Fill in the gaps with a suitable phrasal verb from the examples and the list above
1. Malone felt the anger _____ in him, but somehow he sat on it.
2. There was no question of anyone having to force her to _____ her meals, because they were always delicious.
3. He has certainly taken the opportunity to _____ a little bit of pretentious French philosophy.
4. When you are happy about yourself you won’t need to ______ yourself __ with food.
5. The police in the city _____ the debris left by a day of violent confrontation.
6. The threat of censorship _____ a hornet’s nest of criticism on the Internet.
7. Some ballplayers charge fans $50 for autographs, and the fans are ready to _____.
8. Every time we talk about where to vacation, we _____ in a fight.
9. My mother is coming to stay next week, so we ______ the spare bedroom.
10. She would pass over the foodstuffs and get straight into a bath in order to _____.
11. Stepping off the escalator, he walked briskly ahead, jerking his head impatiently, silently urging Tom to _____.
12. She _____ her weekend in one word: “Disastrous”.
13. _____ , better times may be ahead.
Fill in the spaces with prepositions where necessary. Suggest headings for the articles.
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Hobbies are often thought ___ as activities ___ people who lead quiet, relaxed lives. However, people ___ full, busy, even stressful lives may need hobbies more than the average person, and benefit greatly ___ having hobbies ___ their lives. Hobbies bring many benefits that usually make them more than worth the time they require.
Hobbies provide a slice ___ work-free and responsibility-free time ___ your schedule. This can be especially welcome ___ people who feel overwhelmed ___ all that they have to do, and need to recharge their batteries ___ doing something they enjoy. ___ those who feel overwhelmed ___ responsibility, it may be difficult to find the time or give themselves permission to take a break ___ a busy schedule and just sit and relax. Engaging ___ hobbies, however, can provide a break ___ a purpose, which can help people feel that they’re not just ‘sitting around’, but are using their down time ___ something productive. Either way, hobbies provide a nice break ___ a busy week.
___ those who aren’t overly stressed, and may actually be under-stimulated, hobbies provide a nice source ___ eustress, the healthy kind ___ stress that we all need to remain feeling excited ___ life. If the rest ___ your life is somewhat dull or uninspiring, hobbies can provide meaning and fun, and can break up a boring schedule, without feeling like work. ___ other words, hobbies can provide just the right amount ___ challenge.
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Many hobbies lend themselves ___ group activities: golfing rotations, knitting circles, and creative writing groups are good examples. Hobbies that connect you ___ others can bring the added benefit ___ social support, which can bring stress relief and meaning ___ life ___ a fun way. The friends you have fun ___ can become some ___ your best friends, so hobbies that bring you closer ___ others are well worth your time.
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Children know how to throw themselves ___ a state ___ freewheeling adventure, cantering ___ curiosity simply ___ the joy ___ it. They lose hours ___ happy experiment pushing a sea ___ paint ___ a page or studying the creatures ___ a patch ___ grass. Even a tedious wait ___ a bus stop offers intrigue: where adults see a dull lump ___ concrete, they spy an asteroid teeming ___ sci-fi potential. Having nothing ___ particular to do gives kids space ___ their imaginations to bloom. ___ adults, it can fill us ___ anxiety.
Growing up, we learn to put play aside and earn it as a reward ___ hard work. We dream ___ how liberating free time will be, and work harder to buy more ___ it. Along the way, our sense ___ permission to play becomes tangled up ___ the demand to be productive and the ticking ___ the clock. When free time finally arrives, we fear we're not making enough ___ a precious commodity. We seek proof we’re getting something out ___ it – an impressive snapshot, a great story, a deep tan. But the desire ___ results is precisely what stops us having a good time. It reduces us ___ standing outside our own experience like an examiner ___ a checklist, assessing its worth rather than fully living ___ the moment.
How can we enjoy free time more? First, we can try to liberate it ___ the need to be productive. One way is to take pleasure ___ the challenge ___ doing something just ___ its own sake, regardless ___ results. Here's an example. When we want to capture a moment we reach ___ a camera. But a photograph can too easily become a substitute ___ the larger memory it was intended to protect.
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We can overthrow the idea that we need money and distant travel to enjoy free time. We can explore creating our own pleasures rather than buying them ___ the shelf. Free time might thus become less a commodity and more a state ___ being. ___ taking time to pursue what catches our imagination, by slowing down and noticing the texture and detail of life, we can start to find out what really fascinates us.
(The Guardian, January 2012)
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