Phrasal verbs
Was it Paul’s idea to go to the cinema?
CAME
Was it Paul ______ the idea of going to the cinema?
who came up with
Homeschooling which involves ___________ children at home is becoming ever more popular.
A. training
B. managing
C. bringing up
D. educating
C. bringing up
I am not angry at you because you failed the exam but because I don't think you tried your best. Sometimes, it seems as though you don't even ____ an effort and would prefer to ride around the neighbourhood on your bike!
make
I am really _____ for your help. Maybe I can help you too sometime. (GREAT)
greatful
It is not my fault that the glass broke.
BLAME
You cannot _______ the glass.
blame me for breaking
They think the café will be busy all year.
EXPECTED
The _____________________ busy all year.
is expected to be
Bad weather makes me feel really unhappy in the winter.
DOWN
Bad weather _____________ in the winter.
gets me down
The floods were caused by two days of ___________ rain.
A. pouring
B. drowning
C. flowing
D. shattering
A. pouring
Your cousin Sammy first met me on August 5th last year, _____ was a very hot day as I remember.
which
The _____ halls of major airports are always full during the holiday season. (DEPART)
departure
I am starting to find watching television boring.
FED
I am beginning to get _________ television.
fed up with watching
We believe that the restaurant was bought by a famous chef last year.
HAVE
The restaurant is _________________ by a famous chef last year.
believed to have been bought
Our spending will have to be reduced next year.
BACK
We will have ___________ our spending next year.
to cut back on
By 10pm it was very dark and the black car was, ___________, almost impossible to see.
A. so
B. that
C. therefore
D. such
C. therefore
We got to the shop as early as possible but someone _____ obviously arrived there before us. The last copy of the book was gone!
had
She was extremely intelligent and passed all her exams with _____. (EASY)
ease
I went to Italy with the intention of learning Italian.
THAT
I went to Italy ___________ Italian.
so that I could learn
People believe that John and Bob were great teachers.
BELIEVED
John and Bob ____________________ great teachers.
are believed to have been
My husband's wage alone isn't enough for us to get ____ , so I work part-time in a local store.
by
The price of heating oil has been ___________ up again by the local government. Many people have criticised them for doing so as winter approaches.
A. put
B. pushed
C. taken
D. raised
A. put
My husband and I just got back from a week in that mountain spa you recommended. It ____ us the world of good!
did
There’s a great ______ of houses in most major cities. (SHORT)
shortage
I’d like Kevin to stop telling me what to do.
WISH
I ________ telling me what to do!
wish Kevin would stop
People think that he has been preparing for a new role.
HAVE
He is_______________ for a new role.
thought to have been preparing
Can you put me ___________ for two days if I come and stay with you?
A. about
B. up
C. in
D. out
B. up
It isn't going to rain tomorrow they said, but there may be a few ___________ in the evening.
A. puddles
B. showers
C. breezes
D. gales
B. showers
Let's meet at 8 o'clock for tennis and bring your sister Pattie as _____ .
well
"The problem with young people today is that they don't realise how damaging their apathy and can be," my uncle said. (RESPONSIBLE)
irresponsibility
I don’t earn anything like the amount I did before.
NOWHERE
I earn ___________ as I did before.
nowhere near as much
Everyone assumes the treasure was hidden under the house.
BEEN
The treasure is____________ under the house.
assumed to have been hidden