Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below.Change the form where necessary. Eeach expression can be used only once.
on the side
be representative of
wander around
get to the point
be attached to
if anything
starve to death
be suspicious of
1. We chatted for half an hour before he finally _ : He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
2. Scientists at the research center identified various features that _ the commodities purchased by female consumers.
3. The three mountain climbers _ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
4 . The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn t stop crying . _, his crying became more intense.
5. Since no one knew how the disease spread, they _ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods .
6. At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health - care reform directly . Instead he just _ to talk about the harsh economic situation .
7. Mr . Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music _ .
8. These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies _ the district's enrollment which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.