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C Complete this interview by putting the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs in each space.
16 carry on, 4 come about, 5 cut down, 9 do away with, 14 draw out, 2 drop in, 11 face up to, 8 give up, 1 go on, grow up, 12 lay off, 6 let out, 3 make up, 13 pay in, 15 set up, 10 shut down, 7 stay in
Interviewer: I understand that your early life was not easy. Can you tell us a little about it? Where were you born?
Ruth: In Barnsley, in the north of England and that's where I grew up...
Interviewer: Were you lonely as a child?
Ruth: I had three sisters and two brothers so it was never quiet. There was always something (1) going on. The house was never empty because neighbours (2) were dropping in all the time.
Interviewer: Do you remember any particularly happy moments?
Ruth: Yes, when we went to bed my mother always told us stories. She didn't have a book - she just (3) made them up herself.
Interviewer: And then things went wrong. How did that (4) come about?
Ruth: Well, in the first place my father smoked a lot. He always said that he was going to (5) cut down but he never did. He got very ill and he was in hospital for several weeks. Even when the hospital (6) let him out he wasn't well. He had to (7) stay in and keep warm so that his bronchitis wouldn't start again. But at least he had the sense to finally (8) give up smoking.
Interviewer: But things got worse.
Ruth: Yes, while he was recovering we heard that the factory where he worked had (9) to do away with a lot of workers. At first he wasn't affected but then we heard that they were going to (10) shut the factory down.
Interviewer: And then things got better.
Ruth: Yes, my parents had to (11) face up to their new situation. They said that businesses could (12) lay off factory workers but they would always need office staff. Luckily they had a savings account and every week they had (13) pay something in. Now they decided to (14) draw out their savings and (15) set up a little business selling office equipment. It did quite well and when they retired I decided to (16) carry it on.
Interviewer: Well, that is a story with a happy end. Thank you for speaking to me.