Phrasal Verbs
In the end, the situation ______ one simple explanation: she didn’t want to go.
A) ties in with
B) boils down to
C) gets back to
D) lives up to
B) boils down to
Just before releasing a new product, some brands suddenly ______ their prices to increase profits.
A) take out
B) bump up
C) pick up
D) snow in
B) bump up
Choose the correct inversion:
“He is funny and also very intelligent.”
A) Not only he is funny but also intelligent
B) Not only is he funny but also intelligent
C) Not only is he funny but he also intelligent
D) Not only he is funny but he also is intelligent
B) Not only is he funny but also intelligent
Choose the best sentence:
“A student is in my class. She speaks four languages.”
A) The student who is in my class speaks four languages
B) The student which is in my class speaks four languages
C) The student where is in my class speaks four languages
D) The student whose is in my class speaks four languages
A) The student who is in my class speaks four languages
Choose the correct word:
This is the neighborhood ______ I grew up.
A) which
B) where
C) that
D) whose
B) where
No matter how hard she tries, she can’t ______ to what her parents expect from her.
A) measure up
B) get back
C) face up
D) tie in with
A) measure up
As we passed the perfume shop, a strong scent was ______ into the hallway.
A) drifting in
B) wafting out
C) spilling over
D) rising up
B) wafting out
Choose the correct inversion:
“He opened the door, and immediately the alarm went off.”
A) No sooner he opened the door than the alarm went off
B) No sooner had he opened the door when the alarm went off
C) No sooner he had opened the door than the alarm went off
D) No sooner had he opened the door than the alarm went off
D) No sooner had he opened the door than the alarm went off
Choose the best sentence:
“We visited a museum last weekend. It was very interesting.”
A) The museum we visited last weekend which was very interesting
B) The museum was very interesting which we visited last weekend
C) The museum who we visited last weekend was very interesting
D) The museum, which we visited last weekend, was very interesting
D) The museum, which we visited last weekend, was very interesting
Choose the correct word:
The teacher ______ helped me prepare for the exam was very patient.
A) which
B) whose
C) who
D) where
C) who
I can’t talk at the moment—can I ______ you later this afternoon?
A) tie in with
B) get back to
C) boil down to
D) live up to
B) get back to
Even without studying abroad, he ______ a lot of English by watching series online.
A) took up
B) snowed in
C) picked up
D) bumped up
C) picked up
Choose the correct inversion:
“We almost never go out during the week.”
A) Hardly ever we go out during the week
B) Hardly ever we do go out during the week
C) Hardly ever do we go out during the week
D) Hardly ever did we went out during the week
C) Hardly ever do we go out during the week
Choose the best sentence:
“I met a girl yesterday. She can play the piano.”
A) The girl, which I met yesterday, can play the piano
B) The girl who I met yesterday can play the piano
C) The girl, that I met yesterday can play the piano
D) The girl where I met yesterday can play the piano
B) The girl who I met yesterday can play the piano
Choose the correct word:
The athlete ______ performance broke the world record trained for years.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) where
C) whose
During the trip, he accidentally became ______ a heated argument between locals.
caught up with
The teacher asked me a question in class, and I had to answer ______ without any time to prepare.
On the spot
Rewrite using inversion (Only after):
She started to relax only after the exam ended.
Only after the exam ended did she start to relax.
Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun:
I watched a documentary last night. It was very inspiring.
The documentary that I watched last night was very inspiring.
(Also accept: The documentary which I watched last night was very inspiring.)
Complete the sentence:
She explained the reason ______ she decided to leave the project.
Why
The details from the report ______ what the detectives were talking about earlier.
Ties in with
After the roads were blocked by ice, the whole town was ______ for two days.
Snowed in
Rewrite using inversion:
You must not share your password with anyone.
Under no circumstances must you share your password with anyone.
Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun:
The woman works at the hospital. Her son is in my class.
The woman whose son is in my class works at the hospital.
Complete the sentence using a relative word:
This is the company ______ I applied for a job last month.
Which