EXERCISE 20a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. This is a dangerous neighborhood — so stay with me and don't _____ _____ by yourself.

2. Yesterday at work Leticia ________ ________ showing everyone her engagement ring.

3. Wedding ceremonies in some countries can ________ ________ for days.

4. The bomb will ________ ________ at exactly 6:00.

5. Where are you going? Why don't you ________ ________ until Jim comes home and then we can order a pizza.

6. The driver took a wrong turn, and we _______ _______ in the middle of nowhere.

7. On Sundays my husband usually ________ ________ on the couch watching football games.

8. My lazy son ________ ________ the house all day not lifting a finger to help with anything.

9. She's going to ________ ________ at her new job working only part-time, but later she'll switch to full-time.

10. Buy lots of champagne for the party; you want to be sure there's enough to ________ ________.

11. Bill likes to go to bed early — he can't ________ ________ past 8:00 p.m.

12. Rosa wanted to study medicine in college, but she ________ ________ studying law instead.

13. The paleontologist was amazed to find dinosaur eggs just ________ ________ in the desert.

14. I can't believe you ______________town wearing those dirty clothes all day.

15. I'm sorry I missed the party. Did anything exciting ________________?

16. I'm nervous about the wedding. I hope it ________ ________ the way we planned it.

17. A rumor is ________ ________ the school about two of the teachers.

18. It's normal for the power to ________ ________ during a thunderstorm.

19. If that poster doesn't ________ ________ with tape, we'll have to use thumb tacks instead.

20. In the morning Dr. Smith usually__________the hospital visiting his patients.

21. Jim is usually a good boy, but when he ________ ________ with Jake he gets in trouble.

22. He was trying to ________ ________ a slow truck when he had the accident.

23. I ________ ________ a diet two weeks ago, and so far I haven't lost an ounce.

24. In the past no one believed that the earth ________ ________ the sun.

25. If you're leaving, what are you waiting for? ________ ________, leave!

26. How can I make such an important decision with so little information? I need more to ________.

27. I'm surprised that the heat ________ ________ last night — it's only September.

28. Miguel's new race car is really fast. Yesterday he ________ ________ the track in record time.

29. After you cross the bridge, you'll see a gravel road that ________ ________ a lake and heads toward the mountains.

30. I don't want to retire. I'm going to ________ ________ working as long as I can.