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Exercises





                    92.1       Put the following sentences into slightly more formal English by replacing the phrasal

                               verbs with their formal equivalents.

                               1 Theyhaverecentlysetupacommitteeonteenagesmoking.
                                  They have recently established a committee on teenage smoking.
                               2 Wetrytosetasidesomemoneyforourholidayeveryweek.
                               3 Setasideallyournegativefeelingsandlistenwithanopenmind.
                               4 Ifwehadn’tsetoffsolate,wewouldhavearrivedontime.
                               5 Thegovernment’sunpopularproposalssetoffawaveofprotests.


                    92.2       Write three nouns which could follow each of the verbs. Remember that their meanings

                               might be different depending on the noun which follows.

                               1 putin   money / a comment / an effort
                               2 putforward
                               3 putoff
                               4 putacross
                               5 putup
                               6 puton
                               7 putaway
                               8 putupwith


                    92.3       Write responses to the following statements or questions using any appropriate phrasal
                               verb from A or B opposite.


                               1 He’salwayssorude.Iwouldn'tputupwithitifIwereyou.
                               2 Thisroomisinaterriblemess.

                               3 Whattimedowehavetoleavefortheairporttomorrow?
                               4 Anychanceofabedonyourfloorthisweekend?
                               5 Whyhaveyousuddenlylostinterestintheproject?
                               6 WhatisAdamplanningtodowhenhegetshisbusinessdegree?
                               7 Howshouldwepubliciseourplay?
                               8 I’vetakenallthebitsformynewdeskoutofthepackbutnowIdon’tknowwheretostart.


                    92.4       Using the expressions in C opposite, reword the following sentences without changing
                               their meaning.

                                1 Theyhavepromisedtoliberatethehostagesatnoon.
                                   They have promised to set the hostages free at noon.
                                2 He’sboundtodrawtheobviousconclusionifyoukeeponbehavinglikethat.

                                3 HeraimistobecomePrimeMinister.
                                4 Ifindherterriblyirritating.
                                5 Ifyoutrytomakeherchangehermindit’llmakeherevenmoredetermined.
                                6 Pleaseconcentrateontheprobleminhand.
                                7 SheisdeterminedtogetaseatinParliament.
                                8 Shethrewpetrolontherubbishandputamatchtoit.
                                9 It’stimetheteachertoldthechildrentostopmakingsomuchnoise.
                               10 Themanhasofficiallyeatenmoreburgersinonehourthananyoneelse.
                               11 ThisisthefirsttimeI’veeverbeentothesouthernhemisphere.
                               12 Wespentmostofoureveningsdiscussingtheproblemsoftheworldratherthanstudying.
                               13 Youreallyshouldbefirmwithhimorthere’llbetroublelater.
                               14 Iftheteacherdoesn’tbehaveproperly,thechildrencertainlywon’t.
                               15 HisgoalistoruntheAthensmarathonnextyear.







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