Fill in the blanks.
1. His manager turned .......................... his request for a raise.
Correct!
Wrong!
Turn down = reject
2. Fasten your seat belts. The plane is about to take ........................
Correct!
Wrong!
When a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and becomes airborne.
3. It took the fire brigade several hours to put .......................... the fire.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put out = extinguish
4. The police are looking ............................ his financial transactions.
Correct!
Wrong!
To look into is to examine.
5. I shall think ........................... your offer.
Correct!
Wrong!
Think over = consider
6. The corporation has decided to put .......................... a statue of the leader.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put up = erect
7. I could not make ......................... what he was saying.
Correct!
Wrong!
make out = understand
8. The woman broke ........................... as she narrated her ordeal.
Correct!
Wrong!
When a person breaks down, they become overwhelmed with emotion.
9. The meeting was put .......................... due to the chairman's illness.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put off = postpone
10. That sofa takes ............................. a lot of space.
Correct!
Wrong!
Take up = occupy
11. The doctor advised the patient to give ........................... smoking.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. As she missed her train, I offered to put her ........................... for the night.
Correct!
Wrong!
To put somebody up is to offer them food and lodging.
Answers
- His manager turned down his request for a raise.
- Fasten your seat belts. The plane is about to take off.
- It took the fire brigade several hours to put out the fire.
- The police are looking into his financial transactions.
- I shall think over your offer.
- The corporation has decided to put up a statue of the leader.
- I could not make out what he was saying.
- The woman broke down as she narrated her ordeal.
- The meeting was put off due to the chairman’s illness.
- That sofa takes up a lot of space.
- The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking.
- As she missed her train, I offered to put her up for the night.
