Question 1

I will look in on Jim today.

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visit him for a moment

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inspect his room

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check him out

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resemble him

Question 2

I'm going to look up my friend in Dallas.

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locate and visit

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examine

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check out

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see over

Question 3

I asked them to cross my name off the list.

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remove my name from

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look for my name on

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write down my name from

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add my name to

Question 4

After I volunteered for the dangerous mission, my commander asked me to think it over.

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consider the mission carefully

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not volunteer for the mission

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think up the mission

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talk about the mission

Question 5

The boy looks like his father.

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The boy looks after his father.

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The boy observes his father.

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The boy resembles his father.

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The boy acts like his father.

Question 6

The student solved the problem.

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He worked out the problem.

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He worked on the problem.

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He handed out the problem.

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He handed in the problem.

Question 7

Mr. Johnson picked out a gift for his wife.

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selected

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borrowed

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picked up

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delivered

Question 8

I am putting money aside for retirement.

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saving money

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giving money

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spending money

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making money

Question 9

Yesterday I came across my old uniform.

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found by accident

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lost by accident

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ran over by accident

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walked across by accident

Question 10

He was brought up by his grandparents.

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raised

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carried

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recalled

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lifted

Question 11

My neighbors stopped over for a while.

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visited for a short time

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arrived early

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left late

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stayed indefinitely

Question 12

I was so tired I dozed off.

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I went to sleep.

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I fell off the chair.

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I quit working.

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I got up from the sofa.

Question 13

Mr. Kraft dropped out of that school last year.

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He stopped attending that school.

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He was called down by the instructor.

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He was late for school.

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He fell behind in that school.

Question 14

If you stick to your work, you will graduate.  What must you do to graduate?

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You must continue your work.

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Your must require your work.

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You can stop working because you will

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You must discard your work.

Question 15

It isn't nice to cut in on a person who is speaking.

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interrupt

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divide

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slice

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chew out

Question 16

Don't throw out today's newspaper.

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Don't discard today's newspaper.

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Don't discover today's newspaper.

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Don't wind up today's newspaper.

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Don't drop out today's newspaper.

Question 17

That song brings back pleasant memories.

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It recalls.

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It relieves.

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It mentions.

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It remembers.

Question 18

Ralph inquired about his score.

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asked about

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threw away

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put across

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insisted on

Question 19

He lost his passport while he was checking out of the hotel.

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leaving his room

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registering

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inspecting the hotel

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counting his change

Question 20

Try to get along with your new supervisors.

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be agreeable with

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sit next to them.

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go away from them.

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go straight ahead with them.

Question 21

We always look up to our instructors.

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We respect them.

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We find their names in the dictionary.

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They are taller than we are.

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We get along with them.

Question 22

Harry is too overworked to take on any new duties.

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accept

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account for

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refuse

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require

Question 23

Please call them back at around four o'clock.

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Telephone them at around four o'clock.

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Pick them up at around four o'clock.

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Visit them at around four o'clock.

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Accept them at around four o'clock.

Question 24

Please call on them at around 4 o'clock.

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Visit them at around 4 o'clock.

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Accept them at around 4 o'clock.

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Pick them up at around 4 o'clock.

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Telephone them at around 4 o'clock.

Question 25

Please call for them at around 4 o'clock.

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Pick them up at around 4 o'clock.

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Visit them at around 4 o'clock.

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Accept them at around 4 o'clock.

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Telephone them at around 4 o'clock.

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