Exercise 4. Order the words to make a sentence.

1. The, Congressman, advised, to, zero, in, on, the, main, issues, for, the, discussion.

2. Opposition, politicians, intend, to, try, and ,vote, the, leader, out, of, office, by, tabling, emergency, motions, in, the, parliament.

3. Speech, PM, the, his, up, used, influential.

4. Prosperity, a, of, period, president, the, elected, newly, in, ushered.

5. Election, urged, that, admitted, MP, the, for, by, up, his, stood, colleagues, he.

6. Debate, U.S., any, Congress, without, voted, through, the, bill.

7. Vouch, can, specialists, for, authenticity, the, painting’s.

8. Tibet, China, wiped, have, claims, out, in, to, slavery.

9. Aid, Sudanese, over, agencies, took.

10. Attackers, President, track, the, vowed, the, to, down.

Exercise 5. Replace phrasal verbs with verbs/phrases which are similar in meaning.

1. Moscow and Beijing were responsible for watering down the language of previous anti-Iran sanctions but in recent months appeared to swing behind the U.S., Britain and France- the three other veto-wielding Security Council members- in their push for new U.N. penalties.

2. China claims to have wiped out theocracy, feudalism and slavery in Tibet.

3. Internet and phone services- both mobile and landline- have been severely disrupted, although protesters are using proxies to work around the restrictions.

4. We will take to the streets to demand the right to life, liberty, dignity and we call on everyone to take to the streets … to keep going until the demands of the Egyptian people have been met.

5. Sudanese aid agencies took over.

6. Although the two repeatedly clashed during the nomination race, They would rather try to tear our campaign down than lift this country up.

7. Indian PM Manmohan Singh vowed to track down the attackers, who killed at least 119 people and injured 300.

8. A number of ships carrying humanitarian aid have been turned back by the Israeli navy but some have reached the territory.

9. After Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution some EU strategists hoped that the path to liberal democracy, the rule of law and economic prosperity would become irreversible in Ukraine, but it has not turned out that way.

10. Opposition politicians intend to try and vote the leader out of office by tabling emergency motions in the parliament.

Unit 2. Phrasal verbs according to a preposition.

Section 1. After, Along, Away, Aback, Against.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suitable verbs in the correct tense forms.

1. The fans always _____ after the pop star in their letters to the newspaper office.

2. The authorities cannot _____ along the same lines because the same problems will trigger the same disasters.

3. The spokesman found it difficult to _____ away their poor performance in recent elections.

4. While the protesters are still only a minority of Egyptians, they show no sign of _____ away.

5. Politics is like an engine, it’s slow to get up to speed, but it can _____ more and more people along.

6. The protesters _____ away long hours waiting for nothing.

7. Most of the children are being _____ after by their relatives.

8. Poles have been somewhat _____ aback by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s decision to personally oversee the investigation.

9. It is not good if people want to _____ against their king in the Asian world.

10. The announcement is critical because it _____ away a huge measure of uncertainty.

run	take	explain	ask	take
pull	idle	look	continue	fade

Section 2. Back, By.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suitable verbs in the correct tense forms.

1. The citizens must _____ by the articles of the Law.

2. The colonel warned that a ‘power vacuum’ could _____ back the dictatorship.

3. The priority is to bring back trust between nations, trust in protecting the change and movement that they have started from _____ back or retreating.

4. The presidential rivals are _____ back to the campaign trail after a heated final televised debate.

5. The euro _____ back from a four-year low against the dollar.

6. The opposition leader _____ back into the country.

7. A flight from Banjul to Accra has been _____ back towards the Gambia.

8. The troops were _____ by.

9. The rainy season _____ back their plans several months.

10. Many protesters joined the procession which _____ by.

pull	head	turn	bring	abide
pass	set	stand	turn	slip

Section 3. Down (on).

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suitable verbs in the correct tense forms.

1. During the trip their engine _____ down and they tried to get the attention of a passing ship.

2. The relations between the parties _____ down.

3. The Gaza truce can be applied again, and it looks like things are _____ down.

4. Saudi Arabia, has already _____ down on Shia democracy activists.

5. The snow _____ down last night.

6. There is mounting U.S. pressure on Pakistan to _____ down on militants.

7. The President called for _____ down stiffer prison sentences to people who deal drugs to minors.

8. The authorities can _____ down extremists as they cross over the border from Pakistan.

9. He had _____ down the number when the police knocked at his door.

10. Negotiations cannot convince the terrorist organization’s leaders to _____ down their arms.

lay	break	clamp	crack	hunt
break	calm	come	hand	jot

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the suitable verbs in the correct tense forms.

1. Mr. ElBaradei told the journalists that he would not _____ his nation down.

2. The commission _____ down the list to two possible candidates.

3. Prime Minister _____ down the prospect of further disruptions to Europe’s gas supply .

4. The rise in output was _____ down to companies.

5. The companies decided to re- stock after letting their stock levels _____ down during the recession.

6. Thousands of Chinese flags were _____ down from poles and destroyed.

7. Thousands of Yemenis are demonstrating in the capital, Sanaa, calling on President Saleh to _____ down after more than thirty years in power.

8. The Prime Minister said he would _____ down as Labour leader with immediate effect.

9. Mr. Putin _____ down after two consecutive terms as president in 2008.

10. Moscow and Beijing were responsible for ______ down the language of previous anti-Iran sanctions.

let	play	run	step	stand
narrow	put	rip	stand	water

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