Fill in the blanks.
1. The High Court set …………………… the decree of the lower court.
Correct!
Wrong!
Set aside = annulled
2. The factory turns ……………………… two million bicycles a year.
Correct!
Wrong!
Turn out = produce
3. He turned …………………….. to be a traitor.
Correct!
Wrong!
Turn out = prove to be
4. His own friends turned …………………….. him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Turn against = become hostile
5. He promised to come but failed to turn ……………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
To turn up is to arrive.
6. He worked ………………………… the problem in a few minutes.
Correct!
Wrong!
To work out a problem is to solve it.
7. A great orator like him can easily work ……………………. the mob.
Correct!
Wrong!
To work up the mob is to incite them.
8. He takes …………………….. his grandmother.
Correct!
Wrong!
Take after = resemble
9. The sofa takes ………………………. too much room.
Correct!
Wrong!
Take up = occupy
10. They stood ……………………. for their rights.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The river is running …………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Run over = over flow
12. Because of his expensive habits, he ran ……………………….. huge debt.
Correct!
Wrong!
Run into = incur
Answers
- The High Court set aside the decree of the lower court.
- The factory turns out two million bicycles a year.
- He turned out to be a traitor.
- His own friends turned against him.
- He promised to come but failed to turn up.
- He worked out the problem in a few minutes.
- A great orator like him can easily work up the mob.
- He takes after his grandmother.
- The sofa takes up too much room.
- They stood up for their rights.
- The river is running over.
- Because of his expensive habits, he ran into huge debt.
