23.10.2018 (1120)

Choose the correct option. 

____________, sterilized.
 Need
 Needle


You sure you _________ what you're doing?
 no
 now
 know

Relax. I've gone with all my friends to get _______ ears pierced. It's nothing.
 the
 their


Just close your ______ and it'll be over before you know it.
 ears
 eyes


_________ ready?
 Earring
 Hearing


Good. Hand me the apple. Thank you. Just relax. I'm telling you, this ___________. On the count of three remove the ice. One, two, three.
 is not a big deal
 is a big deal

Phrasal Verbs with "Back"

"Back" meaning to return

• Come back – to return the place where you are now
  
  
• Hurry back – to return somewhere quickly
  
  
• Pay back – to return money that you have borrowed
  
  
• Call back or ring back – to call someone who called you before (usually if you have missed their call)
  
  

"Back" meaning the opposite of front

• Look back – to look behind you, either in time or physically
  
  
• Stand back–to stand further away from something (usually given as an order when something dangerous is happening)
  
  
Drop back – to intentionally move slower than other people in a group because you want to be behind them



"Back" meaning to prevent



• Hold back – to stop someone from going somewhere
  
  
• Keep back – to keep people in their place
  
  
• Set back–to stop something from progressing
  
  
• Cut back – to reduce a program or use of something (often used to describe money spent on a project)
  
  
• Choke back – to stop yourself from crying
  
  

"Back" meaning to speak rudely

• Answer back – to answer a question in a rude way, usually because you are angry or don't respect someone
  
  
• Talk back or speak back – to respond to someone rudely, also because you are angry or don't have respect for them
  
  

Quiz

Answer the following 10 questions and then check your answers. Each question is worth 10 points.


Part 1:

1. Which verb means "to return a call'?
1. Speak back
2. Ring back
3. Talk back
4. Pay back
2. Which verb means "to think about the past"?
1. Drop back
2. Come back
3. Go back
4. Pay back
3. In which sentence does "back" mean "not front"?
1. I was upset, but I tried to choke back my tears.
2. Why don't you ever email me back?
3. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand back.
4. I never talk back, even when I'm angry.
4. In which sentence does "back" mean "to prevent"?
1. My boss held me back because he wanted to talk to me.
2. When are you going to come back? I miss you!
3. I'm sorry I haven't paid you back.
4. I'll be right back. I just have to hurry back to the house.

Part 2:

1. This belongs to Betsy. I have to _________.
1. drop it back.
2. hurry it back.
3. give it back.
4. choke it back.
2. Owen sent me a letter, but I haven't _________.
1. gone back.
2. written back.
3. looked back.
4. spoken back.
3. The library is going to close, because the government has _________ funding.
1. Given back
2. Stepped back
3. Kept back
4. Cut back


4. Carlos was at the front, but then he _________ to speak to me.
1. Dropped back
2. Set back
3. Held back
4. Fell back
5. I like it here. Let's _________ on Saturday.
1. Stand back
2. Come back
3. Go back
4. Run back
6. _________! The police need to get through!
1. Give back
2. Fall back
3. Stand back





Run back