Family Words
Steam engines were used to pull the _____________ of the undergrounds
CARRY
CARRIAGES
I only invited Mary because you asked me to.
HAVE
I _____________________ Mary if you hadn't asked me to.
I WOULDN'T HAVE INVITED Mary if you hadn't asked me to.
I've decided to cut _______________ smoking
cut DOWN ON
Why don't you __________ up golf? it's a good pastime.
TAKE UP
__________ it was late, we decided to go home.
AS / SINCE
The students accomplished the task in _______ than 10 minutes
LITTLE
LESS
I'm sorry I didn't come to see you earlier.
WISH
I ___________________________ to see you earlier.
I WISH I HAD COME to see you earlier.
My teacher told me _____ for not doing my homework.
Tell sb off
I think you have ___________ up this story! I don't believe it!
MADE UP
As ____ as you listen, we won't have any problems.
long
Manx, the language once spoken on the Isle of Man, started to decline in the 19th century, and became ________________ extinct at the beginning of the 20th century
VIRTUAL
VIRTUALLY
I am sure the teacher didn't mean to upset you
INTENTION
I'm sure the teacher _______________________ you
I'm sure the teacher HAD NO INTENTION OF UPSETTING you
Because of the weather they decided to call ________ the match.
CALL OFF
It is difficult to get __________ hard times with help from loved ones.
get through
Everyone was depressed on ____________ of the bad news.
ON ACCOUNT OF
Horses are extremely well adapted to travelling long distances with great____________
EFFICIENT
EFFICIENCY
I couldn't understand the teacher because she spoke rather fast.
TOO
The teacher ______________________ to understand.
The teacher SPOKE TOO FAST FOR ME to understand.
They _____ away with the robbery because they were very well organised.
GET AWAY WITH
I haven't ________ round to fixing your bike yet. Sorry, I've been very busy.
GOT ROUND TO
It's time we __________ a new TV. This one is really old.
BOUGHT
The typical riding horse is 14 to 16 hands in ________ and weighs 400 to 500 kg.
HIGH
HEIGHT
Her car was damaged by a stranger.
HAD
She __________________ a stranger.
She HAD HER CAR DAMAGED BY a stranger.
If you come to Florence I can put you _________.
PUT sb UP
I've been walking all day. I feel __________ OUT
WORN OUT
I'd rather you __________ John the truth.
TOLD