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  • 4.-Jack really ________ his older brother Simon. (admires)
    looks up to
  • 15.- When Tommy broke the vase his mother ______him ____. (talk to a child in an angry way)
    told him off
  • 3. We've had to put _______________ our wedding until September.
    off
  • 13.- I can't __________ your rudeness any longer! (tolerate)
    put up with
  • 6.- Tom and Alice had an argument but they've _______ now. (become friends again after a quarrel)
    made up
  • 16. He was accused of ___________ over an old lady and killing her. He was driving under the influence.
    running
  • 2. She’s an intellectual snob who looks _______________ on people who haven't been to college.
    down
  • 11.- Sorry I'm late. I got _________ by the traffic. (delayed)
    held up
  • 11. Some parents complain that it’s difficult to __________ up children. (= raise)
    bring
  • 7.- You must _______ and see us the next time you're in the area. (pay a surprise visit)
    drop in
  • 14. On 11 March 2004 several bombs ____________ off in commuter trains in Madrid.
    went
  • 5. The traffic begins to b___________ up at around 7 o’clock on weekdays
    build
  • 13. One of the boxers was _________________ out in a fight, but he managed to ______________ round quickly.
    knocked/come
  • 7. Did you manage to ________ up any Portuguese when you were in Lisbon?
    pick
  • 3.- She pretended to be ill but she didn't ______me ____ for a moment. (deceive)
    take (me) in
  • 9. She needs to ________ up on her French before she takes up her new job in Paris.
    brush
  • 15. The criminals got ____________ with the crime and they didn’t go to prison.
    away
  • 10.- It was so dark in the room that I couldn't _________ what the people were doing. (see clearly)
    make out
  • 15.- When Tommy broke the vase his mother ______him ____. (talk to a child in an angry way)
    told him off
  • 6. The speaker went too fast, so it was impossible to take ________ all the information.
    in
  • 10. Are you having an affair? Are you _________________ on me?
    cheating
  • 8. How will you get ________ in Moscow if you don’t speak any Russian?
    by
  • 9.- You should put ice on your wrist until the swelling ________. (reduces in size)
    goes down
  • 1. The start of the game was pushed _______________ from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    back
  • 1.- Pooh! I think that milk has ________ (of meat, milk etc - become too old to eat)
    gone off
  • 2.- The security guard at the airport _______ all my luggage. (examine carefully)
    went through
  • 4. If you paid attention, you might be able to _______ ________ with the lesson.
    keep up
  • 12. The teacher asked us to ____________ up a story. (= invent)
    make
  • 5.- We're _______ our house at the moment because we want to sell it. (repair, renovate)
    doing up
  • 8.- I ________ Sophie the other day – I hadn't seen her for ages. (meet someone by chance)
    ran/bumped into
  • 12.- Could you turn the music down? I'm trying to study and it's really _____ me ____ (distracting)__.
    putting (me) off