Choose the correct answer
Philippa applied to many places to study medicine. Despite the enormous competition to study at the famous university in the capital city, she managed to get in / back up.
get in
Your shoes are dirty please take off them.
take them off
Some illnesses are mild, but others have much longer recovery times. Last year, it took me a month to get over / come round the flu.
get over
The college focused on / mixed up their results and it needed a second check to fix the mistake.
mixed up
Last night broke down my car.
my car broke down
I have a lot of the symptoms. I think I’ve come down / come round with that horrible virus everyone keeps talking about.
come down
For big decisions, it’s always important to carefully focus on / think through everything to give yourself time to make the correct choice.
think through
My uncle is so clever, I really look up
him.
look up to him
Jane had a minor operation on her nose that required general anaesthetic. She got over / came round in the recovery room a few hours later.
came round
Jacqui had lots of subjects to study for but decided to focus on / mix up the subject she needed most help with.
focus on
It’s a big decision. I need to think through it.
think it through
They say we may not have a cure for years, if ever. This is really getting me down / calming me down.
getting me down
The career advisor recommended that we spent lots of time focusing on / thinking through our university options, as we wouldn’t be able to easily change them later.
thinking through
Some children pick it up the language really quickly.
pick the language up / pick up the language
Sam was so upset after she heard the news. I was convinced she would never come down / calm down.
calm down