• 2021-04-14
    Directions: Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once.
    on the side; be representative of;
    wander around; get to the point;
    be attached to; if anything
    starve to death; be suspicious of


    1 We chatted for half an hour before he finally __________________: He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
    2 Scientists at the research center identified various features that_______________ the commodities purchased by female consumers.
    3 The three mountain climbers _______________ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
    4 The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn't stop crying. ________________, his crying became more intense.
    5 Since no one knew how the disease spread, they________________ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods.
    6 At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health-care reform directly. Instead he just ______________ to talk about the harsh economic situation.
    7 Mr.Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music ___________________.
    8 These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies __________________ the district's enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.