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10. She tried to .……………………………. (dogonić) the other competitors, but they
were just too fast.
2. As the years ………………………….... ( z upływem lat) , I grow older but not wiser.
11. My friend couldn’t ………………………………….… (pogodzić się z ) the fact that she
was going to have a baby.
15. This might not happen again. We couldn’t simply ………………………..... (odrzucić)
that offer.
3. I was ……………………… (taken care of) in a poor but very decent family.
a) brought up
b) grown up
c) brought down
5. According to a survey ……………………... (done) in 1999 one in five Britons opt for
alternative medicine.
a) carried out
b) checked out
c) checked in
6. I’ve been away for 2 weeks. I will have to ………………………… (do work that I fall
behind with) my work.
a) catch on
b) brush up
c) catch up on
10. We were able to ……………………..... (survive) on just a few dollars per week.
a) get through
b) get by
c) get over
17. My friend was supposed to help me but she ………………………... (disappointed me) at the last
moment.
a) let me down
b) broke down
c) let out
21. The company I work in went bankrupt. The boss ………………………... (borrowed money) large
debts.
a) ran up
b) took
c) took off
22. When the plane …………………………..... (starts), you must have your seatbelt on and your
seat must be in its upright position.
a) takes up
b) takes over
c) takes off
24. What time did you finally …………………………... (appear) at the meeting?
a) turn up
b) turn off
c) come in for
25. The Jewish population were almost completely …………………………….. (killed) in The Nazi
Concentration Camps during the second World War.
a) worked out
b) wiped out
c) worn out