Complete the text with the correct form of the phrasal
verbs in the box.
bring up find out get on grow up make up
run out of set up take up
Why 1
play chess
When I was a child I used to
(1)
stories all the time and
I wanted to become a famous writer. Now, I'm
not famous, but I am a writer! My parents
were quite strict. They (2)
my brother and me without any electronics or
TV, so we (3)
with books and
games. We used to start a chess game at the
beginning of the week and we tried to finish
it by the weekend. Sometimes ve
(4)
time, so we continued
playing on Sunday. My brother and
I generally (5)
well
with each other except when one of us
(6)
that the other had moved
a chess piece in secret.
I still play now that I'm an adult. Last year
I even (7)
electronic chess,
although playing against the computer isn't
as much fun as playing with sy brother,
This year I'n planning to (8)
a chess club in the village where I live.