Phrasal verb

1. Uncle Bob’s company was __________ by a big multi-national.

2. He had to __________more work, and __________ a lot more responsibility.

3. All the paperwork began to __________too much time, so he bought a computer.

4. But it immediately broke down so he __________ it__________.

5. Then he had an idea, he decided to __________ a new assistant.

6. Wendy was very nice, he immediately __________ her.

7. On her first day he gave her lots of instructions and told her to __________ everything he said.

8. But there was too much information, she couldn’t __________ it all__________. Poor Wendy.

9. So Bob gave her a different job, __________ of the accounts.

10. Everything went well for the first month, then one day Wendy didn’t turn up for work. Bob called her home, but there was no

answer.
She had disappeared. Then the bank manager
rang. Wendy had disappeared, and so had all
the money from Uncle Bob’s bank account!

11. Poor Uncle Bob had been completely __________ by Wendy. The police are still looking for her.