Ex.188 Combinations with down, away and over
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + down, away or over combinations.
1 I offered him part-time work but he . . . it. . ., saying that he'd rather wait for a full-time job.
2 He doesn't think much of contemporary authors; he is always ... ... their work.
3 He dictated it and I ... it... in shorthand.
4 The child picked up the knife and his mother shouted, '... it... !'
5 Some English boys go to boarding school at the age of seven. They usually ... ... quickly and are very happy.
6 I am in charge while Smith is away; I ... ... from him on June 1.
7 I can't decide now. I'll... it... with my colleagues and let you know later.
8 He insisted on riding a young excitable horse which ... ... with
him and threw him into a ditch.
9 He agreed to take my classes while I was away; but he ... me ... . He never turned up for any of them.
10 I ... ... the accounts several times but couldn't find the mistake.
11 Suddenly there was a rustling in the straw. Everyone ... ... and
stood watching from a safe distance.
12 This shop is ... ... .It will be reopening shortly under new
management.
13 He had stage fright at first but he ... ... it very quickly.
14 The townsman has always been inclined to ... ... on the
countryman.
15 The filing system worked splendidly till the secretary went on holiday; then it... ... and no one knew where anything was.
16 Here is my letter; would you just... it... to see if there are any mistakes?
17 Two men started to fight with knives. The crowd ... ... so as to
be out of danger, and stood watching.
18 After the blizzard, it took a long time to ... ... the snow from the
main streets.
19 He hated boarding school and ... ... from it, turning up two days
later at his own home.
20 Jones tried to make a suggestion but the crowd was too excited to listen and he was ... ... .
21 When the first act ... ... we had a drink in the theatre bar.
22 They should ... ... with licensing laws and let us drink when we
like.
23 There was tremendous excitement in the streets and the shouting didn't... ... till after midnight.
24 The embassy was ... ... in the recent riots. The ruins are still
smoking.
25 When she heard the news of the crash she ... ... and cried.
26 The theatre filled up very early and people who came later and who hadn't reserved seats were ... ... .
27 I wonder why there's such a smell of gas. ~
Perhaps something on the gas stove has ... ... and put out the
flame.
28 That old chair would be useful to somebody. If you don't want it, sell it or ... it ... .
29 This ring I wear isn't very valuable but it's been ... ... in my
family for over 200 years.
30 He ... ... a little money every week so as to have something for a
rainy day.
31 The police caught one thief but the other ... ... .
32 The new idea is that young delinquents should gather together in groups and ... ... their problems with social workers.
33 We are spending too much; we'll have to ... ... our expenses.
34 I'm waiting till prices ... ... before buying my new carpet.
35 When the floods ... ... we were able to use the road again.
36 The expression 'To ... ... a new leaf means to make a fresh start
with the intention of doing better.
Ex.189 Mixed combinations used in a connected passage
Fill the spaces in the following passage by inserting suitable combinations.
During Bill's last term at school, Mr White offered him a job in a hardware shop. 'It would be in the tool section,' he said, 'helping old Mr Hammer, and if you 1. . . ... (made good progress) you could
2. . . ... (become responsible for) the section when Mr Hammer
retires.'
Mr White expected Bill to 3. . . ... at the offer (accept it eagerly)
and was rather 4. . . ... (surprised and disappointed) when the boy
looked doubtful.
'You needn't5. . . ... your mind (decide) at once,' he said. 'Mr
Hammer can 6. . . ... (continue/manage) without an assistant for
another fortnight. But7. . . it. . . (consider it) and let me know. Your school8. . . ... (closes for the holidays) this Friday, doesn't it?' Bill
nodded. 'Well, if you decide to accept the job,9. . . ... (call at the
shop) next weekend. I'll show you round and we'll10. . . you . . . (arrange this matter) with an insurance card.'
Bill's father urged him to accept. 'If you 11. . . it. . . (refuse it) you'll just be on the dole,' he said. 'It's no use 12. . . ... (loitering) at
home waiting for something better to 13. . . ... (appear). Very few
employers are 14. . . ... (engaging) more men at present and a lot of
places are 15. . . ... (shutting permanently).'
So Bill took the job and soon 16. . . . . . in his new environment
(became used to it). He 17. . . ... (learnt) to work quickly and when
Mr Hammer retired and 18. . . ... (transferred) the tool section to
him, he felt very proud of himself.
Unfortunately, after two years Mr White was transferred to a bigger branch and a new manager, Mr Black, was appointed. He and Bill didn't19.. . ... one another at all (neither liked the other). He
began, tactlessly enough, by 20. . . Bill. . . and . . . (examining) and saying, 'I don't21. . . ... (like) the way you dress. If you want to
22. . . ... (continue) working here you must smarten up.23. . . ...
(get dressed in) a tie and 24. . . ... (remove) those rings. I don't
approve of young men wearing rings.'
'Some of our customers wear them,' Bill 25. . . ... (remarked).
'Don't26. . . me . . . (reply impudently)'.' snapped Mr Black.
Soon afterwards. Bill and the manager27. . . ... (quarrelled)
again.
'You spend too much time talking to customers,' Mr Black complained.
'But they like a chat,' said another assistant, trying to . . . ... ...
(defend) Bill. 'People who want silent service go to supermarkets.'
'You 29. . . . . . of this (remain outsider.' snarled Mr Black. 'If
business doesn't30. . . ... (improve) you may both be . . . ...
(seeking) other jobs.'
'He 32. . . customers . . . (repels them) by his bad manner,' muttered Bill to his friends. 'But if profits 33. . . ... (decrease) he'll... ...
(state falsely) that it's all our fault. Anyway I'm sick of being
35. . . ... (given too many orders) and I'm not going to 36. . . ... ...
it (endure it).'
Fortunately, before rebellion 37. . . ... (started) in the tool
department, Mr Black, who had 38. . . ... for (applied for) a more
important post, was told that he had got it. He became overnight a much happier man and tried to 39. . . ... ... (compensate for) his
previous harshness by being very polite to everyone, even Bill. The staff weren't40. . . ... (deceived) by his sudden affability, but it
made a nice change.
Ex.190 Mixed combinations used in a connected passage
Complete the passage, using suitable combinations.
We 1. . . ... early and had breakfast at 7.30. After breakfast my
sister Alice 2. . . ... (washed the dishes) while I got out the car. We
3. . . ... (began our journey) at 8.30 and drove first to Mr Pitt's
house to4. . . ... (collect) his son Tom who was coming with us.
Tom had never met my niece Ann and I wasn't sure how the two children would 5. . . ... . But I needn't have worried, for it6. . . ...
(was revealed) that they had a lot of interests in common and seemed quite pleased with each other. Even my sister, who doesn't usually 7. . . ... (like) small boys,8. . . ... (was attracted by/liked at first
meeting) him from the first. She whispered to me that he had very good manners and had obviously been well9. . . ... . Tom also
pleased her very much by 10. . . ... (indicating) various interesting
buildings as we drove through the town. Ann, however, was not much impressed by this and clearly thought that Tom was just 11. . . ... (displaying his knowledge).
Suddenly Alice said, 'Good heavens! I forgot to 12. . . ... the iron.
We'll have to go back or it will start a fire and 13. . . ... (destroy by
fire) the house.'
I said, 'Let's try to 14. . . ... (telephone) our neighbour, Mr Smith,
first and see if he can get into the house and 15. . . ... the iron.'
'But he won't be able to 16. . . ... (enter), said Alice. 'The house is
17...... '
'Then he'll have to 18. . . ... (enter by force),' I said. 'Better to
have a window broken than let the house 19. . . . . . in flames.'
So I20. . . ... (telephoned) Mr Smith, who said that he'd 21. . . ...
the matter. I22. . . ... (waited, holding the receiver) while he went to
do this, and very soon I heard his voice saying, 'It's all right. I 23. . . ... (entered) through a window you'd left open and 24. . . ...
the iron. No damage was done.'
I thanked him warmly and we 25. . . ... (continued) with our
journey, much relieved.
We stopped at 1.00,26. . . . . . of (left) the car and picnicked by the
side of the road. Alice was just27. . . ... (offering to each of us) the
sandwiches when a police car 28. . . ... (stopped) beside us.
'You mustn't park here,' said the policeman. 'It's a clearway.' I explained that I was a foreigner, so he said, 'Well, I'll29. . . you . . . (overlook the offence) this time, but don't do it again. You mightn't 30. . . ... ... (escape unpunished) it another time.'
My sister was rather 31. . . ... (annoyed) by this incident but I
explained that these regulations were necessary and we must 32. . . ... ... (endure/bear patiently) them.
Tom was very impressed by the police car. He 33. . . ... ...
(respects) all policemen and hopes to be one when he 34. . . ...
(becomes an adult). He is already 35. . . ... ... (anticipating with
. pleasure) driving round in a fast car 36. . . ... (seeking) lawbreakers.
Poor Tom likes fast cars and was rather37. . . ... (bored/disgusted)
because so many cars 38. . . ... ... (drew level with) us and passed
us. As we listened to the sound of their engines 39. . . ...
(diminishing) in the distance he said, 'Next time I go out with you I'll come on my bicycle. I'm sure I'll be able to 40. . . ... ...
(remain abreast of) you, you go so slowly.'
However we did 41. . . ... (arrive at) Stratford in the end and
went to the house of a friend, who had promised to 42. . . us . . . (give us accommodation} for the night. We tried to get seats for the Memorial Theatre but they were 43. . . ... (all sold) so we spent the
evening sitting by the fire and 44. . . ... (discussing) our day.