EXERCISE 26a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. Your important papers are all over the house. You should ________ them _____ and keep them in a safe place. 2. It was so cold this morning that it took half an hour to ________ my car ______. 3. This is awfully complicated. Could you ________________ it one more time? 4. The police ordered the people in the house to ________ the door________. 5. The sergeant ________ ________ the hill to look for the enemy soldiers. 6. The account executive was asked to ________ some ideas ________ for a new advertising campaign. 7. I'm trying to sleep. Would you please ________ ________ the lights? 8. Linda saw her favorite movie star, but she was too shy to ________ ________ to him and ask for his autograph. 9. I'll ________ you ________ ________ a little secret. 10. I'm going to___________to Todd's house to help him with his math homework. 11. This calendar is useless—it________________only to August. 12. Thank you for your application. I will________________it carefully and call you in a few days. 13. This jigsaw puzzle has 1,000 pieces. It'll take forever to ________ it ________. 14. If that big discount store ________ ________ outside of town, all these little shops will go out of business. 15. The level of water in the river always falls during the summer but ________ back ________ the next spring. 16. Sam's idea of giving all the workers a 10 percent pay raise didn't ________ ________well with management. 17. I know you're upset, but you have to ________ yourself________. 18. On Saturday nights Mike usually ____ _____ with some friends and plays poker. 19. As soon as we arrived at the party, David ________ ________ to the buffet table and grabbed a plate. 20. Without the combination, there's no way to ________ this safe ________. 21. _______ all your Spanish books ________ on the same shelf. 22. This road ________ ________ to the next town, but that's where it ends. 23. I'll need around $25,000 to ________ ________ my new business.
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