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Exercises

There are a lot of instances of get in this text. Replace them all with another way of
conveying the same idea. Notice that by doing this you are changing the text from something
very informal to something slightly more formal.
I don't often g interesting advertising circulars these days. However, quite an unusual one
came this morning. It was headed 'Are you worried about petting out of touch?' And it went
on, 'If so, @ some of our special tablets today. Taking just one in the morning will help you
get on well at work and at home. It will stop little problems from getting vou down and will
ensure that you rich and successful with the minimum of effort on your behalf. Send just
$25 today and you will @ your tablets and your key to success within ten days.'

87.2 Fill in the blanks in the sentences below in the most appropriate way.
1 Although they had only told their parents about their engagement, the news soon got
................................. the village.
2 She must have made a good impression last week because she has got ..........................
to the second round of interviews for the post.
3 I love watching TV cookery programmes but when they describe a recipe, it can be hard
to get ......................... ........ all the details in time. .
4 We get ................................. only because we live very economically.
5 What have you been getting ................... .... ....... since we last met?
6 Surely you haven't got ................................. all the biscuits already?

87.3 Match the situations in list A with the appropriate expressions in list B.
A 1 Someone has been very impolite to one of your friends. 4
2 Someone is about to throw something away.
3 Someone is being very bad-tempered. 4
4 Someone has done something very unkind to you. &
5 A good friend is leaving.
B 1 I don't know how we'll get by without you!
2 You wait! 1'11 get my own back on you one day!
3 Don't get rid of that yet!
4 You got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!
5 Your rudeness really gets me!

87.4 Complete the following sentences in any appropriate way.
1 I should hate to get rid of ...
2 The dinner got off to a bad start when.. .
3 I find it very hard to get down to. ..
4 I wish I could get out of.. .
5 I don't think she has got over.. .
6 ... is really getting me down.
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There are a number of other common phrasal verbs and expressions based on get not listed
on the opposite page. Write example sentences using any that you can think of.

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