PHRASAL VERBS 1 (1) (Check your vocabulary for TOEFL)

Check your vocabulary for TOEFL

PHRASAL VERBS 1 (1)

Phrasal verbs are very common in English, and should be learnt like any other item of English
vocabulary. In the TOEFL, they are tested in the Listening Comprehension section, and appear
frequently in other parts of the test.

Exercise 1

In the following sentences, choose the correct verb in bold to complete the phrasal verb in italics.
The meaning of each phrasal verb is given in brackets at the end of each sentence.

1	Some parents are criticized for the way they bring / make / throw up their children. (to raise children)
2	They refused to move / face / come up to their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (to accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)
3	The President decided to shout / cry / call off his visit to Europe. (to not to go ahead with a plan)
4	It is only at election time that senators add / count / read on support from their constituents. (to rely / depend on other people)
5	Many developing countries are failing to run / chase / catch up with their more developed neighbors. (to get to the same level)
6	It can take months or even years for political scandals to die / cut / fall down. (to become less strong)
7	An alarming number of students jump / drop / fall out of school early every year. (to leave a race, a competition, a course of study, etc., early or before you have finished)
8	Major international companies can't carry / cut / figure out the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (informal: to find it hard to understand)
9	The committee members dropped / made / fell out over plans for the new health center. (to argue)
10	If they examined the issues more closely, they would search / look / find out the reasons. (to discover)
11	As we grow / stand / look up our priorities change. (to change from being children to being adults)
12	Salaries very rarely catch / keep / work up with the cost of living. (to rise at the same speed as something else)
13	The latest government report leaves / keeps / throws out the real reasons for current demographic shifts. (to not include)
14	The journalist showed / pointed / spoke out the mistakes made by the agency over the last few years. (to show)
15	Before you write your essay, you should search / hunt / look into the Party's history. (to research)
16	Nobody at the meeting carried / brought / moved up the subject of paid leave. (to start discussing a subject)
17	Once people lose / jump / fall behind with their mortgage payments, they come under extreme financial pressure from their bank. (to fail to do something or pay something at the time that you should)
18	The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to cut / slice / chop down on the amount of saturated fats you eat. (to start doing less of something, usually because it is bad for you)

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