chapter 1

　　intransitive verbs with particles  7Z#zed~d0(Mf7G [ 本 资 料 来 源 于 贵 州 学 习 网 外语园地雅思 http://Www.gzU521.com ]  7Z#zed~d0(Mf7G

　　to die down

　　to come about

　　to break down

　　to get ahead

　　to stand out

　　to get around

　　to fall through

　　to hold on

　　to open up

　　to come up

　　to break in

　　to catch on

　　to look on

　　to settle down

　　to show up

　　1.for three days the wind blew hard and strong, but on the fourth day it died down.　_____________

　　2.i thought john and mary were happy, but they recently got a divorce; how did it come about?　_____________

　　3.my old car has a very bad engine; it will probably break down and need repairs.　_____________

　　4.if you want to get ahead in life, you have to work hard and save your money.　_____________ n5qe=
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　　5.his poor clothes really stood out at the meeting BECause every one else was wearing a suit and tie.　_____________

　　6.since you don’t have a car or motorcycle, how do you get around?　_____________

　　7.our plans for a trip to europe fell through because we hadn’t saved enough money for the plane tickets.　_____________

　　8.please hold on; i’d like to ask a question before you continue your lecture.　_____________

　　9.he told me all of his marriage problems, from beginning to end; he really opened up.　_____________

　　10.because several students didn’t understand the teacher’s ideas, many questions came up.　_____________

　　11.while i was talking, tom broke in to tell me that he disaGREed.　_____________

　　12.after i spent two hours trying to explain the different idea, john finally caught on.　_____________

　　13.while his friends were playing football, poor joe, who had a broken leg, could only look on.　_____________

　　14.at first the students in my class were too noisy, but eventually they settled down to work.　_____________

　　15.it’s already 10 o’clock and bill hasn’t come yet; if he doesn’t show up soon, our meeting will fall through.　_____________

　　1.to die down – to become more quiet; to diminish, to subside

　　usual subjects: feelings (excitement, nervousness, anger, love/hatred); natural events (storm, wind, fire); sounds (music, voices, noises)

　　my anger at him has died down since he apologized to me.

　　after the storm, the strong winds died down.

　　the loud music died down after the police came.

　　2.to come about – to happen, to occur; to be caused

　　usual subject: event (accident, death, failure/success, defeat); situations (problem, discussion, argument)

　　this idiom is most often used in a how-question, when we want to know the cause of something

　　how did the automobile accident come about?

　　his success came about after he started working harder.

　　the argument came about because they were talking about politics.

　　3.to stand out – to be noticeable. to be prominent; to be clearly seen

　　usual subjects: color, tone, figure, shape, people

　　with this subject, there is a contrast with something else.

　　a very tall man wearing a big hat stood out in the crowd of people.

　　the large black letters on this small white sign really stand out.

　　joe is so intelligent that he stands out in class.

　　4.to break down – to fail to function, to stop working properly

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　　the travelers were delayed because the bus had broken down.

　　it would be very regrettable if the air conditioning broke down on a very hot day.

　　5.to fall through – to fail to occur, not to happen

　　usual subjects: plan, project, arrangement, agreement, contract

　　if your new contract agreement falls through, the workers in your company will go on strike.

　　the plan for a new park fell through because no citizen wanted higher taxes.

　　the project is so well planned that it couldn’t possibly fall through.