EXERCISE 11 a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1.1 almost had an accident on the way to work when another driver ________ me ________. 2. With so many delivery truck drivers out sick with the flu, deliveries are starting to ________. 3. You should always ________ ________ your important computer files. 4. The art restorers are trying to ________ ________ a way to clean the painting without damaging it. 5.1 hit a tree while I was ________ my car ________. 6. The butcher has only nine fingers. He ________ the other one ________.

7. Professor Childress has some interesting theories, but can he ________ them ________ with any evidence?

8. After every sale, a good salesperson ________ ________ with a cat! to make sure the customer is satisfied.

9. I'm going to leave early tomorrow so that I can ________ some film ________ at the photo lab. 10. No one believed I was telling the truth until Charles ________ me ________.

11. I usually ________ ________ around 7:00, but this morning I overslept.

12. Lydia had planned to spend the summer in Italy, but it didn't ______ ______.

13. The sharpshooter was ordered to ________ ________ the enemy leader.

14. The designers put in manual controls to ____________the automatic system.

15. David and Maria _______ _______ how much their wedding is going to cost.

16. The cost of their wedding ________ ________ to $225 per person.

17. Be careful — the north side of the mountain ________ ________ sharply.

18. Hello? Hello? The phone is dead; I guess we were ________ ________.

19. Next weekend we're ________ Mom and Dad ________ for their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

20. The professor's lecture was really confusing, so I asked him to please ________ _______ and explain it again.

21. The bank robbers tried to escape through the back door, but the police went to the back of the bank and ________ them _______.

22. People's fascination with the quintuplets ________ ________ quickly after the sextuplets were born.

23. Bob bought some new skis, and this weekend he's going to ________ them ________.

24. I wasn't very responsible when I was younger, but having children really ________ me________.

25. Ned used to exercise every day, but he hasn't ________ ________ in months.

 

26. The baseball manager decided to ________ ________ the new pitcher to see what he could do.

27. I like most of this article you wrote about me, but there's one thing I'd like you to ________.

28. Sam had a tot of big ideas when he was young, but his life sure hasn't ________ _______ the way he expected.

29. The electricity was ________ ________ after a tree fell during the storm and cut some power lines.

30. I ________ my ID card ________ of my pocket and showed it to the guard.

31. Lydia has never ________ a penny ________ of her savings account.