Combinations with look and keep

14. Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1. He wanted to talk to me but I kept... working and re­fused to listen. 2. She is a good secretary but she is kept... by her igno­rance of languages. 3. The country was in state of rebellion and was only kept.. by repressive measures. 4. Look... the baby while I am out.

5. She kept the children... all day because it was so wet and cold. 6. You must look... and make plans for the future. 7. "Keep...!" he said. "Don't come any nearer." 8. If you look... it carefully you will see the mark. 9. I told the children to keep...... the room that was being

painted. 10. Looking..., I see now all the mistakes I made when I was younger. 11. I have started getting up at five a.m. to study but I don't know if I can keep this.... 12. He had an unhappy childhood and he never looks... on it with any pleasure. 13. The man walked so fast that the child couldn't keep...... him. 14. She looked... to see who was following her. 15. There were so many panes of glass broken that the win­dows couldn't keep... the rain. 16. I've been looking... a cup to match the one I broke. 17. Look......me at the station. I'll be at the bookstall.

18. Look...! You nearly knocked my cup out my hand. 19. He was kept... in his research by lack of money. 20. Tom is looking...... his first trip abroad, (expecting with pleasure) 21. Look... on your way home and tell me what happened. 22. Before putting any money into the business, we must look very carefully... the accounts. 23. I look... her as one of the family.

24. My windows look......the garden. 25. He asked me to look... the document and then sign it.

26. He looked... the book to see if he had read it before. 27. If you can afford a new car your business must be looking.... 28. You can always look... her address in the directory if you have forgotten it. 29. He looked me... and... before he condescended to answer my question.

30. I am looking......seeing your new house. 31. Children have a natural inclination to look...... their par­ents. 32. You will see I am right if you look... the matter from my point of view.

33. He looks...... me because I spend my holidays in Bournemouth instead of going abroad. 34. If he doesn't know the word he can look it... in a dic­tionary. 35. The crowd looked... while the police surrounded the house. 36. Since our quarrel she looks... me whenever we meet.

Combinations with go and come

15. Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1. It was some time before he came... after being knocked out. 2. I had to wait for permission from the Town Council before I could go... with my plans. 3. He came... to my way of thinking after a good deal of ar­gument. 4. The guard dog went... the intruder and knocked him down 5. He had a sandwich and a cup of coffee, then went... Working. 6. It's no use trying to keep it secret; it's sure to come... in the end. 7. I went... the proposal very carefully with my solicitor and finally decided not accept their offer. 8. The gun went... by accident and wounded him in the leg. 9. The question of salary increases will come... at the next general meeting. 10. Wearing black for mourning went... many years ago. 11. She went...... a beauty contest and got a prize. 12. Those rust marks will come... if you rub them with lemon. 13. The price of tomatoes usually goes... in summer in England. 14. If there isn't enough soup to go... just put some hot wa­ter in it. 15. Seeing me from across the room, she came...... me, and said that she had a message for me. 16. The early colonists of Canada went... many hardships, 17 You can't go...... your promise now; we are depending on you. 18. I have changed my mind about marrying him; I simply can't go...... it. 19. The aeroplane crashed and went... in flames. 20. He came... a fortune last year. (He inherited it.) 21. Wait till prices come... again before you buy.

22. I refuse to go... now. I'm going on. 23. They have gone... all the calculations again but they still can't find the mistake. 24. The party went... very well; we all enjoyed ourselves.

25. Come.... It's far too cold to wait here any longer. 26. Mary went... in such a hurry that she left her passport behind. 27. The handle of the tea-pot came... in my hand as I was washing it.

28. Why don't you go..... stamp collecting if you want a quiet hobby? 29. I came... a vase exactly like yours in an antique shop. 30. Her weight went... to 70 kilos when she stopped playing tennis. 31. Don't go... food if you want to economize. Just drink less. 32. The sea has gone... considerably since last night's gale. 33. I'm at home all day. Come... whenever you have time. 34. She went......her work after the interruptions. 35. She goes... a lot. She hardly every spends an evening at home. 36. I suggested that we should all take a cut in salary. Natu­rally this didn't go... very well, (wasn't well received)