Exercise 309
Fill in the blanks.
1.1 don't like to see women make___in public. 2. He makes___by selling ears. He is not good at it and sometimes his family has to make___. 3. He has made ___to go to Mexico for his vacation. 4. In the dark it was hard for me to make___the numbers on the houses. 5. You are a wicked person. Stop making___him. It's no good mocking at people. 6. The committee is made
___of seven members. 7. We were asked to make___ during the brief absence of our hostess. 8. I've known him since last summer. We made___on a cruise.
Put
Exercise 311.
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
1) put down (3) a) dress in something
b) eliminate
2) put off c) suffer patiently
3) put on d) erect, build
4) put on weight e) suppress by force or
authority
5) put out f) write something down
6) put up g) gain weight
7) put up with h) postpone something
i) set, place down
8) put an end to j) suggest (an idea)
9) put in order k) switch off
10) put forward 1) to bring order to smth.
Exercise 312.
Fill in the blanks.
1. They are putting___several new houses in our street. 2. Be sure to put___the light when you go to sleep. 3. Put___that book and help your mother with the dishes. 4. The meeting has been put___till next week. 5. Since getting married, Bill has put___. 6. He put___his hat and coat and went out. 7. Please put___ your name and address___on this pad. 8.1 refused to put___his carelessness any longer. 9. The king had little mercy putting___the rebellion. 10. She asked me
to put___the catalogue of our goods. 11. It's high time you put___their dishonest deals. 12. Henry Ford put ___a new idea of assembling cars.
Run
Exercise 314.Match the words on the left withtheir definitions on the right.
1) runabout a) reach (a sum, a figure)
2) run after b) meet unexpectedly
someone/collide with something
3) run into c) play
4) run into debt d) pursue or follow
5) run out e) ride or drive over as
with an automobile
6) run over f) come to an end
7) run to g) owe money to smb.
Exercise 315.
Fill in the blanks.
1.1 ran___of flour while I was cooking a pie. Please go to the grocer's and buy some. 2. His debt ran___ $2,000. 3. They ran___Mary at the exhibition yesterday. 4. Dogs tried to run___our car, but then one by one they slowed down and stopped. 5. The children were running ___in the yard. 6. What's the matter? — A car ran___ a girl. She is still unconscious.
Take
Exercise 317,
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
1) take after a) consider as true
2) take advantage of b) remove (a garment, something etc.)
3) take care of c) react painfully
4) take for d) take steps
5) take for granted e) resemble a close, older
relative
6) take into account f) start controlling,
managing a business
7) take measures g) regard as
8) take notes h) happen, occur
9) takeoff (2) i) catch sight of some-
body/something
j) seize the opportunity
10) take offence at k) write down notes
11) take to heart 1) start a flight
12) take interest in m) be given permission to
speak
13) take over (a company) n) take into consideration
14) take part in some- o) develop a habit or thing practice
15) take place p) feel hurt
16) take the floor q) show interest in something/somebody
17) take to r) participate in
18) take notice of s) care for someone/something