EXERCISE 20a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.1. This is a dangerous neighborhood — so stay with me and don't _____ _____ by yourself. 2. Yesterday at work Leticia ________ ________ showing everyone her engagement ring. 3. Wedding ceremonies in some countries can ________ ________ for days. 4. The bomb will ________ ________ at exactly 6:00. 5. Where are you going? Why don't you ________ ________ until Jim comes home and then we can order a pizza. 6. The driver took a wrong turn, and we _______ _______ in the middle of nowhere. 7. On Sundays my husband usually ________ ________ on the couch watching football games. 8. My lazy son ________ ________ the house all day not lifting a finger to help with anything. 9. She's going to ________ ________ at her new job working only part-time, but later she'll switch to full-time. 10. Buy lots of champagne for the party; you want to be sure there's enough to ________ ________. 11. Bill likes to go to bed early — he can't ________ ________ past 8:00 p.m. 12. Rosa wanted to study medicine in college, but she ________ ________ studying law instead. 13. The paleontologist was amazed to find dinosaur eggs just ________ ________ in the desert. 14. I can't believe you ______________town wearing those dirty clothes all day. 15. I'm sorry I missed the party. Did anything exciting ________________? 16. I'm nervous about the wedding. I hope it ________ ________ the way we planned it. 17. A rumor is ________ ________ the school about two of the teachers. 18. It's normal for the power to ________ ________ during a thunderstorm. 19. If that poster doesn't ________ ________ with tape, we'll have to use thumb tacks instead. 20. In the morning Dr. Smith usually__________the hospital visiting his patients. 21. Jim is usually a good boy, but when he ________ ________ with Jake he gets in trouble. 22. He was trying to ________ ________ a slow truck when he had the accident. 23. I ________ ________ a diet two weeks ago, and so far I haven't lost an ounce. 24. In the past no one believed that the earth ________ ________ the sun. 25. If you're leaving, what are you waiting for? ________ ________, leave! 26. How can I make such an important decision with so little information? I need more to ________. 27. I'm surprised that the heat ________ ________ last night — it's only September. 28. Miguel's new race car is really fast. Yesterday he ________ ________ the track in record time. 29. After you cross the bridge, you'll see a gravel road that ________ ________ a lake and heads toward the mountains. 30. I don't want to retire. I'm going to ________ ________ working as long as I can.
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