Phrasal Verbs
Reported Speech
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English proverbs
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When Jake has to travel on business, his brother usually looks __________ his budgie.
When Jake has to travel on business, his brother usually looks AFTER his budgie.
100
"I didn't steal your purse," the man said to her.
The man DENIED STEALING her purse.
100
GATE
100
Don’t judge a book by its ________.
Don’t judge a book by its COVER.
100
The prices have ________ again.
a. raised
b. risen
c. arisen
The prices have RISEN again.
200
Unfortunately, he came _____ _____ the flu at Christmas.
Unfortunately, he came DOWN WITH the flu at Christmas.
200
"Why don't we eat out tonight?" Tom said.
Tom SUGGESTED EATING OUT tonight.
200
Move very quietly and carefully
CREEP (CREPT, CREPT)
200
__________ makes perfect.
PRACTICE makes perfect
200
I can't _______ the sight of blood.
a. stand
b. see
c.stay
I can't stand the sight of blood.
300
She slapped him to bring him ____________.
She slapped him to bring him ROUND.
300
"If I were you, I wouldn't lend him any money," Mary said to Ted.
Mary ADVISED Ted not to lend him any money.
300
The surface of a room that you can see when you look above you
CEILING
300
If you scratch my ________, I’ll scratch yours.
If you scratch my BACK, I’ll scratch yours.
300
I ________ getting up early. I've been doing it for 30 years.
a. used to
b. get used to
c. am used to
I am used to getting up early. I've been doing it for 30 years.
400
Doing the same thing every day can get you _______. It can depress anyone.
Doing the same thing every day can get you DOWN. It can depress anyone.
400
"It was me. I took your new dress," my sister said.
My sister ADMITTED (to) taking my new dress.
400
Fall or almost fall because you hit your foot on something when you are walking or running
TRIP
400
Hope for the best, prepare for ___ _________
Hope for the best, prepare for THE WORST
400
He ___ the books on the table.
a. lay
b. lied
c. laid
He laid the books on the table.
500
According to the statistics, 90% of all diseases are brought ______ by stress.
According to the statistics, 90% of all diseases are brought ON by stress.
500
She asked me: “Can you check my blood pressure?”
She asked me if/whether I could check her blood pressure.
500
WINDMILL
500
Necessity is the mother of ____________.
Necessity is the mother of INVENTION.
500
A _________ collection of vases was destroyed.
a. worthless
b. priceless
c. valueless
A priceless collection of vases was destroyed.