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Exercise 6 (Hard) - Mini Dialogues - 16 Questions

Mini Dialogues

Complete each conversation with a two-word verb from the box. There are six mini dialogues in this exercise. There are either two or three missing words in each conversation. 

 take up     come on     work out     reach out     look out     

 put up     hold on     go through     came out*2     got off     

 carry on     take in     figure out     break off     took out

Dialogue 1.

Lydia: Have you heard of the news that just recently?

Li: Yes! It was so shocking! I still can’t it .   

Lydia: Same here. I can’t imagine what he had . 


Dialogue 2.

Lydia: Hi Hudson, did you get that job at Y Company?

Hudson: No…… I poorly in the job interview because I wasn’t well prepared.

Lydia: Don’t worry. You could the offer from X Company.


Dialogue 3.

Lydia: It’s not right that he with just a small fine and left the court! I can’t

what the judge and jury were thinking!

Li: I can’t agree with you more! I can never with injustice!


Dialogue 4.

Lydia: I’m sorry to you in the mid-sentence. Please a minute.

Li: What happened?

Lydia: It’s just too noisy here to conversations with you. I’ll find somewhere quiet to talk to you. 


Dialogue 5.

Li: , don’t be shy and share the love story of you and your boyfriend with us!

Lydia: It’s a cliché. We met at our mutual friend’s birthday party. And he me for dinner

several times.


Dialogue 6.

Li: I’m sorry that you and your boyfriend didn’t eventually. You know you can to me

anytime when you want to talk.

Lydia: Thanks, Li. I think we’re fine. We still for each other like family. 

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