.

7.She … herself … before she goes out with her boyfriend.

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Exercise 56. Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. Two of the verbs have more than one meaning.

Exercise 57. Match the sentences in list A with the sentences in list B.

A

1.Two good friends are not talking to each other.

2.We need to decide who is going to be on the committee.

3.No one believed the witness’s story.

4.I didn’t want to go to school yesterday because I wasn’t ready for the test.

5.I can’t pay in cash now, I’m afraid.

6.I’ve left my glasses at home.

7.The robber heard the police arriving.

B

a)Can I make out a cheque instead?

b)It needs to be made up of two men and two women.

c)I made out I was ill.

d)I can’t make out what the sign says.

e)She probably made it all up.

f)Isn’t it about time you shook hands and made up?

g)He made for the door.

Exercise 58. Complete the sentences with the name of a colour.

1.Breaking the window was a …mark against you. Be careful next time.

2.Are you afraid to fight? You’re not … are you? Come on, don’t be a coward.

3.The government gave us the … light to go ahead with the plan.

4.He saw … He was absolutely furious.

5.I’m interested in the environment and in … issues generally.

6.You’re as … as a sheet. Have you seen a ghost or something?

7.It’s freezing outside; your hands are … with cold.

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Exercise 59. Replace the underlined words in the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs.

1.What time shall we begin our journey tomorrow?

2.They ended their relationship when they realized they didn’t get on.

3.It’s an ambitious plan. Do you think it will succeed?

4.You don’t have to take me all the way – just leave me on the corner.

5.Do you think this new style of dress will ever become popular?

6.These jewels were passed to me by my father who was given them by his

father.

7.Don’t buy that pullover before you have put it on to see if it fits you.

Exercise 60. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.The president has enormous … to make decisions.

2.She has a very … character.

3.He’s a very … man. He can tear a telephone book in two.

4.You don’t have enough … to lift that box.

5.The boat is driven by two … motors.

6.She has … beliefs, so you won’t persuade her easily.

7.He made a … speech asking the government to take action.

Exercise 61. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.NASA was … in 1958 by President Eisenhower.

2.Robots will be sent to … the surface of the Moon and bring back information.

3.A lot of people came to see the rocket being …

4.Livingstone was the first European to make a/an … of the Zambezi river in Africa.

5.I … far too much money when I visited London.

6.I can’t … myself to having children.

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Exercise 62. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.It became cooler as we … the mountain.

2.There has been a … in the number of robberies in our area.

3.The number of people getting married is … all the time.

4.Shops … their prices during the sales.

5.Last year there was a … of 3% in the rate of inflation.

6.The balloon … gradually as the air came out.

Exercise 63. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs. Use two of the verbs twice.

1.She’s very good at … her message …

2.It’s important to be able to …with your neighbours.

3.It’s a serious problem. We must … it somehow.

4.I’ll come to the meeting but I’ll have to … a bit early.

5.The robbers … with a million pounds.

6.We don’t have much money but we have enough to …

7.The news of his death … very quickly.

Exercise 64. Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1.When I was at university, my parents gave me a monthly …

2.Shop assistants generally earn low …

3.Teachers’ … seem to be worth less every month.

4.I am going to get a … rise next month.

5.When I was a child, my parents used to give me two pounds … every

week.

6.I don’t know how my grandfather manages to live on his …

7.You must declare all your … to the tax authorities.

8.Some students in England get a … from the government to help with their studies.

9.The company pays my travel and accommodation …

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Exercise 65. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs. Use two of the verbs twice.

1.Has she … her illness yet?

2.This cloudy weather every day is beginning to … me …

3.How are you … with the exercise? Have you finished it yet?

4.The prisoners must have … through a tunnel.

5.She was very upset at first, but I think she’s … it now.

6.Did you … the licence number of the thieves’ car?

7.I’ve been trying to phone you all day but I couldn’t …

Exercise 66. Match the British English words from list A with American English words from list B that have the same meaning.

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Exercise 67. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the words.

1.I’ll let you … if we decide to go to the cinema.

2.We … by chance at a party.

3.We got … at a conference and we have kept in touch ever since.

4.You should go out more and get to … more people.

5.He is shy and nervous about … new people.

6.I like to keep … about what’s happening in other countries.

7.He’s not really a friend, just an …

8.It’s nice when people come to the airport to … you.

9.Have you … the police about the burglary yet?

Exercise 68. Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1.Can you … me next time you’re in town?

2.Don’t … food with dirty hands.

3.It was dark, so I relied on my sense of …

4.There isn’t enough … between teachers and parents.

5.English people avoid physical … with strangers.

6.In some countries you need … to succeed in life.

7.Are you in … with the latest developments in rock music?

Exercise 69. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs.

1.Can you please learn to … your clothes … in the right place?

2.Loud music … me … when I’m studying. I just can’t concentrate.

3.Eating all those cakes has made me … a bit of weight.

4.If you have some suggestions to make, please … them … at the next meeting.

5.… the light and go to sleep now.

6.“I’ll just … you … to the manager’s office,” said the secretary.

7.All the hotels are full. Could you … me … for the night?

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