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Exercises

14.1 Here are some more compound nouns based on phrasal verbs. Guess the meaning of the
underlined word from its context.
1 Because of the accident there was a three-mile tailback along the motorway.
2 Police are warning of an increased number of break-ins in this area.
3 The papers are claiming the Prime Minister organised a cover-uo.
4 Unfortunately, our plans soon suffered a setback.
5 I'm sorry I'm late. There was a terrible hold-up on the bridge.
6 The robbers made their getaway in a stolen car.

Which of the words studied on the opposite page would be most likely to follow the
adjectives given below?
1 radioactive .......................... 5 final .................................
2 nervous ................................. 6 sales ...............................
. .
3 computer .............................. 7 positive. ...........................
4 annual .................................. 8 drastic.. .......... ..... .........

14.3 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from those opposite.
1 A and C Ltd. have made a ................................. bid for S and M plc.
2 The Prime Minister yesterday announced a ................................. in the Cabinet.
3 The negotiations aim to end the 10-day-old ..................................
4 She provided some very valuable ........................ .. to the discussion.
.....
5 CIRCUS LION IN HORROR ..................................
6 There's a terrible queue at this .................................. Let's find another one.
7 There has been a disturbing ................................. of violence in prisons recently.
8 The office wall was covered in ..................................

Here are some more words of this type. In each case the preposition element of the noun is
given but the other part is missing. Choose from the list of possibilities.
work hand hold clear write lie turn press
1 Their car was a off after the accident.
2 The lecturer distributed ................... outs before she started speaking.
3 Jack does a daily ....................... ..-out at the gym, starting with 20 ........................
-ups.
4 There is an interesting .............. up of the match in today's paper.
5 I'm giving my office a major ..................... out this week.
6 Did you read about the.. ..................... ..-up at our bank?
7 There was a surprisingly large ................. out at the concert.
8 I love having a ..................... in on Sundays.
14.5 Can you explain the difference between these pairs? Use a dictionary if necessary.
1 outlookllook-out 2 set-uplupset 3 outletllet-out 4 outlayllayout

14.6 Choose eight of the words in this unit which you particularly want to learn and write your
own sentences using them.

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