Recycling

A Decide whether the
following sentences are
true or false. Write Tor F
beside them, and correct
the mistakes.
1 If you've lost your book, you look after it.
2 If you admire someone, you look up to him or her.
3 Cold water helps to bring back someone who has fainted.
4 If you want your friend to join in the discussion, you bring him on.
5 If you put off a meeting, you've decided not to hold it at all.
6 If you weigh more than usual, you've put on weight.
7 In order to keep warm, you should take on more clothes.
8 If you take down the information, you can refer to it later.

B Choose the correct word or 1 No matter how often I explain it, he doesn't seem to _ _ __
phrase to complete each a) put it through b) take it in c) take it on d) put it in
sentence. Write the letter
2 That is the proposal which I shall to the Managing
in the space.
Director.
a) put forward b) take down c) bring up d) put on
3 She's a very good child. She always her toys.
a) puts up b) takes down c) brings on d) puts away
4 It's getting dark. Please the lights on.
a) take b) bring c) put d) set
5 Leila the information she wanted in her reference books.
a) looked after b) looked up c) took out d) took up
6 Local shopkeepers are their prices for the summer sales.
a) taking down b) looking on c) taking off d) bringing down

C Underline the correct word 1 She takes after I looks like her friend Anna: they're both very dark.
or phrase to complete 2 We can look I put Ahmed up when we visit Tunis.
each sentence.
3 I've got just enough money to bring I put down a deposit.
4 Have the dustmen taken away I put up the rubbish?
5 Sarah brought I put up an interesting point at the meeting.
6 That lorry's coming towards us! Look up I out!

D Match each phrasal verb 1 look down on A a child

with the best phrase. Do 2 bring up B a play
not use any item more
than once.
3 put on c more workers
4 take on D a new hobby
5 take up E other people

Now do the same for the 6 take over F a fire

rest of the exercise. 7 put out G a new bathroom
8 bring in H another company
9 take back I a good salary
10 put in J what you said

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E Complete the passage, Look 1) ! Asthma's about!

using one word for each
Asthma is a disease which literally 2) the breath away. It does this
space.
regularly to over three million sufferers in Britain, and it is on the increase
all over the world. It can be 3) on by chest infections, the weather,
cigarette smoke and common allergies (for example, to housedust mites and
animal fur). If you look it 4) in a dictionary, the usual definition
given is 'a respiratory disorder'. But nobody knows exactly why asthma
occurs. Scientists have put 5) years of research 6) into
the possible causes of asthma, but have produced no conclusive results. The
Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Chinese and Indians all mentioned asthma in
their writings, and put 7) suggestions for treatment. Researchers
these days are looking 8) different groups of asthma patients and
they say that the disease is spreading, even to areas where previously it did
not exist. Fortunately, asthma is treatable, but experts still need to find a
method of prevention. While they are looking 9) a solution to this
problem, we sufferers will just have to 10) up with it, and look
11) to the day when this unpleasant disease can be wiped out.

F Read the text and decide Next time you have to put 1) a picnic because of pouring rain, or
which word (A, B, C or D) take the dog 2) in the freezing cold, don't blame the weatherman.
best fits each space.
It's not his or her fault that the weather isn't perfect all the time. This is the
kind of thing you often hear people say, in shops and offices and at bus stops:
'It was the rain all last week that 3) on my cold.'
'Would you believe it? It's August and I'm 4) on another pullover!'
'Perhaps it's winter 5) _ _ _ _ in already!'
'I don't know why we 6) up with it. I'm seriously considering
moving to Florida!'
'Have you played any tennis recently?' 'Not a chance, it's been too wet. I
think I'd better 7) up a nice indoor game like chess next summer!'
Most people take bad weather as a personal insult, and become quite
annoyed about it. If they 8) out on a trip, the weather is the main
topic of conversation, until they run 9) of things to say about it.
Just remember that the weatherman probably feels the same as you do
about it!
A B c D
1 on off over about
2 out away off into
3 set came brought put
4 putting taking bringing getting
5 setting putting standing runmng
6 look take stand put
7 look bring take set
8 set take run look
9 away out down across

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