EXERCISE 7a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. When the bullet hit him, he ________ ________ a slight gasp and fell dead.

2. My friends were supposed to be here an hour ago. What is ________ them ________?

3. Will you please drive more carefully! You almost ________ ________ that lady back there.

4. Ann ________ ________ that she was going to go to Las Vegas with her boss, and the whole office was talking about it.

5. Take two pounds of beef, ________ it ________, and put it in a frying pan.

6. The expedition leader spoke to us and ________ ________ the importance of taking plenty of water with us in the desert.

7. Open the gate and ________ the horses ________.

8. I'm embarrassed to admit I was ________ ________ by his lies.

9. After Todd's parents were killed, his Aunt Judy and Uncle Henry ________ him

10. The soldier was _________ his rifle _________ and cleaning it.

11. In Ecuador I rode on a steam locomotive that's still ________________after 80 years.

12. After we saw the Empire State Building, we ________ ________ a Broadway play.

13. These aluminum poles________________the tent.

14. Nicole is at the computer store ________________getting more memory installed in her computer.

15. I had my old uniform ________ ________ so that I could wear it to the reunion.

16. A robber ________ ________ a liquor store with a shotgun last night.

17. When I got into the tub, the water ________ ________ the side and onto the floor,

18. The health department inspector walked around the restaurant and ________ several rats ________ to the owner.

19. Jim's phone was ringing, so I ________ ________ to his desk and answered it.

20. The suit was too big, but the store's tailor said he could ________ it ________.

21. I heard a weird noise coming from my car's transmission. I think I'd better ________ my car ________.

22. It's an unusual arrangement, but it has ________ ________ for several years.

23. The conference is scheduled to end Tuesday at 5:00, but there's a good chance that it will

24. I was just notified that I'm going to be transferred to Mongolia. We'll ________

________ that! I'm going to talk to the boss.

25. The robber was shot while trying to ________ ________ an off-duty police officer.