TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 3

TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 3


41) Prices have ___ again, which will result in an increase in inflation.
A) taken away
B) turned over
C) kept out
D) gone up
E) looked in

42) I tried to telephone you all afternoon but I just couldn't ___.
A) carry out
B) go up
C) get through
D) call at
E) break in

43) Although he had never studied French, he ___ what he knows while watching films.
A) gave in
B) picked up
C) took after
D) turned down
E) looked up

44) While I was sitting at my table, a waiter came over and told me if I could ___ my cigarette.
A) drop off
B) find out
C) put out
D) look in
E) keep on

45) When the train broke down, all the passengers ___ and began to walk towards the town.
A) brought up
B) came around
C) got off
D) called out
E) went over

46) When the students learnt their exam results, they___ and felt more hopeful.
A) cheered up
B) got by
C) sent out
D) looked up to
E) held up

47) Someone ___ through an upstairs window and stole some jewellery last night.
A) held off
B) told apart
C) looked over
D) watched out
E) broke in

48) In our school, we have decided to ___ many of the traditional teaching methods and use more modern ones.
A) bring up
B) do away with
C) come along
D) look out for
E) come down with

49) I remember many interesting facts when I ___ my youth, don't you?
A) find out
B) break off
C) look back on
D) drop in
E) go up

50) It started raining heavily yesterday; as a result, I ___ the nearest shelter.
A) ran out
B) made for
C) came at
D) paid off
E) stood for

51) You can't keep ___ from your problems; instead, you should face them and find solutions.
A) taking after
B) pulling through
C) crossing out
D) breaking into
E) running away

52) My grandmother can't hear very well, so please ___ the TV so that she can listen to the news as well.
A) break away
B) turn up
C) come at
D) count on
E) take away

53) Our plane didn't ___ on time; that's why, you had to wait for a long time at the airport.
A) take off
B) hold up
C) tell apart
D) make up
E) let off

54) He has failed to ___ my instructions on a number of occasions, so we have no other choice but to fire him.
A) wind up
B) break down
C) wear out
D) look in
E) carry out

55) During the national holiday, the municipality wanted to entertain people by ___ fireworks.
A) getting by
B) catching on
C) taking apart
D) falling upon
E) letting off

56) The pollution in this river causes the water to ___ a bad odor.
A) set up
B) take away
C) let down
D) give off
E) bring up

57) Most people, when they get older, ___ their schooldays with fondness.
A) look back on
B) turn off
C) get down to
D) keep up

E) call off
58) In some countries, you don't have to ___ your shoes when entering a house.
A) throw up
B) pass out
C) send out
D) try on
E) take off

59) It took him years to ___ the shock of his wife dying.
A) checkout
B) blow out
C) get over
D) count on
E) rundown

60) After he quit smoking, my father seemed to have___ some weight.
A) put on
B) called out
C) made out
D) passed away
E) turned out