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  • In appearance she ___ after her father but she's inherited her intelligence from her mother.
    falls
    takes
    turns
    calls
  • Alan was very laid-back and let his pupils ___ him by his first name.
    fall
    turn
    take
    call
  • Her novel is a tale of __ love; Ross is besotted with his boss who shows no interest in him.
    unrequited
    first
    brotherly
    true
  • Sandra ___ an instant dislike to Joe's mother, but she did her best to hide it.
    kept
    had
    turned
    took
  • Sandra's parents have ___ feelings about her going abroad. They want her independent yet close.
    mixed
    strong
    negative
    inner
  • He had a friendly, open face and she ___ an instant liking to him.
    fell
    called
    took
    turned
  • I usually ___ to my mother for help or advice; she's a better listener than my father.
    take
    turn
    call
    fall
  • He ___ out with his father after a blazing row and hasn't spoken to him since.
    took
    fell
    turned
    called
  • The photograph shows a young ___ couple speaking to a priest, probably about their wedding.
    courting
    married
    unrequited
    elderly
  • The noise from the neighbours is beginning to ___ on my nerves.
    get
    turn
    put
    take
  • Sally and my father _____ on like a house on fire; she loves going to see him.
    take
    turn
    put
    get
  • I met Paul on holiday and he's become quite a ___ friend.
    mutual
    best
    school
    close
  • Faced with mounting ___ tension, the government introduced a number of political reforms.
    family
    heightened
    social
    rising
  • He ___ himself to himself on the holiday, eating alone and opting out of the excursions.
    put
    turned
    kept
    got
  • I have a ___ relationship with my job; how I feel about it usually depends on what mood I'm in.
    rocky
    love-hate
    stable
    close
  • I used to ___ down on art students at university, but now they're all earning far more than me.
    take
    look
    put
    turn
  • It was a ___ arguement: neither of us was ever likely to change the other's way of thinking.
    heated
    furious
    pointless
    fierce
  • It was just a joke - I wasn't trying to ___ you down. I didn't mean to make you feel stupid.
    put
    keep
    take
    turn
  • I left over 10 years ago, but I've managed to ___ in touch with some of my former colleagues.
    take
    have
    keep
    put
  • The maths teacher ___ it in for me; she was always giving me extra homework.
    taken
    kept
    had
    turned
  • They ___ a fairly rocky relationship at first, but they're talking of getting married now.
    had
    took
    got
    kept
  • His gambling problem has ____ a great strain on our relationship so I'm thinking of leaving.
    taken
    kept
    put
    got
  • He was heartbroken when she ___ down his proposal of marriage.
    took
    turned
    called
    fell
  • We're not inviting any aunts or uncles - just the ____ family.
    extended
    single-parent
    immediate
    adoptive
  • He's well liked, and a lot of the younger members of staff ___ up to him as a role model.
    keep
    take
    look
    get
  • I thought that love at first sight only happened in films but I ___ for Jill when I saw her.
    turned
    fell
    took
    called
  • When her father returned after 9 years, Sue didn't have the heart to ___ her back on him.
    get
    turn
    put
    have
  • She'd always approved of his girlfriends before, but she never really ____ to Sandra.
    looked
    took
    turned
    got
  • They set up in partnership in 2005, but the relationship __ sour when Jim's investments failed.
    turned
    kept
    looked
    got
  • The other children laughed at her, ___ her names and made her cry.
    calling
    falling
    taking
    turning
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