fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs

fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs
Tom is failed the English exam.Mum is ()()him.
Sue is the shortest girl in our class.She won the running race last week.We were all ()()her performance.
This question is too diffcult.I cannot()()the answer without Dad's help.
The thief was very lucky because he ()()before the police came,so he did not ()()trouble.
John is a humorous boy.He can ()()interesting stories.We are always ()()by his stories.
Mrs Lee()()()a good housekeeper because it is too busy for her to ()()her three little daughters alone.