EXERCISE 45a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. I thought going camping would be a lot of fun, but it sure didn't ________ ________ that way.

2. It's 2:30 in the morning — don't you think you ought to _______ _______ soon?

3. Heather was sort of interested in Tom, but his childish behavior _____ her _____.

4. The store manager said that she usually ____ ____ only twenty or twenty-five units per month.

5. Jake thought Hank was his best friend, but Hank ________ ________ Jake and now they're enemies.

6. All the medical students must ________ their lab equipment ________ before leaving the lab.

7. Any spies caught behind enemy lines will be ________ ________ to the military for questioning.

8. The investigation ________________ evidence of corruption in City Hall.

9. This old house looks pretty bad now, but with enough time and money, you could ________ it ________ something really nice.

10. I want to watch TV; please ________ it ________.

11. The volume is too low; please ________ it ________.

12. Now the volume is too high; please ________ it ________.

13. There's nothing good on TV; please ________ it ________.

14. The first thing I noticed when I met my wife for the first time was her beautiful smile; it really ________me________.

15. Employees ________ ________ at a very high rate in this industry.

16. Not many people are likely to ________ ________ for the parade in this miserable weather.

17. The boy was given a reward for ________ ________ the bag of money that he found in the street.

18. To get to Uncle John's house, you have to ________ ________ the main road after you cross the bridge and drive north for three miles.

19. Mark knows a lot about wine. He's ________ me ________ to some excellent wines from California.

20. My supervisor ________ ________ my request to be transferred to San Diego.

21. The first few chapters of this novel were a little boring, but now that I'm near the end, it's ________ ________ to be a pretty good book.

22. Please ________ the carpet ________. I want to read the label on the back.

23. A huge crowd is expected to ________ ________ at the airport to welcome the returning Stanley Cup champions.

24. This company has been ________ ________ first-rate merchandise for a hundred years.

25. I told the teacher that I'd been in the hospital and wouldn't be able to ________

________ my project on time.

26. We've had one problem after another — this is ________ ________ to be a bad day.

2 7. When Jake told his mother that he had murdered someone, she told him he had to ________ himself________.