TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1

TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1

1)You have to ___ your report before the committee meeting this afternoon.
A)go up
B)drop in
C)cheer up
D)hand in
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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