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Exercise
17 Mixed
combinations used in a connected passage. Complete the
passage, using suitable combinations.
We
1................ early and had breakfast at 7.30. After
breakfast my sister Alice
2..................
(washed the
dishes)
while I got
out the car. We 3.............
(began our
journey)
at 8.30 and drove first to Mr Pitt’s house
to4.................... (collect) his son Tom who
was coming with us. Tom had
never met my niece Ann and I wasn’t
sure how the two children would 5...................
But I needn’t
have worried, for it6............
(was revealed)
that they had a lot
of interests in common and seemed quite pleased with each other. Even
my sister, who doesn’t usually 7.............
(like)
small boys,
8..................
(was
attracted by/liked at first meeting)
him from the
first. She whispered to me that he had very good
manners and had obviously been well 9.......................
Tom also pleased her very much by 10................
(indicating) various interesting buildings as we drove through
the town. Ann, however, was not much impressed by this and clearly
thought that Tom was just 11
…..........(displaying
his knowledge). Suddenly
Alice said, ‘Good heavens! I
forgot to 12
….................the iron. We’ll have to go back
or it will start a fire and 13................... (destroy
by fire)
the house.’ I
said, ‘Let’s try
to 14..................
(telephone)
our
neighbour, Mr Smith, first and see if he can get into
the house and 15................. the iron.’ ‘But
he won’t be able to 16
…........................(enter),
said Alice. ‘The house is 17.................
’‘Then he’ll have to
18................
(enter by force),'
I said. ‘Better to have a window broken than let the house
19 ….................in flames.’ So I
20 …..................(telephoned)
Mr Smith, who said that he’d 21..............................
the matter. I 22................
(waited, holding the receiver) while he went to do this, and
very soon I heard his voice saying, ‘It’s all right. I
23...............
(entered)
through a window you’d left open and 24.............
the iron. No damage was done.’ I thanked him warmly
and we 25............... (continued) with our
journey, much relieved. We stopped at 1.00,26
…..................of (left) the car and picnicked by the
side of the road. Alice was just 27
…..............(offering to each of us) the sandwiches when
a police car 28............... (stopped) beside us.
‘You mustn’t park here,’ said the policeman.
‘It’s a clearway.’ I explained that I was a foreigner, so he
said, ‘Well, I’ll29.
. . …..you (overlook the offence)
this time, but don’t do it again. You mightn’t
30......................
(escape
unpunished)
it another time.’ My sister was rather31
…...................(annoyed) by this incident but I
explained that these regulations were necessary and we must
32......................
(endure/bear
patiently) them.
Tom was very impressed by the police car. He
33..........................(respects)
all policemen and
hopes to be one when he 34.................
(becomes an adult). He
is already 35.......................
(anticipating
with pleasure)
driving round in a
fast car 36..............
(seeking)
lawbreakers. Poor Tom likes fast cars and was rather
37................. (bored/disgusted) because so many
cars 38......................... (drew level with)
us and passed us. As we listened to the sound of their engines
39....................(diminishing)
in the distance he
said, ‘Next time I go out with you I’ll come on my
bicycle. I’m sure I’ll be able to40...........................
(remain abreast of)
you, you go so
slowly.’ However we did 41...............
(arrive at) Stratford in the end and went to the house of a
friend, who had promised to 42. . . …....us (give us
accommodation) for the night. We tried to get seats for the
Memorial Theatre but they were 43 …...............(all
sold) so we spent the evening sitting by the fire and
44.................... (discussing) our day.
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Exercise 17
1 got up 2 washed up 3 set out/off 4 pick up 5 get on 6 turned out
7 care for 8 took to 9 brought up 10 pointing out 11 showing off
12 turn/switch off 13 burn down 14 ring up 15 switch/turn off 16
get in 17 locked up 18 break in 19 go up 20 rang up 21 see to 22
held on 23 got in 24 turned/switched off 25 went on 26 got out 27
handing/passing round 28 pulled/drew up 29 let you off 30 get away
with 31 put out 32 put up with 33 looks up to 34 grows up 35
looking foward to 36 looking for 37 fed up 38 caught up with 39
dying away 40 keep up with 41 get to 42 put us up 43 sold out 44
talking over
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