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passed away, do without, look forward to, called off, made up, carried away, break out, run out, put upwith, keep up.

1. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires easily at this time of the year.

2. I seeing my friends again.

3. I'm afraid we ha!e of apple "uice. #ill an orange "uice do$

%. &our website has helped me a lot to the good work.

. ( friend of mine has her wedding.

). *is mother can't his terrible beha!ior anymore.

+. (s an ecuse for being late, she a whole story.

-. I got by his enthusiasm.

. I "ust cannot my mobile. I always keep it with me.

1/. she was !ery sad because her father last week.

Put the right preposition

1. I didn't get to see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night. How did it turn?

2. Jack is having his lawyer draw the contract to make sure that all of the legalitiesare roerly dealt with. !e don't want to have any legal ro"lems in the future.

#. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give a wonderful honey smell thatscents the entire garden.

$. He told you he was an actor% I can't "elieve you fell that. How could you ever"elieve that he was an actor? &ou are so gulli"le.. (ina wanted to )uit college and "ecome a model. Her arents talked her into staying in schoolwhile she ursues her modeling career. That way* if she never makes it as a model* she can always

fall on her education.

+. They ulled the heist erfectly. ,verything went e-actly as they had lanned.

. I can't "elieve /ina and 0ave "roke last week. They have "een married foralmost fifteen years. I hoe they get "ack together.. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. y the time we got "ack to our camsite* I

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that scents the entire garden.

$. He told you he was an actor% I can't "elieve you fell for  that. How could you

ever "elieve that he was an actor? &ou are so gulli"le.

. (ina wanted to )uit college and "ecome a model. Her arents talked her into staying in school

while she ursues her modeling career. That way* if she never makes it as a model* she can

always fall "ack   on her education.

+. They ulled off    the heist erfectly. ,verything went e-actly as they had lanned.

. I can't "elieve /ina and 0ave "roke u last week. They have "een married for

almost fifteen years. I hoe they get "ack together.

. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. y the time we got "ack to our

camsite* I was comletely worn out  .

3. (orma has "een sick with the flu recently. I don't know if she would feel up to

going to the movies tonight.

14. !e agreed to take care of their kids while they were on vacation in the ahamas. !e knew it

would "e a challenge* "ut those kids were far more work than we had "argained for 

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11. 5aurelle has strong oinions* she loves to talk* and she never "acks down   in

an argument. That's why I love de"ating hilosohical issues with her. 6ometimes we talk for

hours.

12. That's a first edition 6tar !ars comic "ook. If I were you* I would hold

onto that. 6omeday that 4 cent comic "ook could "e worth hundreds* or even thousands* of

dollars.

1#. 7t first I didn't like living in (ew &ork* "ut now the city is starting to grow

on me. I think I am adating to the fast8aced lifestyle.

1$. If you don't have the telehone num"er now* you can call me u   later and give

it to me then.

1. !hen Judy suggested that the comany cancel it's advertising camaign in 9(ewsweek9 to

save money* the marketing director shot down   the idea immediately. He reminded

her that that articular camaign had always "een esecially roductive "ecause of its oularity

with the u"lic.

1+. :oor ;arkie has such enormous ears% 7ll the little kids at school make fun

of  him and call him 90um"o the elehant "oy.9

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1. <andice was so tired that she nodded off  during her astronomy lecture right in

front of the rofessor. 6he needs to get more slee.

1. &ou already have a cassette layer* a record layer* a video recorder* a <0 layer* a 0V0

layer* a !alkman* a ;ini0isk layer* and an Iod. I think you can do an H080V0

layer for a while. 7t least until the rice comes down a little.

13. I couldn't make what he had written in the note "ecause his handwriting is so

unclear.

24. To get a good rice on a new note"ook comuter* you really need to sho .

There are some great "argains out there* "ut you have to look for them.