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E) brought up

No sooner had we .......... than the pilot announced that we would have to keep our seat belts fastened for the entire flight as a lot of air turbulence was expected. A) set up B) taken off C) broken into D) sorted out E) poured down For fifteen years, she .......... her husband's brutality, but when he was violent towards their daughter, she left him. A) put up with B) came up with C) ran out of D) got out of E) went in for When the last shop in the village ........... the villagers had no choice but to travel fifteen miles to the nearest town for their groceries. A) got over B) took in C) closed down D) cut across E) pointed out If you .......... the church yard, you can get to the Post Office in about ten minutes from here. A) cut across B) get over C) get in D) show up E) hold up Delivering all the leaflets and putting up the posters about our meeting has .......... me ......... . A) brought/up B) worn/out C) sorted/out D) taken/in E) called/off He tried to .......... his sons to be honest and trustworthy. A) work out B) bring up C) see off D) try on E) look after A trip to the theatre or cinema with friends can .......... you .......... if you are depressed. A) blow/out B) see/off C) bring/down D) cheer/up E) check/in Everyone says she .......... Sonia, but I think she looks more like her father with each day. A) carries on B) brings out C) takes after D) looks for E) gets off Our English teacher read out the dictation exercise so quickly that I couldn't ......... it. A) look forward to B) come up with C) grow out of D) run out of E) catch up with

16- Sarah is not sure whether to .......... teaching or change her job completely. A) carry on B) switch off C) leave out D) set up E) make up 17- By using this map so much, we ........ it ........ in the folds, which, unfortunately, is exactly the part we really need now. A) have turned/off B) have worn/out C) have seen/off D) have left/out E) have looked/up 18- Between 1685 and 1823, Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries .......... 62 missions in America. A) let down B) set up C) passed out D) sorted out E) took in 19- The missions were not very successful because many Native Americans .......... European diseases, such as smallpox and measles. A) went down with B) came up with C) cut down on D) grew out of E) got out of 20- He is forty-two, but he goes out every night of the week, travels extensively on business and goes hiking or skiing in the mountains whenever he can. I don't think he will ever ......... . A) grow up B) cut across C) look after D) settle down E) get over Ex. 34 (pg.49) l.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.E 10.E 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.E 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.B 19.A 20.D

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10- We came to Spain for the nice weather, but since we arrived at our hotel two days ago, it has been .......... . A) doing over B) carrying out C) taking in D) checking in E) pouring down 11- I need a hat for my daughter's wedding, but I'm finding it difficult to find one that ........... my suit. A) puts on B) tries on C) goes with D) takes after E) wears out 12- When the council decided to pull down the cattle market, they .......... fierce opposition from farmers. A) looked down on B) came up against C) came up with D) went down with E) cut down on 13- Aunt Alice and Uncle Fred have made a lot of money and now they are avoiding their old friends because they ......... then A) come up with B) go clown with C) get on with D) look down on E) come up against 14- The first boxing rules were .......... in 1745 and referred to bare knuckle fights. A) tried on B) looked after C) bumped into D) pulled down E) laid down 15- Tony Blair .......... the leadership of the British government on May 1, 1997. A) saw off B) took in C) got up