EXERCISE 36a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Heather thinks she's so high-class. She____________other people all the time.

2. The situation ________ ________ after the cease-fire was declared.

3. The sun comes up around 6:00, and it ________ ________ around 8:00.

4. Here's the list of candidates for the promotion. Let's ________ ________ the list and decide.

5. The old water tower ________ ________ during the storm.

6. You must be exhausted. Why don't you ________________ and take it easy?

7. I saw a tow truck looking for illegally parked cars, so I ________ ________ to my car and moved it.

8. My office is on the ninetieth floor, so sometimes it takes me fifteen minutes to ________ ________ to the lobby.

9. It's hard to write sympathy notes. I never know what to ________ ________.

10. The company tried to reduce benefits, but they ________ ________ when the union threatened to go on strike.

11. The Appalachian Trail starts in Maine and _____ all the way _____ to Georgia.

12. Don't ________ the baby ________ there — she might fall.

13. I was furious about what Dan said, and I ________ him ________ and told him exactly what I thought about it.

14. If you ________ $ 100,000 ________ on that house, you won't need a very large mortgage.

15. What are you so worried about? Just________ ________ — everything's going to be all right.

16. The union's proposal to reduce the workweek to four days didn't________ ________ well with the company.

17. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to ________ ________ a new set of regulations regarding seafood inspection.

18. The price of computers has _______ _______ dramatically in the last few years.

19. Those boxes are too heavy for you. ________ them ________ and let me carry them for you.

20. A pedestrian was ________ ________ by a truck on Lincoln Avenue.

21. The stock exchange had to stop trading when its computers _______ ______.

22. ________ a jet ________ on an aircraft carrier at night is very difficult.

23. Someone left this flashlight on all night, and the batteries have ______ ______.