Question 1
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You could see she was .............................................compliments about her new hat but I
think it looked terrible
Answer
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fishing for
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fishing on
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fishing about
Question 2
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I've got a little ·money ............................... in case of emergencies.
Question 3
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The car went up on the pavement and .................................... a pedestrian
Question 4
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I'll............................... . my promise and take her to the cinema even though I hate horror films.
Answer
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stick at
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stick on
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stick to
Question 5
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He's ................................. the idea of organising a sports day but it's not definite yet.
Answer
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toying with
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toying on
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toying at
Question 6
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How can I possibly.... ............................. all the money l owe?
Answer
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pay back
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pay off
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pay aside
Question 7
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We expected him to ............................ the chance to have a few days off but he
didn't seem at all enthusiastic
Question 8
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She.............. ............. all our objections and bought a video camera
Answer
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brushed aside
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brushed out
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brushed off
Question 9
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Maybe I'd better ................................the plan again to make sure we all what we're supposed to be doing.
Answer
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run across
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run through
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run on
Question 10
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He's going to .............................. the election as an independent candidate
Answer
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stand up
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stand on
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stand for
Question 11
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It was very difficult to ...................... the truth because nobody wanted to tell us anything about what happened that day.
Question 12
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I.......... what I said. This show isn't as bad as I expected.
Answer
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take away
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take back
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take out
Question 13
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Fancy him ................................. such an old trick! I bet he feels stupid!
Answer
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falling at
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falling for
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falling by
Question 14
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Could you ...................................... this customer? I'm rather busy at the moment
Answer
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attend to
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attend at
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attend for
Question 15
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If we don't sell more, we'll have to .....................................production.
Answer
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cut back
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cut down
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cut over
Question 16
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That song always ......................... memories of the time we went on a package holiday to Spain.
Answer
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brings round
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brings forward
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brings back