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1. light... up p.v. When you shine lights on something or attach lights to something, you light it up.

Airport runways are lit up so that pilots can see them in the dark.

The police lit the house up with their spotlights.

lit up part.adj. After a light is shined on something or you put lights inside or attach lights to the outside of something, it is lit up.

The signs aren't lit up, so it's hard to see them at night.

2. light... up p.v. When you light up a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, you use a match or lighter to start it burning.

Here are the matches — let's light up. Lighting a cigarette up next to the gasoline truck was the last thing he ever did.

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1. track... down p.v. When you find things or people after looking very hard for them, you track them down.

The terrorists were tracked down by Interpol.

I finally tracked down that book I've been looking for.

EXERCISE 13a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The judge ________ her ________ with a warning.

2. It wasn't cold enough, so we ________ ________ the hockey game.

3. As soon as Nancy's boyfriend went to the washroom,the guy at the next table ________ ________ her.

4. Every Christmas my father used to ________ ________ our house with thousands

of lights.

5. The police finally ________ the killers ________ and arrested them.

6. The principal caught me as I was _______ _______ a cigarette in the washroom.

7. The room that was damaged by the fire was ________ ________ to the public.

8. I was really angry that I was ________ ________ the list.

9. That's a great idea! You've really ________ ________ something.

10. Three students got a zero because their projects weren't ______ ______ on time.

11. Driver, can you ________ me ________ at the next corner?

12. Dr. Smith resumed his lecture where he had ________ ________ before the lunch break.

13. After Wilson screwed up the finance department, he was asked to ________ _________ his letter of resignation.

14. Even though the enemy soldiers were half a mile away, we ________ ________

a few shots.

15. The crooked police officers were ordered to ________ their badges ________.

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EXERCISE 13b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.

1. The bride hasn't called off. (the wedding, it) ________ ________ ________

2. Are they closing off? (the gallery, it) ________ ________ ________

3. The accountant handed in. (her report, it) ________ ________ ________

4. Have you left off? (Carmen, her) ________ ________ ________

5. The judge let off. (the pickpocket, him) ________ ________ ________

6.I told him not to light up. (the cigarette, it) ________ ________ ________

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7. The EPA tracked down. (the polluters, them) ________ ________ ________

EXERCISE 13c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Make all the phrasal verbs passive.

1. He discovered the source of the rumor. What happened to the source of the rumor?

2. The students finished their quizzes and gave them to the teacher. What happened to the quizzes?

3. The judge never sends first-time offenders to jail. What always happens to first-time offenders?

4. A guy started talking to Heather at the dance. What happened to Heather?

5. The list of candidates didn't include your name. What happened to your name?

6. The referee canceled the game. What happened to the game?

7. They are putting ropes around the plaza so that no one can go in. What is happening to the plaza?

8. In Question 7, after they finish putting ropes around the plaza, how would you describe it?

9. The battleship shined lights on the enemy submarine. What happened to the enemy submarine?

10. In Question 9, how would you describe the submarine after the battleship shined lights on it?

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EXERCISE 13d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. Most of the city was ________ ________ by the invading soldiers.

2. Teacher, will points be ________ ________ for spelling?

3. Dan is so rude — I have never been _______ _______ _______ like that before.

4. A conference will be ________ ________ between the lawyers for each side.

5. The Taylors were ________ ________ ________ their life savings by their

stockbroker.

6. The children were happy to be ________ ________ of school early.

7. The entire staff was ________ ________ to the office and given pink slips.

8. Several flaws in the plan were ________ ________.

9. Raquel was almost ________ ________ by a cement truck while she was driving to work.

10. There wasn't enough room inside the cabin, so the firewood had to be ________

_______ outside.

H. The general said the occupied territory would never be ________ ________.

12. The test will be ________ ________ to the students tomorrow.

13. This engine has been ________ ________ three times, but no one can figure out

what's wrong with it.

14. This is a very important project. Every possible problem must be ______ ______.

15. My neighbor stopped at the side of the road to change a flat tire, and he was ________

________ and killed by a drunk driver.

16. Each proposed design for the new flag was ________ ________ and rejected.

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