F. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the word in bold type.

Decorate.

a) The Rococo …decoration inside the palace was delightful.

b) Rate’s father is a … decorator. He paints houses and puts paper on the walls.

c) The …decorative panel above the door looked pretty but seemed to be out of place.

d) We …decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and lights.

e) I can’t use my office this week. It is being …redecorated.

Explain

a) He’d better have a good …explanation for his behaviour.

b) I can’t understand why Ruth left her family. It’s …inexplicable.

c) You will find …explanatory notes at the end of each chapter.

d) I briefly …explained the situation to them.

Govern

a) The country was …governed by a small military elite.

b) The …government are planning further cuts in public spending.

c) Freedom of speech for all is one of the …governing principles in a democracy.

d) A person in charge of ruling a state in America is called a …governor.

Hand

a) Take a sleeping bag with you – it might come in …handy.

b) Where is my knife with an ivory …handle?

c) She …handed her ticket to the ticket collector.

d) Ann couldn’t …handle the pressures of the job and had to resign.

G. Focus on phrasal verbs. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below:

a) talk over / find out / chat up / work on / go on

1. How did you …find out? I thought it was a secret!

2. She looked nervously at her watch, but …went on talking.

3. You'll have to …work on him if you want him to agree!

4. She's so jealous! She accused me of trying to …chat up her best friend!

5. It's a difficult problem. We should sit down and …talk it …over before we make any decisions.

b) drop in / see off / put up/ catch up

A: I tried to phone you yesterday morning, but you weren't in.

B: No - I was …seeing a friend …off at the airport. Actually, I think you know him; Dominic.

A: Oh! I didn't know he was in the country!

B: Well, neither did I! I was so surprised when he knocked on my door and said that he was in the area and thought he'd …drop in to see me.

A: You should have phoned me! I'd have loved to see him!

B: Yes, sorry about that, but I didn't know he was going to stay. At first he said that he couldn't stay long because he had to get up early to catch the train to the airport, but I offered to …put him …up for the night and take him to the airport myself in the morning. In the end he agreed because it meant that we could …catch up on all the latest news, and finish the bottle of wine we'd started!

A: Oh I see. So how is he?

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