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fill in the blanks with the following: Play down, call in, pluck up, crop up, slip up, sit on, show sb around, , measure up to, see to, bow to 1. 2. ". %. (. *. ,. 0. .. Go on, you go out. I'll _________ the washing up. he go!ernment then ____________ troops to deal with the disturbances. #e was the first $ournalist to ______________ the management committee. #ow will the &ecretary General ____________ his new responsibilities' )anagement has been ______________ the possibility of $ob losses. he company apologi+ed for ___________ so badly. -uring the 1.,/s and 1.0/s, treatment centers ______________ all o!er the nation. 1hen they came out to !isit, my dad told me to ________ my cousin ____________ town. #e finally ____________ enough courage to ask her out. __________ public pressure and lift the arms embargo.

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II call, pass 1. #uman 3ights groups are ______ the release of political prisoners. 2. ". %. (. *. ,. 0. .. 1/. I'm afraid I'll ha!e to __________ that offer of coffee. I regularly ____________ his office for news. he tradition has been ____________ from father to son for generations. he 45 has ____________ both sides to obser!e the ceasefire. 1ith my hair cut short, I could ha!e ____________ a boy. 2ould you _________ on )um on your way home' I think we'd better _________ that last remark. 3escuers had to _____________ the search because of worsening weather conditions. hat kind of abuse is really not ____________.

11. I nearly ____________ when I saw all the blood. 12. 1ill you be _______________ the supermarket on your way home'

1". I don't think you should ___________ the opportunity to go to uni!ersity. 1%. he army was _______________ to help fight fires.

III. 1. -e6ter liked the picture editor and felt at ___ ______ him. 2. ____ of ______ for the wishes of her family, the affair was not reported in the media.

". 1e will ha!e 2hristmas decorations on a _____ with anything on show at the )etro2entre. %. 7ou would almost ha!e thought that we were on ___ _____ from something.

(. I'll v_______ for the 8uality of the report. I read it last night. *. I added cheerfully, but 9illy g_______ at me, and we ate our cinnamon toast in silence. ,. B______ with me a minute, and I'll check if )r Garrard's in. 0. I'm reluctant to p_____ with any of the kittens, but we need the money. .. &he's been in _________ with a long term back disorder. 1/. I'll write you a che8ue, and you can pay me back in _____ later.

I:. 1. 2. ; shark can smell blood at a _______ of half a kilometer. )arshall recited )artin 9uther <ing =r.'s famous speech from ________.

". J__________ from what you say in your letter, you don't sound well. %. I tried to r_________ with her, but she>s hopeless. (. It's ob!ious that ha!ing a girlfriend $ust doesn't _______ in with your plans. *. )uch of this information is picked up by _______of ___________ from pre!ious students.

,. In the end he had to be thrown out of the house by f_________. 0. -o you a_________ of doctors using human embryos for research' .. ?lattering belted $ackets are in _________ again this year. 1/. he children don't go far ________home because they>re afraid of getting lost.