THE ULTIMATE PHRASAL VERB BOOK - Noel's ESL eBook Library

6. The Ortega’s won't take a vacation this year because Mr. Ortega has been _______
________ and they need to save money.
7. When Mother was ________ ________, there wasn't any TV. People went to the movies or
read instead.
8. The head of purchasing at my company went to jail because he made all the suppliers
________ ________ $2,000 of every contract.
9. My husband told me my plan to enter medical school was crazy, but I ________ ________
with it anyway.
10. The secretary in the human resources department said/Here's an application. Take it and
________ it ________."
11. If you want to borrow my car tonight, ________ ________. I'm not going anywhere.
12. The other mountain climbers are nervous about Jim because they think he's going to
________ ________ a cliff.
13. You've been criticizing me for the last three hours! Will you ______ ________!
14. The manager asked his assistant to ________ him ________ about the problems in the
warehouse.
15. It's Friday night. Let's buy some beer and ________ ________.
16. I can't work tomorrow. Can you ________ ________ for me?
17. You're acting like a big baby. ________ ________!
EXERCISE 10b — Complete the sentences with nouns from this section.
1. At the party, the children ate in the living room, and the ___________ ate in the dining
room.
2. The boss said, "One more ___________ and you're fired."
3. The reporter discovered that the mayor was taking ___________ from the construction
company.
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4. Every year at this time the king gives ___________ to the poor.
5. Ned will be my ___________ while I'm on my honeymoon.