Unit Twenty-Two Carfield F.C.

When Carfield United lost their twentieth match in a row, the board of directors met to look into the club's problems. They went through the accounts and found that fewer supporters had been coming to matches. The club was beginning to lose money and the situation was becoming desperate. During the course of the discussion Alexis Dani's name came up. Though he was secure in his job as manager of a team at the other end of the country, he might just be persuaded to take over.
But then some clouds appeared on the horizon. It was known that Dani had strong family connections in the South and even stronger career ambitions. It seemed that he might just turn the opportunity down because it did not fit in with his plans.

Notes

COME UP E Dani's name came up during the discussion. This was not a scheduled event.
TAKE OVER ABCE They wanted Dani to take over the manager's job.
TURN DOWN ABC Dani would turn the job down, if he didn't want it.
FIT IN WITH AD The job would not fit in with his plans, as he had already arranged to stay in the South.

Exercises using verbs from the passage

A Complete these sentences:

1 As she did not want to get married, she his offer.

2 When the manager was taken ill, the assistant manager

3 Since you think this matter is so important, I'll it.

4 I'll be late home tonight-something rather important has

5 When he had finished the work, he it, looking for mistakes.

6 At six o'clock the invading soldiers the town.

7 He did not go on holiday with her, as it did not his plans.

8 If their offer of a job is not satisfactory you should it

B Answer these questions:

1 In what circumstances would you cancel something another person had arranged for you?

2 What does a vice-chairman do when the chairman is ill?

3 How often does good news come up in the news?

4 When would you go through a newspaper?

5 What sort of thing would a private detective look into?

6 When would you turn an invitation down?

7 What does a teacher do with homework?

8 Do you have to arrange your holidays to fit in with those of anyone else?

C Use the following pairs of verbs in sentences of your own:

1 turn down, fit in with.

2 come up, look into.

3 look into, take over.

4 go through,come up.

A Vb + prep. + NP. B Vb+NP+ prep. C Vb pron. + prep. D Vb + prep. + pron. E Intrans.

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