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Fill in the blanks with
suitable phrasal verbs. At times there is more than one possible
answer. |
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We waited at the airport for an hour
but David did not ______. We wondered what had happened. |
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She ______ the offer because she felt the working hours were too
long. |
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The Malaysian contingent ______ in their bright sarong kebayas. |
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The tall pine trees ______ the strong winds during the North -
East Monsoon season. |
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Jane ______ with her new roommate
and decided to move to another flat. She knew she would have a
tough time with her. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Tang ______ their three
children's university education with great difficulty. They
certainly found it hard to make ends meet. |
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After ten long minutes, the
receptionist finally ______ me ______ to see to the bank
manager. |
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It was most tiring ______ my two
difficult cousins during the entire holiday; they were just too
demanding. |
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My old aunt was generous to ______
me ______ in her congested house during my short holiday in
Miami. |
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The entire neighborhood came to the
airport to ______ Julie ______ tot he United Kingdom. |
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The criminal ______ during his
three-hour detention at the police station. |
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I did not witness the procession
because I was ______ by the huge crowd. |
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Most of the students in that school
______ to their discipline teacher as she is a lady of strong
principles. |
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The agreement ______ next month.
Please renew it. |
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The class monitor repeatedly
reminded us to ______ the noise. |
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Answers |
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We waited at the airport for an hour
but David did not turn up.
We wondered what had happened. |
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She turned down the offer
because she felt the working hours were too long. |
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The Malaysian contingent stood out
in their bright sarong kebayas. |
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The tall pine trees stood up to
the strong winds during the North - East Monsoon season. |
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Jane fell
out with her new roommate and decided to move to
another flat. She knew she would have a tough time with her. |
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| 6. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Tang
saw through their three
children's university education with great difficulty. They
certainly found it hard to make ends meet. |
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| 7. |
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After ten long minutes, the
receptionist finally asked
me in to see to the bank
manager. |
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It was most tiring
looking after my two
difficult cousins during the entire holiday; they were just too
demanding. |
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My old aunt was generous to
put me
up in her congested house during my short holiday
in Miami. |
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| 10. |
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The entire neighborhood came to the
airport to see Julie
off to the United Kingdom. |
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The criminal
broke down during his three-hour detention at the
police station. |
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I did not witness the procession
because I was put off by the
huge crowd. |
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Most of the students in that school
looked up to their
discipline teacher as she is a lady of strong principles. |
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The agreement
runs out next month. Please renew it. |
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| 15. |
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The class monitor repeatedly
reminded us to keep down the
noise. |
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