add

1 If you add 5 to 5you get 10.<>

Five added to five is/makes 10.
2 This will add to our trouble.<>
The balloons added to the festival atmosphere.<>
3 His whole school education added up to no more than one year.<>
4 Add up the numbersand you will get 1155.<>
add
1 The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added _ to______the
helplessness of the crew at sea.
2The numbers add _up______95.
1to 2up to

agree

1 agree on<>
2 agree to do sth.<>
agree to the plan/decision/arrangement<>
3 I don't agree with you/what you said/your advice.<>
The climate here doesn't agree with me.<>
Your story agrees with what I have already beard.<>
agree
3Mutton doesn't agree ___with_____________ him.
4The verb agrees _____with___________ its subject in number and person.
5We couldn't agree ____on____________ a date.
3 with 4with 5 on

break

1 I am sorry that I broke my promise<>

break one's word/break the law/break the rule
2 His health broke.<>
3 He broke away from all his old friends.<>
4 I should break away from such habits.<>
5 All our plans broke down. The peace talks have broken down.
<>
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
=become very bad<>
The telephone system has broken down.<>
6 The thieves planned to break into a bank.<>
7 The Second World War broke out in September 1939.<>
8 After midnightthe party broke up.<>
9 I broke up the candy and gave each child a small piece.<>
The police broke up the crowd.<>
10 broken English<>
11 Our troops had little difficulty in breaking through the lines of the police.<>
break
6News reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken _down_________
with no agreement reached.
7Fire broke __out__________ last night.
8Sentences can be broken ___up__________ into clauses:
9 You've been working so hard for nearly a month. Relax yourself,or you will break
__down_____sooner or later.
10While we were watching TVa voice broke _out_into____the programme to announce
the election results.
6down 7out 8up9 down 10into

bring

1 He brought about a quarrel between his parents.<>

2 She made every effort to bring about a peaceful solution to the problem.<>
3 Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or
branches.<>
4 bring down prices<>
5 The sale brought in over200.<>
6 Dirt often brings on disease.<>
The fine weather is bringing the crops on nicely.<>
7 Can you make a sentence to bring out the meaning of the phrase.<>
8 Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma.<>
9 He was so ill that he brought up everything.<>
10 This brought me into touch with various kinds of workers.<
>
11 Please bring forward the matter at the next meeting.<>
They have brought the meeting forward to next Monday.<>
bring
11 The war in Iraq was __brought up_brought about _____________ by the American
President Bush.
12The work can __brought in______________ 2000 a year.
11brought about 12bring in

call

The trouble calls for quick action by the government.<>

1 I will call for you at five o'clock.<>
2 We called for the packages at the post office.<>
3 I formed the habit of calling in on him in the evenings.<>
4 Your father is illyou should call in a doctor at once.<>
5 People don't like being called names.<>
6 They've called off the game because of the thick fog.<>
7 He called up on me to speak immediately after him<>
8 I called on the people of this country to work hard for national unity.<>
9 A notice displayed in the shop window called attention to the recent increase in
prices.<>
10 The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and
paths.<>
11 call in at some place/call in on sb. /call back/call up/give sb. a call/make a call a
longdistance call
call
13The situation calls ___on_for____________ immediate action.
14The sound of happy laughter called ____in_up___________ memories of his childhood.
15Could you call ___in_on____________ Mum on your way home?
13for 14up 15on

carry

1 He had learned enough German to carry on a conversation.<>

2 One person should carry on where the other had left off.<>
3 I was chosen to carry out our experiment.<>
4 He did not carry out his promise to us.<>
5 After destroying the villagethe enemy carried off all the cattle<>
6 The work is tough but it is the person to carry it through. =to complete sth.
successfully<>
carry
16They are trying to carry _out_______________ a new policy.
17What a pityThey should have carried ___through__on___________ the.good business.
18It's a good idea. But who's going to carry __on__out____________ the plan?
I think Tom and Greg will
16out 17on 18out

come

1 How come that you didn't get here in time?<>

2 He came to realize that he was mistaken.<>
3 My dream has come true<>
4 He talked about his coming trip to the United States.<>
5 How did the accident come about?<>
6 I came acrosscame upon/ran acrossthis book in an old bookstore on the Fourth
Avenue.<>
He came suddenly across an idea.<>
7 He just asked me to come round for supper.<>
8 Come alongArthurwe can't wait all day<>
9 Come alongSomeone must know the answer to my question.<>
10 This paper comes out every Friday.<>
11 I think the roses will come out next week.<>
12 I came out first in the examination.<>
13 The bill comes to $5.<>
14 When it comes to mathematicsI know nothing about it.<>
15 The robbery did not come to light until the next day.<>
16 The question hasn't come up yet.<>
17 He came up with an idea.<>
18 come to oneself<>
19 come to an end<>
20 come into effectforce<>
21 come to a conclusiondecision<>
22 come into beingexistence<>
23 come into power<>

19I'm as good a cook as she is except when it ___come to_________makingpastry.

20 The shock made her hesitate for a moment but she quickly ___come back__come to
herself___________ again.

21Can you tell me how the accident _come about_____________

19comes to 20came to herself 21came about

care

1 I don't care what they say. I shall go on just the same.<>

2 If you care to hear itI will tell it to you.<>
3 Albert Einstein cared little for money. He was seen using a cheque for 1500 as a
bookmark.<>
Would you care for a cup of coffee?Would you like...<
>
4 He cared about money.<>
5 The mother card for the sick child day and night<>
6 The professor said that he was interested only in research he didn't care about his
students.<>
7 In this way we could give them timely medical care.<>

catch
1 catch fireto start burning<>
2 catch ones breath<>
3 That car caught his eyes/attention.<>
4 The police caught him stealing a car. to discover suddenly and by surprise
especially when someone is doing something bad
<>
5 That style has never caught on in China.become popular<>
6 He was caught in the rain.be stuck<>
Her skirt got caught in the door.be hooked<>
7 I suddenly caught sight of him in the crowd.<>

clear

1 She made it clear that she would support Australia.

<>
2 After the storm the sky cleared.<>
3 The waitress will clear away these dishes in a moment.<>
4 How can we clear awaythese doubts?<>
5 The weather has cleared upwe can go out.<>
6 You'll have to clear up the things on the table before we have tea.<>

compare

1 Car production rose by 25compared to/with the first 3 months of this year.
<>
2 We know it was a small placecomparing to what it is now.<>
Compare this with thatand you will see which is better.
<>
3 Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.<>

cover

1 They covered 12 miles yesterday.<>

2 How many pages have you covered?<>
3 The city covered ten square miles.<>
4 The professor's talk covered the subject.<>
5 The mountain was covered with snow all the year round.<>
6 The best reporters were sent to cover the 27th Olympic Games.
<>

cut

1 cut off<>
2 cut out<>
3 cut in<>
4 cut up<>
5 a short cut<>
6 They want to cut down a large forest in this area.<>
7 George is trying to cut his weight down.<>
8 The army was called in to cut through the fallen trees on the road.
<>

deal

1 I'd rather deal with a man than a woman. Women are sharp.
<>
2 I'm used to dealing with matters of this sort.<>
3 This book deals with questions on politics.<>
4 What shop do you deal with?<>

die

1 die of<>
die of illness/a fever/hunger/sadness
As a resultmany westerners die at an early age of heart disease.
2 die from<>
die from an accident/the polluted air/a bad habit
3 Ronny's steps had died away/downand there was a moment of silence.
<>
4 The wind has died away/down again.<>
5 It is thought that between the years 1550 and 1950 an average of one kind of living
thing died out each year.<>
6 I'm dying for something to eat.have a strong desire for sth.<>
die
22The wild population of koalas is in danger of _died out________________ .
23Do you fancy a cup of tea? I'm __dying for__dying of _____________ thirst.
24I am __dying for_______________ a cup of coffee.
22dying out 23dying of 24dying for
do
1 I have some difficulty in pronouncing some of the words in English.
No,you're doing fine.<>
2 I'm happy in my work in the garden. I'm doing well.
Will it do if we let you have an answer by Friday
<>
3 Let's do up this room first.<>
4 They tried to do away with slavery.<>
5 Mary has done herself up for the party.<>
6 Please do up these books and post them for Mr. Smith.<>
7 do ones hair<>
8 do the room<>
9 do the bed<>
10 do wrong to sb.<>
11 do business<><>
12 do right<>
13 do wrong<>
14 have something/nothing/anything/a lot to do with<
>
do
25___Do up_____________ your buttons
26He has nothing _____do up__to do with_________ the case.
27The school has ___sone away with_____________ the rules.
28I haven't enough money to buy a carso I'll have to _____do business___do________
without it.
25Do up 26to do with 27done away with 28do

end

1 Even if none of this is true for us todayit is probable that one day we will end up
with a disability.<>
2 If you drive your car like thatyou'll end up in hospital.
3 <>
4 The politician finally ended up his speech.<>
5 We ended up the dinner with fruit and coffee.<>
6 The match ended in a win for us.<>
7 It rained for three days on end.=continuously<>
8 We must put an end to this foolish behavior.<>
9 The meeting came to an end at last.<>
end
29He ______end__ended up________ his letter _______up__with_______ good wishes to
the family.
30The battle ___ended in_____________ victory.
31Their marriage ___ended in_____________ divorce.
29endedupwith 30ended in 31ended in
fall

1 We can't afford to fall behind our competitors in using the new technology.
<>
2 She has fallen in love with him/the dress.
<>
3 Where does the plan fall down?=fail or to be ineffective
<>
4 This topic falls naturally into three sections.=be divided into<>
5 I am quite happy to fail in with you/your suggestions.
=agree with or to<>

fix

1 fixon a time for sth.<>

Let's fix a time for discussion.
They've fixed the time and date for the party.
2 fix one's eyes on<>
He fixed his eyes on the clock.
3 fix one's attention on<>
4 fix supper<>
5 fix tea<>
6 fix the broken machine<>

follow

1 You should follow the rules of the lab when you're doing experiments.<
>
2 The child follows her mother about all day long.<>
3 Follow this road until you get to the church.<>
4 May follows April.<>
5 Do you follow what I'm saying?<>

get

1 The operator finally got me through.<>

2 He has got through1,000 in less than a year.<>
3 John has got through the examination.<>
4 I'll be with you as soon as I get through the work.<>
5 The story has got roundeverybody knows about it.
< >
6 My work is getting along better now.<>
7 She didn't get away until nine last night.<>
8 The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away.< >
9 Now he was deadand I could not get away from my sadness.<>
10 He got down and began to pray.<>
11 Don't you think it's time we got down to business?<>
12 At what time do you get offfromwork?<>
13 He used to be afraid of heights but he has got over that now.
<>
give
1 He gave away most of his fortune to the poor.<>
2 They suspectedthat the secret had been given away by one of their friends.<
>
3 I hope the holiday will give him back his good spirits.
<>
4 He has given in to my views.<>
5 The gas gave off an unpleasant smell.<>
6 He gave his life to the study of art.<>
7 Please give my regards/greeting./love/wishes/thanks to Miss Smith.
<>
8 The teacher gave out the examination papers.<>
9 It was given out that the Prime Minister had died sudden1y.<>
10 After two days our food .gave outand we had to return to the camp.
<>
11 The swimmer gave out after ten laps.<>
12 The cowboy gave out a yell.<>
13 I've given up smoking.<>
14 Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she finally gave way.<
>
give
32Smoking is bad for your health.
YesI know. But I simply can't give it _up_______ .
33Don't mention that at the beginning of the storyor it may give _out_away______ the
shocking ending.
34Cheap coal gives _off_______ a lot of smoke.
32up 33away 34off

go

1 But if you go against nature and do things at the wrong time of year you will have to
do more work and the results will not be so good.<>
2 How is everything going?<>
Things are going very well.
3 The black hair was going grey.<>
4 That is to saythe doctor's been gone for two hours and thirteen minutes.
<>
5 The engine went well.<>
6 How does the old saying go?<>
7 If you think you can solve the problemgo ahead.< >
8 Go aheadwe're all listening.<>
9 Work is going ahead.<>
10 May I start?
Yesgo ahead.<>
11 News of the plane crash went around like wildlife.<>
12 Time went by quickly.<>
13 Shares have gone down again by ten points.<>
14 She had no time to go deeply into the matter just then.<>
15 What is going on out there?<>
16 Why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them?
<>
17 When smokers who are used to nicotine go without it for an hour or twothey begin
to feel bad.<>
18 Let me have a go at fixing it.<>
19 My family goes back 300 yearswhile his family goes back to the 15th century.
<>
20 He always likes to go back to his younger days.<>
21 Go over your work before you hand it in.<>
22 He doesn't go in for team games.<>
23 go out<>
go
35 Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go
___down____out_________ .
36 lf you had gone ____over____________ your test paper carefully before handing it
inyou would have made fewer mistakes.
37As time goes _back__by/on_____________ my memory seems to get worse.
35out 36over 37by/on

hand

1 When he writeshe always keeps a dictionary at hand.<>

2 The examinations are at hand.<>
3 My shoes were made by hand.<>
4 Could you give me a hand with this parcel?<>
5 This custom has been handed down since the 18th century.<>
6 The teacher handed out the books at the beginning of the lesson.<>
7 The thief was handed over to the police.<>
8 ontheone hand...on the otherhand<>
9 hand in<>

38I am resigning as chairman and handing ___in____over_________ to my deputy.

39Don't worryfor help is _at_______________ hand
40He was handing ___out_____________ leafletsto members of the audience.
38over 39at 40out

hold

1 She held backnot knowing what to do or say.<>

2 Don't hold anything backyou must tell me everything.<>
3 If they hadn't held him backhe would have beaten you.<>
4 I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.<>
5 You should hold on to your oil share.<>
6 He asked me to hold on while he left the telephone to find a pencil.
<>
7 Could he hold out in spite of the difficulty?
<>
8 The pupil held up his hand to ask the teacher a question.<>
9 hold office<>
10 hold one's position<>
11 hold an opinion idea<>
12 They held their heads up and walked into the hall.<>
13 Please hold yourself still while I am taking your photograph.<>
14 He held a cigarette between his lips.<>
15 A lot of cars were held up in the accident,<>
hold
41We thought of selling this old furniturebut we've decided to hold ___on to______ it. It
might be valuable.
42The dam was not strong enough to hold __out___back___________ the floodwaters.
43I missed the lecture because my car was held ____up____________ in the traffic jam.
44Tell me all about itdon't hold anything ___back_____________
41on to 42back 43up 44back

keep

1 He keeps away from liquor and tobacco.<>

2 The Englishman will move back in order to keep a certain distance away.
<>
3 He may be telling the truth but he is keeping something back.
<>
4 Finallyhe did not give her the right changebut kept back five pounds.
<>
5 You have to be home by I1 o'clock. Keep that in mindBob.<>
6 Keep off the grass.<>
7 He didn't stop running. He just kept on.<>
8 Keep on until you reach the traffic lights.<>
9 The coat should keep out the cold.<>
10 They have shut the door and meant to keep us out.<>
11 You should keep out of these things.<>
12 I hope such fine weather will keep up.<>
13 We've kept up our friendship for over twenty years now.<>
14 The good news keeps up our spirits.<>
15 I can't keep up with all the changes.<>
16 I hope the rain keeps off.<>

45Would you slow down a bitplease? I can't ________________ you.

A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to
46Mummycan I put the peaches in the cupboard
No dear. They don't ________________ well. Put them in the fridge instead.
A. keep B. fit C. get D. last
45A46A

join

1 to join an island to the mainland by a bridge<>

2 The new railway joins our town to the big city.<>
3 The girlMaryjoined in the conversation.<>
4 Will you join us in a walk?<>
5 The electrician joined up the wires.<>

connect

1 connect with/to<>
Connect this wire to that one.
The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia.
2 He has been connected with the company since 1984.<>
3 The early bus from the village connects with the 830train.
<>
join connect
47They all ___join__joined___________ in singing the Christmas carols.
48The 900am train from London __connects______ with the 1205 p.m. from Crewe.
49Two extra carriages were ___connect__joined___________ onto the train on at York.
47joined 48connects 49joined

look

1 Aslook back upon those yearsI am struck by Annie's wisdom.<>

2 I've been looking into this matter this afternoon.<>
3 Two men were fighting. The rest were looking on.<>
4 When you're eating fishlook out for bones.<>
5 We've been looking out for a new housebut the ones we've seen are all too
expensive.<>
6 Look up the word in the dictionary<>
7 I want to look my uncle up sometime.<>
8 She looked through her notes before the examination.<>
look
50A Working Party has been set up to look ___into_____________ the problem.
51Look ____out for____________ pickpockets.
52If you want to know how a word is usedlook the word __up______________ in the
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
50into 51out for 52up

make

1 make good use of/make full use of/make the most of/make the best of
<>
2 We should make use of water to produce electricity.
3 He had a gift for thinking up ways of making political points.
<>
4 Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.<>
5 After years as an unsuccessful businessmanhe's finally made it.<>
6 Can you make out what that object is on the other side of the valley?
<>
7 It isn't difficult to make out his ideas.<>
8 The explanation in the school book makes no sensebecause the words are hard.
<>
9 Can you make sense of what he says?<>
10 The teacher asked the children to make up a story about a trip to the moon.
<>
11 Mary had to make up for the time she missed in school when she was sickby
studying very hard.<>
12 The actors were making up when we arrived.<>
13 The team is made up of nine players.<>
14 Is that the right time? I made it later.<>
15 He's making three hundred a year.<>
16 He'll make a good lawyer.<>
17 I think I could make it 830 if that's all right for you.<>
make
53The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it
____sense__out__________ .
54She spent an hour making herself __up______________ before the party.
55Hard work can make __up______________ a lack of intelligence.
56It's my first holiday for two years so I'm going to make ___the best_____________ of it.
53out 54up 55up for 56the most/the best

mean

1 Smoke usually means fire:<>

2 Your friendship means a great deal to me.<>
3 But I don't believe he means any harm.<>
4 His parents meant him for a teacher.<>
5 This picture is meant for me.<>
6 This room was meant for the workers' reading room.<>
7 What do you mean by coming here this morning?<>

57Why haven't you bought any butter?

I ________________ tobut I forgot about it.
A .liked B.wished C. meant D. expected
57C

meet

1 It takes 80 years for Mediterranean water to be changed with Atlantic wateras there
is one narrow entrance where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic.
<>
2 The house stands where three roads meet.<>
3 In order to meet his expenseshe had to do extra work at night.<>
4 To join the armyone must meet certain physical standards.<>
5 A policeman could meet danger any minute of his working day.<>
6 In the woodshe met with two strangers.<>

operate

1 The lift was not operating properly.<>

2 The company operates two factories.<>
3 The medicine operated quickly.<Vi.>
4 He operated on the baby's throat and saved its life.
<>

pay

1 Perhaps I shall pay a visit to England this winter.<>

2 It's high timepaid me back the100 he owes me.<>
3 How much did you pay for the book?<>
4 I'll pay off my debt with this check.<>
5 Did your plan pay off?<>
6 It pays to invest in protective clothing.<>
pay
58Teamwork pays ___off_____________ .
59I'll pay Jenny __off__back____________ for what she did to me
58off 59back

pick

1 She picked up the little book and gave it to him.<>

2 He has picked up some bad habits at that club.<>
3 He picked up French while he was staying in Paris.<>
4 Pick me up at the hotel.<>
5 This room must be picked up before the guests arrive.<>
6 The class picked up the story where they had left it.<>
7 We picked up the radio signals on our receiver.<>
8 Have you picked out the movie you want to see?<>
9 Can you pick out your brother in the crowd?<>

60 _He picks picked out the best ripest

pich._______________
61___ The market always picks up in the spring _____________
627 __I will driving car and pick you up in at seven
oclock.______________
60He picked out the ripest peach.61The market always picks up in the spring.62
Ill pick you up at 7 o'clock.

put

1 John puts ten dollars aside every week.<>

2 He put aside his textbooks when he left school and never reopened them.
<>
3 Put aside all that has happened and try to start again.<>
4 Put your books away.<>
5 Put the dictionary back on the shelf.<>
6 The meeting has been put back until next week.=put off<>
7 Put the clock back by five minutes.<>
8 Put the clock forward by five minutes.<>
9 He put out the lamp and went out.<>
10 The company puts out 13 new machines every month.<>
11 Are you serious in putting forward such a view?<>
12 put into effect<>
13 put into force<>
14 put into practice<>
15 put on weight<>
16 put one's heart into<>
17 put sb. through<>
18 put to bed<>
19 put to use<>
20 put up with<>
21 I just didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note.
<>

refer
1 if you don't know how to pronounce the wordrefer to the dictionary.
<>
2 He referred to the matter once or twice.<>
The man referred to in the talk is one of my friends.
3 What I have to say refers to all of you.<>
4 The lady was referring to Mike when she spoke of a bright boy.<>
5 He referred his success to his good teacher.<>

run

1 The buses run until after twelve.<>

2 The machine ran continuously for eight days.<>
3 The water runs out of the pipe into the bucket.<>
4 For several miles the road runs across a plain.<>
5 They run most of the stores here.<>
6 The chairman ran the meeting well.<>
7 Will the color in this dress run if I wash it?<>
8 He is running for governor.<>
9 If you ran after two haresyou will catch neither.<>
10 She hit the child and ran away.<>
11 All our supply of food has run out=given out.<>
12 We ran out of coaland had to burn wood.<>
13 I ran over a rabbit this morning.<>
14 Run through this article and tell me what you think of it.<>

see to

1 I've got a lot of things to see to.<>

2 Who is to see to the organization of the next meeting?<>
3 Will you see to that customerplease?<>
4 If I see to getting the car outwill you see to closing the windows?<>
5 Please see to it that the lights are turned off.=make sure/ensure that
<>

send

1 We've just sent her to sleep.<>

2 My sister sends you greetings and asks when you will be in London.<>
3 That noise will send me mad.<>
4 The explosion sent things flying in all directions.
<>
5 They have sent up several spaceships this year.<>
6 send for a taxi/an ambulance/a doctor
<>

set

1 We set about clearingset out to clearup the mess.<>

2 You'd better set aside some money for special use.
<>
3 Set aside my wishes in this matter.<>
4 We will set offoutfor Africa tomorrow.<>
5 Polonium is used to set off a nuclear bomb.<>
6 Let's set up the tent first and build the fire later.<>
7 He set up a new record.<>
8 The film was set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century.
<.>
set
63The new government must set ___out to__about___________ finding solutions to the
country's economic problems.
64Let's set __aside______________ my personal feelings.
63about 64aside

show

1 He told the BBC that he wanted 17 hours of nonstop TV time so that both concerts
could be shown on television.<>
2 Ticketsplease. Show your tickets.<>
3 Come along. I'll show you to your room myself.<>
4 My cousin is visiting us next weekand I have promised to show him around New
York.<>
5 Most small children show off in front of visitors.<>

stand

1 The letters" UK" stand for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland".<>
2 I can't stand the hot weather.<>
3 You should learn to stand on your own two feet.<>
4 stand out<>
5 stand by<>

strike

1 On Friday 16th October1987a hurricane struck the southeast of England.

<>
2 The boy struck the man with a stick.<>
3 A stone struck me on the head.<>
4 I struck a match and held it to his cigarette.<>
5 An idea suddenly struck me.<>
6 He was struck by her beauty.<>
7 They are striking for higher pay.=Theyon strike for higher pay.<>
8 I left immediately the clock struck twelve.<>

turn

1 He was poor but proud and turned down every offer of help.<>
2 The campers usually turned in as soon as it got dark.<>
3 The teachers have to turn in the reports at the end of the school year.<>
4 The examination turned outto beeasy.<>
5 Bob turns over most of the money he earns to his mother.<>
6 The car struck the wall and turned over.<>
7 He turned over in bed.<>
8 Please turn over this page.<>
9 The missing boy turned up<>
10 If you have some questionsyou can turn to your teachers for help.
<>
11 Mozart's music always turns me on/off.<>
12 She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.<>
13 Because the hall was fullmany people were turned away.<>
14 turn a blind eye to/on<>
15 turn a deaf ear to <>
16 turn about<>
17 turn against<>
18 turn back<>
19 by turns<>
20 in turn<>
21 take turns<>

65I have waited for him for hours but he hasn't __turned up_________ appearedyet.
66His invitation is __turned down______________ refused.
67If you don't know the wordsyou can __turn over to______________ refer toa
dictionary.
65turned up 66turned down 67turn to

take

1 The assistant did not take her seriously and advised her to buy two bottles of very
expensive wine.<>
2 He led the ships down the river to a place where the British army could land safely and
take the enemy by surprise.<>
3 I won't take up much of your time.<>
4 The table takes up too much room.<>
5 When he left school he took up journalism.<>
6 People should be ready to go to prison for their beliefsbut they should never take up
anus to fight.<>
7 When you return to the office the following morning or after the holidayyou can
listen to the messages and take any necessary action.<>
8 The teacher took up the lesson where he left off yesterday.<>
9 Jean took advantage of the lunch hour to finish her homework.<>
10 I take back what I said.<>
11 Take it easy.The roads are icy.<>
12 He is taking over my job while I am on holiday.<>
13 He seemed to take great pride in his work.<>
14 She had taken the trouble to buy the books for me.<>
15 I'll take on the workbut I can't tell you exactly when I'll finish it.<>
16 The Great Wall has taken on a new look since the liberation.<>
17 Is the supermarket taking on any more assistants?<>

work out

1 We must work out a plan as quickly as we can.<>

2 Have you worked out this problem yet?<>
3 I can't work out the meaning of the poem.<>
4 This map is wrongI can't work out where we are.<>
5 Things will work out if you will just be patient.<>
6 Things have worked out badly.<>

68Things worked out quite well. ________________

69I've never been able to work her out. ________________
70Can you work out what these squiggles mean? _____________
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