Set One 1. We __________________________ up with a new structure. = We developed/created a new structure. came brought gave 2.

We have to __________________________ out ( = develop) a better way to communicate with our customers. figure come give 3. They cut __________________________ ( = eliminated) the middleman and started providing this service themselves. off up out 4. Tom found a way to __________________________ ( = bypass/eliminate) this problem. get down get around get up 5. Please __________________________ on. = Please continue. give get go 6. We need to __________________________ ( = examine/review) these reports before 3:00 PM. go through get around give off 7. We need to _________________ ( = schedule/arrange) an interview for Friday. set up take off save up

8. The meeting has been __________________________ off ( = cancelled). made talked called 9. The president has called __________________________ ( = requested) sweeping changes in the way we do business. up for around 10. I knew they'd __________________________ to our way of thinking. = I knew that they would eventually accept our way of thinking. get up come around feel out
Set Two

1. We have to keep __________________________ with our competitors. = We have to be as successful as our competitors. up on at 2. That factory __________________________ ( = produces) 10,000 milk cartons every day. brings in turns out out 3. That branch __________________________ ( = makes, earns) a lot of money. brings in factors in takes up 4. You forgot to __________________________ in employee benefits. = You forgot to include employee benefits in your calculation. bring factor

lead 5. I'll look __________________________ it. = I'll investigate it. around in into 6. We'll have to do __________________________ with ( = eliminate) some of these provisions. up over away 7. Robert _________________ as CEO ( = replaced the previous CEO) back in 2008. took over looked up went around 8. I'd like to point _________________ ( = mention/remind everyone) that this has always worked in the past. up out in 9. Robert brought __________________________ ( = raised) a very interesting point. around in up 10. We can't just __________________________. ( = admit defeat and stop trying) give up get up get around Set Three 1. In the weeks __________________________ up to ( = before) the meeting, we'll all have to work very hard.

bringing leading taking 2. They __________________________ ( = created, developed) a brilliant marketing strategy. turned around brought in drew up 3. We always contract that work __________________________. ( = we get someone else to do it) up out around 4. I want Mary to __________________________ ( = assume the lead in) the new Latin American unit. head up factor in lead off 5. Let me __________________________ ( = start) by saying how proud I am of your contribution to this company. lead off write off start on 6. You two should work together on this project. = You two should __________________________ on this project. work off put in team up 7. The new cellphones will _________________ ( = will be launched) in November. roll out come off go through 8. I'm not sure what you're getting _________________. = I'm not sure what you

mean. at out off 9. Ford plans to __________________________ off 1,000 workers. = 1,000 Ford workers will lose their jobs. lift lay go 10. Our business is really taking __________________________! = Our business is really becoming successful! up in off Set Four 1. We brought him __________________________ ( = we hired him) to help us with the new website. on up in 2. Matel had to __________________________ on their advertising budget. ( = to reduce their advertising budget) come off cut back let down 3. We __________________________ ( = rejected) the offer because we weren't happy with several of the stipulations. let off brought out turned down 4. That issue never __________________________ up ( = was never raised) during the meeting. came

drew measured 5. This product doesn't __________________________ up to its predecessors. = This product is not as good/effective as its predecessors. work bring measure 6. We've run __________________________ paper. = We have no more paper left. off out of out 7. Noone likes to sit through drawn _________________ negotiations. ( = negotiations that take much longer than they should). out off up 8. Make sure you _________________ ( = complete) all the necessary paperwork. write off fill out off 9. I'm sure they'll recover. Let's not write them __________________________ just yet. ( = Let's not assume that they're finished.) out off up 10. We usually __________________________ aside ( = reserve) 15% of our budget for marketing. sit place set

Set Five 1. Barack Obama has a plan to __________________________ out ( = save, financially speaking) the automotive industry. give bail make 2. It will take a long time for the board to __________________________ ( = clear up, fix) this mess. turn around put in sort out 3. We can't __________________________ this option. = We have to consider this option. write up rule out sign off 4. The research was __________________________ ( = done/conducted) by a team of French scientists. carried out led into placed under 5. I'm sure we can __________________________ something out. = I'm sure we can arrange something. work lead do 6. The committee members have already __________________________ on this project. ( = formally approved this project) worked off carried out signed off 7. We have decided _________________ pursuing ( = decided not to pursue) this course of action. against

out off 8. I would like to _________________ my partner in on this discussion. = I would like my partner to take part in this discussion. bring take carry 9. The new functionality will speed __________________________ the checkout process. ( = will make the checkout process faster) in up on 10. I'm going to ask John sit __________________________ on this meeting. = I'm going to ask John to attend this meeting (although he won't participate). up off in