Phrasal Verbs
To happen as planned, or to succeed is to:
a)come in b)come off
c)break out d) break off
Come off
She _______management of this department last winter.
a)took off b)took to
c)took on d) took over
Took over
To appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly is to:
a) work up b) bring up
c) Take up d)Pop up
Pop up
Her will was_______ by a solicitor and witnessed by two colleagues.
a) Do down b) Drawn up
b)Sign on d) Hold on
b) Drawn up
His is a family trade, _______ from generation to generation.
a) passed down b) passed off
c) passed out d) passed over
a) Passed down
We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never ________.
a) showed up b)showed off
c) showed in d) showed over
Showed up
He left the family farm and _____ to the big city to look for work.
a) went off c)run off
Went Off
The meaning of 'Eke out' is:
a)To use something slowly or carefully
b) deal with a very sad or difficult situation
c) to be confused or surprised by something that you have just heard or read and want to understand it
To use something slowly or carefully
To convince, persuade somebody to get something is to:
a) get off b) get over
c) get round d) get in on
c) get round
To use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more is to:
a) die out b) put on
c) set off d) wear out
d) wear out
Wear off is:
a)to rise to the surface or become obvious
b) A feeling or the effect of something gradually disappears
c)to cover part of the body with clothes, shoes, make-up, or something similar
b) A feeling or the effect of something gradually disappears
To go to bed is to:
a) turn off b) turn on
c)turn out d) turn in
D) turn in
Could you ___ me ___ five copies of this, please?
a)run off b)run down
c)run over d)run out
To take the place of something lost or damaged, or to compensate for something bad with something good is to:
a)make up for b) make up in
c)make up on d)make up off
a) make up for
He started shouting so I _________ on him.
a) roll up b)shake off
c) get round d) hung up
d) hung up
It took him years to ______ the shock of his wife dying.
a) get down b)get over
c) get on d) get about
b) get over
To pull through is to:
a) to become well again after a serious illness
b) to make a place tidy by removing things from it or putting them where they should be
c) reach a particular place or achieve a situation after other activities
a) to become well again after a serious illness
The manager _____ $5 _____ because the device was damaged.
a)miss out b) look on
c) work out d) knock downd) knock down
You will be there tomorrow - you won't ____ me ____, will you?
a)let down b)let in on
c)Let in for d)Let off
a) let me down
Ideally, children should _____ their parents.
a)Look into b)look down on
c)look out d) look up to
d) look up to
Fork out is to:
a) to not include something or someone on a list
b) to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly
c) to kill an animal that is old, sick, or injured, to prevent it from suffering
b) to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly
Tto avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something is to:
a) get off b) set up
c) do away with d) see to
a) get off
They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been ______ by the police
a) set over b)set up
c) set in off d) set away
b) set up
To repair, paint, and improve an old building, car, boat etc is to:
a) do up b)fix up
c) make up d) build up
a) do up
Lazy? He _____ his father.
a)looks after b) sees after
c)takes after d) takes up
c) takes after