TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1 ANSWERS

TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1

ANSWERS

1)You have to ___ your report before the committee meeting this afternoon.
A)go up
B)drop in
C)cheer up
D)hand in = If you hand in something such as homework or something that you have found, you give it to a teacher, police officer, or other person in authority.
E)pull out

2)When I ___ that what he said was a lie, I decided to talk to him about it.
A)put out
B)took up
C)threw up
D)put off
E)found out = If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.

3)I haven't been able to stop smoking but at least I am trying hard to ___.
A)put on
B)look in
C)cut down = If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
D)cross out
E)call out

4)It doesn't mean that you ___ everybody who counted on you just because you lost a game.
A)let down = If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do.
B)came to
C)fell upon
D)broke up
E)gave in

5)My sister has had to ___ the kids by herself ever since her husband went abroad to work.
A)hang up
B)wind up
C)put aside
D)look after = If you look after someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them healthy, safe, or in good condition.
E)look on

6)The officer in charge took my complaint seriously and said he would ___ the matter and promised to call me back as soon as possible.
A)look into = If a person or organization is looking into a possible course of action, a problem, or a situation, they are finding out about it and examining the facts relating to it.
B)pull out
C)turn on
D)make up
E)run into

7)I think we will have to ___ buying a new refrigerator until I get a pay-rise.
A)come along
B)call on
C)put off = If you put something off, you delay doing it.( postpone )
D)hear about
E)find out

8)Some people think that children should be ___ from the Internet altogether due to its uncontrollable content.
A)broken in
B)put down
C)taken away
D)kept away = If you keep off something or keep away from it, you avoid it. If you keep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off, away from or out of something.
E)turned off

9)You should never try to deceive your parents as you cannot ___ it.
A)keep up with
B)watch out for
C)get away with = If you get away with doing something wrong or risky, you do not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences because of it.
D)look forward to
E)come down with

10)As you look awfully tired, you try to get some sleep and meanwhile I will ___ the children's breakfast.
A)bring up
B)call out
C)see to = If you see to something that needs attention, you deal with it.
D)make out
E)put forward

11)During international meetings headphones in the audience are ___ so all participants are able to hear the discussion.
A)made out
B)turned on = When you turn on a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you cause heat, sound, light, or water to be produced by adjusting the controls.
C)held on
D)laid off
E)taken up

12)In 2001, some scientists ___ the complete genetic structure of the bacterium responsible for plague, which killed millions of people.
A)took after
B)worked out = If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery, you manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it./ If you work out the answer to a mathematical problem, you calculate it.
C)showed up
D)put off
E)wore off

13)Communication problems due to the lack of language cause many immigrant students to ___ and end up in classes with younger students.
A)hear from
B)set up
C)fall behind = If you fall behind, you do not make progress or move forward as fast as other people.
D)look up to
E)put off

14)One of the biggest obstacles employees in big cities face today is finding reliable, affordable transportation to ___ work every day.
A)get to= When you get to a place, you arrive there.
B)pull down
C)live on
D)come out
E)go off

15)Everybody should ___ government in its endeavour to fight with unemployment.
A)back up = 1- If you back someone up, you show your support for them.
2- If you back up a computer file, you make a copy of it which you can use if the original file is damaged or lost.
B)take apart
C)try on
D)show up
E)get up

16)Scientists hope to ___ soon in their fight against some serious diseases.
A)call for
B)break through = 1- If you break through, you achieve success even though there are difficulties and obstacles.
2- If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
C)fall to
D)go by
E)turn down

17)The police are ___ more clues in order to find who committed the crime.
A)coming along
B)hearing from
C)making up
D)looking for = 1- If you look for something, for example something that you have lost, you try to find it.
2- If you are looking for something such as the solution to a problem or a new method, you want it and are trying to obtain it or think of it.
E)taking away

18)You had better buy new clothes for you as they have ___ completely.
A)taken out
B)kept off
C)pulled through
D)turned back
E)worn out = 1- When something wears out or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more.
2- If something wears you out, it makes you feel extremely tired.

19)I want to make sure that you understand I won't ___ this kind of behaviour any more.
A)live on
B)turn off
C)stand for = 1- If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue.
2- If you say that a letter stands for a particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.
D)hear of
E)come out

20)After they won the lottery, the first thing the couple did was to ___ on a round-the-world cruise.
A)look over
B)take away
C)run out
D)go after
E)set off = 1- When you set off, you start a journey.
2- If something sets off an event or a series of events, it causes it to start happening.