Vocabulary
Decide which of the verbs fit best in the following sentences. What other verbs could you use instead？
be over， call back/ring back， cut off， get through， give up， hang up， hold on， look up， pick up， put on， put through
1. The phone’s ringing. Why don’t you ____ the receiver？
2. Mrs. Scott isn’t available at teh moment. Can you ____ later？
3. Can you ____ Ms Dumas’s number in the directory please？
4. I’m afraid she’s with a client， shall I ____ you ____ to her secretary？
5. I’m sorry about that. I’m glad you’re still there. We must have been ____ for a moment.
6. Mr. Green never seems to be in his office. I’ve been trying to ____ to him all morning.
7. Could you ____ for a moment， I’ll just find out for you.
8. Is Graham there？ If so， could you ____ him ____ please？
9. If the telephonist says ’Thank you so much for calling’ and plays me that awful electronic music again， I’ll ____.
10. You’ll never get New York at this time of day. If I were you， I’d ____.
11. If an American telephonist asks ’Are you through？’， she wants to know if your call ____.