Instructions: Be in pairs, look up the meanings of the phrasal verbs given in the table below from a dictionary or other thesaurus sources and fill in the blank spaces in the short text with one of them.

When David got to the office, he realized there was an important document he needed to fill out before the meeting. Just as he started to relax, his coworker Emily told him the boss had asked to follow up on a client issue they had discussed last week. Feeling overwhelmed, David tried to fool around with his friends during lunch, hoping to distract himself. On the way to the restaurant, they stopped to fix up Paul, who had been stressed out lately.

As they sat down, Emily mentioned that rumors about company layoffs had been floating around among the employees, making everyone nervous. Hearing this, David started to freak out spilling his coffee all over the table. While Emily helped him clean up, she joked that he shouldn’t flip out so much during working hours or he’d get into trouble. After lunch, David rushed back to his desk to fill in the HR form, ensuring he didn’t leave any details blank. When he opened his inbox, he was relieved to find out that his team was being promoted, not laid off.

They decided to celebrate later by heading out to the bar and making sure to fill up their stressed friend Paul with a night of fun and laughter.