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30 I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me.

31 It is silly to abandon a good job like yours, just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.

32 They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the job.

33 The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it produced precision instruments for aeroplanes.

34 The chairman brought his speech to an end by thanking the staff for their hard work. 35 Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to reach London from

here.

36 He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it.

185 Combinations with off and on

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Put in the appropriate verb.

1 The fireworks . . . off with such a noise that we were nearly deafened.

2 The trade talks which had begun between the two countries were . . . off when the fishery dispute began.

3He... off on his journey.

4I can't hear you. Do . . . off that vacuum cleaner.

5The astronaut found the experience of weightlessness strange at first but the feeling . .

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off after a time.

6The candidate . . . on everyone in his constituency and asked them to vote for him in the impending by-election.

7Well-off people used to have servants to . . . on them.

8If we can't decide on a play we all want to see we'd better . . . off the theatre party tomorrow.

9Don't be . . . off by her odd appearance; she is really very nice.

10I said to the shop assistant, 1 like this coat; could I . . . it on?'

11You won't . . . on very fast with your work if you try to watch television at the same time.

12Those chalk marks will easily . . . off your jacket if you brush it.

13Almost all workers like to . . . off (leave work) at six. It's hard to get anyone to stay on after that.

14I was practising the bagpipes but I had to . . . off because my mother complained about the noise.

15I think you have enough to do as it is. Don't . . . on any more work.

16They won't be able to have their letters . . . on when they are away as they will be on safari.

17Many of our men are off sick just now. We have been . . . on with a skeleton staff.

18It's really your turn to wash up, Mary, but we'll . . . you off this time. You look very tired.

19 When I played in his team he kept shouting advice at me, and this . . . me off. 20 I heard two men planning to break into a house. What should I do?

You should . . . on the information to the police.

21 I don't see why we should do all the work while he just . . . on (watches) and does nothing.

22 Someone is following us!

Never mind; . . . on walking and pay no attention.

23 Now that we have lost all the money, it's no use... on me and saying that it's all my fault.

24 The policeman told the crowd standing round the scene of the accident to . . . on because they were blocking the road.

25 I don't want to . . . on the light in case I waken her.

26 My house was damaged by floods so I had to . . . off the guests I had invited for the following week-end.

27 She doesn't usually wear a hat; she only . . . one on when she goes to a wedding. 28 . . . on. It could do you good to come out for a change.

29 The wedding was planned for the 16th but the bride fell ill so it had to be . . . off. 30 My train leaves at eight tomorrow morning. Will you come and . . . me off?

31 The Scout . . . on his bicycle and hurried away to get help.

32 He doesn't . . . on with his family. That's why he doesn't live at home.

33 That new factory is doing very well; the manager has just . . . on fifty new workers. 34 The plane . . . off at seven and climbed rapidly into the stormy sky.

35 He... off his jacket and hung it up.

36 He flew his plane under the bridges of the Thames. Why did he do that?

I suppose he was just . . . off. {attracting attention to/displaying his skill)

186 Combinations with up

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Fill up the spaces in each of the following sentences by inserting a verb + up, or a verb + up + preposition combination.

1 It is... ... factory owners to provide fire-fighting equipment in their factories.

(No verb is required here.)

2 Unfortunately he was . .. . ..by his parents to believe that money was the only thing that mattered.

3 The party didn't ... ... till 3 a.m. and the guests left very noisily. 4 I ran after him and soon ... ... ... him. Then we went on together.

5 Mother to child: 'Your clothes are covered with mud; what have you ... ?' 6 If you buy the paint I'll... ... this room for you.

7 He... ...a list of conditions and we all agreed to them. 8 If you want a new passport you must ... ... this form. 9 He... ...at 8 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m.

10 I tried three times to start the car and then . . . it . . . and went by bus.

187 Combinations with out

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Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + out combination.

1 There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles . . . . . . so there are only two of us now.

2 You are not paid to criticize. All you need do is to... ...my orders. 3 When war ... ... prices usually go up.

4 There's an advertisement in today's paper that might interest Robert. I'll... it... and send it to him.

5 The fog is so thick that I don't know where we are. I'll have to try and . . . . . . by asking someone.

6 In a bus: 'Have my seat. I'm... ...at the next stop.'

7 The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has ... ... nearly everywhere.

188 Combinations with down, away and over

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Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + down, away or over combinations.

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.

189 Mixed combinations used in a connected passage

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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

.... 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

previous harshness by being very polite to everyone, even Bill. The staff weren't (40) . ..

..... (deceived) by his sudden affability, but it made a nice change.

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Complete the passage, using suitable combinations.

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 well

(9) .. ... . 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

(waited, holding the receiver) while he went to do this, and very soon I heard his voice

Alice was just (27) ..... (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'll (29) . . . you . . . (overlook the offence) this time, but don't

Keys to Practical Exercises

11 some, any etc. and relatives

Exercise 101 I some 2 some, any 3 any, some 4 any 5 some, any 6 some, any 7 any, some 8 Some, some 9 any 10 any, any 11 Any 12 some/any 13 any, any 14 Some, some 15 any 16 some 17 any/some 18 any 19 any 20 Any 21 some 22 some, some 23 some 24 any

25 any, some/any 26 Any 27 any 28 some 29 some 30 some 31 any 32 some

33any

34some, some 35 any 36 some/any, some

Exercise 102 (In some of the answers the relative pronoun is enclosed in brackets; this means that it can be omitted. The answers given are not necessarily the only possible answers to the questions. Notice carefully the presence or absence of commas.)

I (a) The 8.10 is the train (which/that) Mr Black usually catches, (b) The 8.40 is the train (which/that) he caught today, (c) Mr White is a man who usually travels up with Mr Black, (d) Mr Brown is the man whose paper Mr White borrowed, (e) Mr Black usually catches the 8.10, which is a fast train, (f) Today he missed the 8.10, which annoyed him very much. (g) He caught the 8.40, which doesn't get in till 9.40.

2 (a) The brown umbrella was the one (which/that) Mr Penn left at home today or the one (which/that) he didn't take today, (b) The black umbrella was the one (which/that) he took or the one (which/that) he left on the bus. (c) The blue umbrella was the one (which/that) Mr Penn took by mistake, (d) Mr Count was the man whose umbrella Mr Penn took.

3 (a) Malta is the place Tom and Jack wanted to go to/went to or Malta is the place to which Tom and Jack wanted to go. (b) The Blue Skies Agency is the agency Tom went to or the agency to which Tom went. (c) The Blue Seas Agency is the agency Jack went to or the agency to which Jack went. (d) the MS Banana is the ship Jack travelled on/in or

the ship on/in which Jack travelled, (e) Julia is the girl (who(m)/that) Jack met on board. (0 Tom liked flying, so he went to the Blue Skies Agency, who booked or Tom, who liked flying, went etc. (g) Jack, who hated flying, went to the Blue Seas Agency, who booked

4 (a) George and Paul were (the) two men who were working on Mr Jones's

roof. (b) Bill was a/the burglar who saw them going away or who stole the jewellery etc. (c) Tom was a student who lodged with Mr Jones, (d) Mrs Jones was the lady whose jewellery was stolen, (e) Mr and Mrs Smith were the people the Joneses were playing cards with or the

people with whom the Joneses were playing cards. (f) the ladder Bill climbed up or up which he climbed, (g) the window he climbed through or through which he climbed, (h) the screwdriver he used or the screwdriver he opened the drawer with or with which he opened etc. (i) George and Paul, who were working on the roof, left the ladder (j) Mr

and Mrs Jones, who were out playing cards, knew nothing (k) Bill, whose fingerprints were on the screwdriver, was later caught

5 (a) The Greens are the people Ann works for or for whom Ann works. (b) The 12.10 was the train (which/that) Ann caught or the train (that/which) Ann came up on. (c) The 12.30 was the train (which/that) Tom met. (d) Peter was a boy (who(m)/that) Ann met on the train. (e) Paul was the boy (who(m)/that) Mary had come to meet or the boy

(who(m)/that) Mary was waiting for. (f) The Intrepid Fox is the bar where Tom usually goes for lunch or the bar Tom usually goes to for lunch or the bar where Tom usually has his lunch, (g) Mrs Green, who thought Ann looked tired, gave her (h) Peter, who hated eating by himself, hoped (i) Tom, who had only an hour for lunch, couldn't wait (j) Mary, whose boyfriend didn't turn up, ended by (k) Tom and Ann wasted half an hour at the station, which meant (1) Tom and Ann very nearly missed one another, which shows

Exercise 103 (Relatives in brackets may be omitted.)

1 for the present (which/that) you sent. 2 She was dancing with a student who had or The student with whom she was dancing 3 I'm looking after some children who are or The children I'm looking after are 4 The bed I sleep on has 5 Romeo and Juliet were two lovers whose parents 6 There wasn't any directory in the box (which/that) I was phoning from.

7 This is Mrs Jones, whose son 8 The chair (which/that) I was sitting on collapsed or The chair on which I was sitting collapsed. 9 Mr Smith, whom I had come especially to see, was too busy 10 The man (who(m)/that) I had come to see was II I missed the train (which/that) I usually catch and had to travel on the next, which was 12 His girlfriend,

whom he trusted absolutely, turned out 13 The car (which/that) we were in had bad brakes and the man who was driving didn't know 14 This is the story of a man whose wife suddenly loses 15 the frontier, which will be 16 a small girl whose hand had been cut