Exercise 301

Phrasal Verbs and Verb-Based Expressions

Get

Exercise 293.

Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

1) get hold of a) finish something

2) get down to b) get free of something

or somebody

3) get in c) annoy

4) get off d) become accustomed to

someone/something

5) get on e) meet with someone

6) get on with f) climb down

7) get on one's nerves g) enter

8) get out h) know someone or some-

thing better

9) get a notice i) climb aboard

10) get through j) seize something or

someone

11) get up k) become soaked with

water

12) get rid of 1) begin doing some kind

of work in earnest

13) get used to m) be friends with some-

body

14) get wet n) wake up and get out of

the bed

15) get together о) get a warning about a

forthcoming dismissal

16) get to know p) go away

Exercise 295.

Fill in the blanks.

1.1 get___ the bus every morning at the corner of 32nd Street and get___ at 27th Street. 2. He got___ that he would be fired at the end of the month. 3. Turn that radio off. It gets___. 4. He invited us to get___ the car and go for a ride with him. 5. If the crocodile gets ___its victim, he will surely kill it. 6. Get___of the rain or you'll get___. 7. I'll have to get___very early tomorrow. 8. Get___of my house! I don't want to see you. 9. John is bothering me. Help me to get___him

please. 10.1 can't get___her manner of speaking. I think she talks too fast and too much. 11. Stop talking, you lazy-bones! Get___business at once! 12. How do you get___Pete? — Well, he a fine chap. 13. We all try to get___at least once a year at Christmas. 14. We got___ work at five o'clock. 15. You will get___him better when you meet him more often.

Give

Exercise 297.Match the words on the left with their efinitions on the right.

1) giveaway a) abandon

2) give back b) offer smb. a ride (in a car)

3) give birth to c) inform

4) give in d) help

5) give notice of e) bear a child

6) give out f) cause something

7) give someone a hand g) yield to someone/some-

thing

8) give up h) betray

9) give smb. a lift i) return

10) give rise to j) distribute

Exercise 299.

Fill in the blanks.

1. Although her father at first was reluctant to let her go abroad alone, he finally gave___. 2. Mary gave ___her second son yesterday. 3. He is a decent person now. He has given __ drinking and smoking. 5. Can you give me___to the college? 6. The professor gave___ the essays pointing out the mistakes. 7. The Browns have given___their landlord. They are going to move on the first of the month. 8. He got angry when I asked him to give___the money, which he owed to me. 9. The new regulations gave___a debate. 10. Although she pretended to be Italian, the German accent gave her___. 11. Pete is a true friend. He will always give you___when you are in trouble.

Keep

Exercise 301.

Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

1) keep something back a) remember about some-

one/something

2) keep someone company b) remain calm

3) keep fit c) continue to do some-

thing

4) keep from d) adhere to

5) keep house e) move at the same speed

with someone/some­thing

6) keep in mind f) not let others know

about it

7) keep on g) remain in good health

8) keep one's temper h) stay with someone

9) keep one's word i) maintain in good order

or condition 1

10) keep pace with j) manage a household

11) keep to k) prevent

12) keep up 1) uphold one's promise

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