Phrasals
I would like to hire another secretary.
TAKE
I would like to take on another secretary.
You can't spend Christmas with your family.
I wish....
I wish I could spend Christmas with my family.
Travel .................... the mind.
BROADENS
A painter knows he has several types of brushes to choose (1) ... .
FROM
It was a mistake to go to that pub.
HAVE
We .................to that pub.
SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE
Amy is so similar to her uncle.
TAKES
Amy takes after her uncle.
You don't know how to cook Thai Food.
I wish....
I wish I knew how to cook Thai Food.
I think it's appropiate that you find a new house.
HIGH
It's high time you found a new house.
His experience (2) ... taught him that certain brushes produce specific strokes, producing the desired result on the canvas.
HAS
Martin inherited the house after his mother's death.
INTO
Martin ................the house after his mother's death.
CAME INTO
The New York branch is in control of the Human Resources department now.
HAS TAKEN
The New York Branch has taken over the Human Resources department now.
The classmates did not attent the lecture on Chemistry. No they regret.
The classmates wish....
The classmates wish they had attended the lecture on Chemistry.
You should set out early tomorrow.
HAD BETTER
You had better set out early tomorrow.
In the world of guitar playing, (4) ... is a wide array of tools that a player can choose to create his or her art.
THERE
Please send me some more information.
GRATEFUL
I.................. you would send me some more information.
WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
Don't be discouraged by the way it looks. It's really tasty.
OFF
Bon't be put off by the way it looks.
Ben regrets not buying the old chest of drawers.
Ben wishes...
Ben wishes he had bought the old chest of drawers.
The giant panda is regarded as a national...
PRIZE/TREASURE/ FORTUNE
TREASURE
Getting that knowledge and experience can often prove the difference (8) ... satisfaction and disappointment; and in some cases, employment and unemployment.
BETWEEN
Why did you sell such a great car?
MADE
What .... such a great car?
MADE YOU SELL
I had to reject the offer.
TURN
I had to turn down the offer.
I don't own that charming restaurant!
If only...
If only I owned that charming restaurant!
The gian Panda leads a ..... life.
SOLITARY / ALONE/ UNSOCIABLE
SOLITARY
But how do you learn and under ......... conditions? From my observations, most players get information in one of two ways.
WHAT/WHICH
It's believed that he was the most handsome boy in our school.
TO
He is ... the most handsome boy in our school.
BELIEVED TO BE