Advanced Test 1 Training: RUoE Part 2 (ex. 2; p. 14)

The company always takes ... new staff for the summer period.

• on

• away

Negotiations broke ... because of a disagreement about trading arrangements.

• up

• down

The lecturer talks so fast - I just can't keep ... with her train of thought.

• on

• up

It was so noisy in the room that I couldn't make ... what Jill was saying.

• out

• in

The new management team plans to bring ... a number of changes in the company.

• away

• about

• in

No one expected that the new fashion would catch ... as quickly as it has.

• up

• on

The robbers made ... with a large amount of money.

• away

• up

• off

Wanda asked the bank for a loan in order to set ... a consultancy business.

• up

• off

However hard things may seem, it is important not to give ... and stop trying.

• in

• up

• away

Mark thinks there are problems in the contract and he is dead set ... our signing it.

• against

• for