WAYS OF CUTTING II

1. (a) . . . . . . . . . . the cake into ten pieces, please.
2. That figure was (b) . . . . . . . . . . from marble.
3. If you want to look tidier you should (c) . . . . . . . . . . your beard more often.
4. While he waited for her he (d) . . . . . . . . . . at a piece of wood.
5. Hey, listen to this: I heard Susan and Paul have (e) . . . . . . . . . . up!
6. Darling, the wall paper is (f) . . . . . . . . . . off. I guess it's time we removed it altogether.
7. Take it from a pro: these rose-bushes need (g) . . . . . . . . . .
8. Lovers will (h) . . . . . . . . . . their names on tree trunks and pub tables to tell the world about their love.
9. (i) . . . . . . . . . . wood is good exercise; (j) . . . . . . . . . . wood isn't.
10. That's an interesting article: I'll (k) . . . . . . . . . . it . . . . . . . . . .
11. The butcher (l) . . . . . . . . . . off too thick a steak for my taste.
12. Right there at the cocktail party, his jacket (m) . . . . . . . . . . open at the seams.
13. We told the gardener to (n) . . . . . . . . . . that tree, but the moron (o) . . . . . . . . . . it down!
14. Mr. Pagliaro, I believe you should (p) . . . . . . . . . . away all the unnecessary adjectives from this essay of yours.
15. Every summer my skin (q) . . . . . . . . . . all over from sun-burning.
16. Dr. Huxtable let his son Theo (r) . . . . . . . . . . the Thanksgiving Turkey this year.
17. Laura is taking sewing lessons. She can (s) . . . . . . . . . a skirt already.
18. To obtain the best of stews, (t) . . . . . . . . . . the meat up into cubes, (u) . . . . . . . . . . the potatoes into dice and then cook them in tomato sauce.