First Certificate Organiser

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My boyfriend is ____ me ___ to the cinema this evening
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taking out
They needed the explosives to ____ __ the railway bridge.
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blow up
The thieves ____ him __ and stole all his money.
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beat up
That's the third time train fares have ____ __ this year!
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gone up
There you are at last! I was wondering when you'd ____ __!
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turn up
You'll have to ____ __ because he's a bit deaf.
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speak up
I went on a course to ____ __ on my German.
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brush up
You've got my phone number, so ____ me __ next time you're in the neighbourhood.
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call up
Don't forget to ____ __ all this mess before you go to bed
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clear up
Now, that I'm on holidays, I lie in bed and ___ __ when I feel like it.
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get up
It's a formal dinner so you'll have to ___ __ for it
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dress up
I'll only complain if the others agree to ____ me __.
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back up
Their parents said they could ____ __ and watch the late-night film
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stay up
I was standing at the bus stop when a man ____ __ and ask me the way to the station.
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came up
He joined the course late and had difficulty ____ __.
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catching up
So to ____ __ then, we need money urgently.
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sum up
The two boys looked so similar that I kept ___ __.
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mixing up
He'll only get an ice cream if he ____ __ all his vegetables!
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eat up
If the culprit hadn't ____ __, everybody would still think that it was you who set fire the building.
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owned up
Their eyes ____ __ when she mentioned chocolate biscuits.
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lit up
It's so expensive now! Prices have really ____ __!
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shot up
It's taken yers for her to ___ __ the business to what it is today.
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build up
Not many children want to ____ __ to be teacher
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grow up
After I've ____ __ all the figures, I'll see if my total is the same as yours.
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added up
I've ____ __ the magazines and tied them with string so that you can carry them more easily.
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bundled up
if there's a word you don't understand, ____ it __ in your dictionary.
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look up
It will be dull at first be the weather should ____ __ in the afternoon.
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brighten up
Despite all our efforts to ____ him __, he still look as miserable as ever.
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cheer up
Work really ____ __ while I was away for those two days,
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pilled up
A large car ____ __ and a tall well-dressed man stepped out
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drew up
Unfortunately, the caller ____ __ before I could ask him for his number so that you couldn't ring him back.
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hung up
After my parents died, I was ____ __ by my aunt.
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brought up
Could you ____ the radio __ a bit? I want to listen to the weather forecast
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turn up
I'll ____ you __ outside your office at six o'clock.
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pick up
The traffic was ____ __ because of an accident.
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held up
He didn't ____ __ much of a fight, did he!
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put up
Is he coming or isn't he? I wish he'd ____ __ his mind!
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make up
He helped his sister to ____ __ the buttons of her cardigan.
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do up
You're supposed to ____ __ your seat if an elderly or disabled person gets on the bus.
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give up
My dress is too long so I'll have to ____ it __.
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take up
After he went bankrupt, he tried to ____ __ a new business in his wife's name.
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set up
the robbers ____ __ the bank and got away with over a quarter of a milion pounds.
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held up
I ____ __ golf after the doctors told me I should get more exercise
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took up
I'm sure she ____ __ that story about being in a film!
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made up
This house looks so much better now they've ____ it __.
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done up
The hotels are full, so you could you ____ me __ for a couple of nights
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put up
I ____ __ smoking in May and haven't had cigarette since.
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gave up
I ____ __ a few words of Japanese when I went there on holiday last year.
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picked up
The police have ____ __ road blocks throughout the area to prevent the kidnappers from escaping.
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set up
He promised he's come! How could he ___ me __ like this?
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let down
After the noise had ____ __, he made his accouncement.
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died down
The examiners will ____ you __ if your handwriting is dificult ti read.
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mark down
____ __! There us a speed limit, you know
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Slow down
I'll just ____ __ my phone number onthe back of the card.
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jot down
This is so embrassing! I'll never ____ it __.
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live down
If you can't stop smoking entirely, please try to ____ __.
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cut down
They tried to ____ __the number of casualties to make the incident appear less serious that it really was.
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play down
The battery has ___ __ so the car wib't start.
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run down
They had ____ __ some very strict rules about who was eligible to join their society.
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laid down
I tried to speak but I was ____ __ by some of the audience.
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shouted down

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