XX. B. Complete the sentences using the following words: start up, pull up (to), jack up, back up, gas up, cut across, pull away (from), run out (of), cut off, let up (on).

1. George ran out of gas. He should have ………. ……….. before he got on the freeway.

2. George pulled away from the curb without looking in his rearview mirror. He didn’t see the other car and he ……… him .…….. .

3. The driving instructor told George to back up. George looked in his rearview mirror and then slowly …….. ………. ……… the brake.

4. George got in his car and started up. Before he …….. …….. from the curb, he checked the mirrors and looked over his left shoulder to make sure that no cars were coming.

5. As George was cutting across the parking lot, he ran over a nail and got a flat tire. He had to …….. his car …….. and change the tire.

C. How many commands can you make by matching the two/three-word verbs in the left column with the nouns in the right column? How many commands can you make without using any nouns?

Example: Pull out of the driveway. Or Pull out!

Two/three-word verbs	Nouns
To pull up (to)	the curb
To pull away (from)	the street
To pull over (to)	the gas station
To pull ahead (of)	the driveway
To pull in (to)	the bridge
To pull out (of)	the other car
To pull under	the stop sign
To pull across	the intersection
To pull next to	the parking lot

D. Write your own questions. Make sure that your question is appropriate for the answer given.

1. (cut off)	_________________
	Yes, I did.
2. (jack up)	_________________
	Yes, I’m sure she can.
3. (back up)	_________________
	Sure, no problem.
4. (start up)	_________________
	No, I’m afraid it won’t.
5. (gas up)	_________________
	No, I forgot.
6. (cut across)	_________________
	You’re not supposed to.
7. (let up on)	_________________
	I’m afraid that the car will stall.
8. (run put of)	_________________
	No, there’s enough.
9. (pull away from)	_________________
	I don’t think so.
10. (pull up to)	_________________
	Okay.

E. Read a story. When Danny turned sixteen, his elder brother Peter gave him driving lessons. On their first day, Peter gave the keys to Danny and told him to start up the car.

Danny put the key into the ignition, turned it, pressed the gas pedal, and the car started.

“Well, that was easy!” Danny said happily.

“Don’t be so confident,” Peter warned. ‘Check your mirrors before you back up.”

After Danny looked in both the rearview mirror and the side mirror, he let up on the brake and let his car backward. After they were out of the driveway and onto the street, Peter told Danny to pull up to the curb and stop.

Danny pulled up to the curb. “How’s that?” he asked. “Well, it’s not bad for a first try, but you’re a foot from the curb. Try to pull up closer. You have to learn to judge distance.”

Danny tried again. This time the tires rubbed against the curb.

“Don’t worry. It takes some practice,” Peter assured his brother. ‘Pull away, but be sure you don’t cut anyone off.”

After Danny had driven a few miles, he noticed that they were running out of gas.

“Where’s the nearest gas station, Pete? We have to gas up.”

Peter told Danny to cut across Market Street and to make a left turn onto Kilroy Avenue.

“There’s a gas station on Kilroy,” said Pete.

“Are you sure?” Danny asked, “I think that station closed a month ago.”

“I hope you’re wrong,” said Peter. “There isn’t another gas station near here.”

Danny groaned as he pulled up to the gas station, “Look, Peter! It is closed. Now what do we do?”

Just then, Peter noticed an elderly man jacking up his car next to the gas station. “Let’s see if he needs help,” said Peter.

“We’re the ones who need help!” Danny exclaimed.

They got out of their car and walked over to the old man.

‘Need some help?” Peter asked.

The old man thanked them as he stepped aside to let them change the tire.

“How can I repay you?” the old man asked when they had finished.

“It was nothing. Don’t think anything of it,” Peter replied.

“Well, there is something you could do for us,” Danny began.

“What’s that, young man?” the old man asked curiously.

“You could tell us where we can find a gas station! I’m getting my first driving lesson today and I’ve run out of gas!”

The old man smiled, “You’re luck, son. I have two gallons of gas in the trunk of my car. That’ll be enough to get you across town to the Exscon Gas Station on Jackson Drive.

“Oh, great. Of course, We’ll pay you for the two gallons,” Danny said.

“No, no. I’m glad to help you. It seems that your stopping to help me killed two birds with one stone!” the old man laughed.

F. Put the following statements in chronological order as they happened in the story.

1. … Peter told Danny to pull away from the curb.

2. … Peter told Danny to cut across Market Street.

3. … Peter told Danny to check the mirrors before backing up.

4. … Peter saw the old man jacking up his car.

5. … After checking the mirrors, Danny let up on the brake.

6. … The old man had two gallons of gas in his trunk.

7. … Danny noticed that they were running out of gas.

8. … Peter told Danny to start the car up.

9. … Peter told Danny to pull up to the curb and stop.

10. … Danny said that they needed to gas up.