PHRASAL VERBS 1 (2) (Check your vocabulary for TOEFL)

Check your vocabulary for TOEFL

PHRASAL VERBS 1 (2)

Exercise 2

Instructions as above. In one of the sentences, all of the verbs are possible.

1	During the early 2000's, a lot of state-run schools were controlled / taken / acquired over by private companies. (to start to do something in place of someone else)
2	In my last essay, I tried to argue / place / put forward the arguments in favor of global capitalism. (to suggest or state the case for something)
3	Despite the seriousness of the illness, he managed to carry / pull / take through. (to recover from a serious illness or accident)
4	A lot of restrictions on imports have been done / gone / put away with. (to get rid of something)
5	If you have a complaint, put it in writing and ask the company to investigate / look / see into it for you. (to try to discover the facts about something such as a problem)
6	It is very important to carry / work / do out my instructions carefully. (to do something that you have been told to do, often in a particular way)
7	Many employees went / kept / carried on working despite pressure from the unions. (to continue)
8	The drug's effects are very powerful, but they begin to wear / come / fall off after a few hours. (to gradually disappear or become less intense)
9	The meeting will be canceled if not enough people arrive / move / turn up. (to come somewhere, often unexpectedly)
10	At first, sales of the product were slow, but they kicked / hit / picked up when people realized how useful it was. (to slowly improve)
11	I have given / put / moved across several suggestions, but so far they have all been ignored. (to explain an idea, often in a way that is easy for people to understand)
12	I came / ran / moved into Laura outside the theater last week. (to meet someone by chance)
13	This course has set / moved / put me back by about $2000. (informal: to cost someone a particular amount of money, especially a large amount)
14	When I look / consider / move back on my childhood, I remember the many sacrifices my parents made for me. (to think about something that happened in the past)
15	We were all disappointed with the way things turned / came / changed out. (to develop in a particular way or have a particular result)
16	The exhibition was so popular that a lot of visitors had to be pushed / turned / thrown away. (to be not allowed to enter a building)
17	The total cost of the project makes / moves / works out to about $250,000. (to add up to a particular amount)
18	The telephone service is rather unreliable, and it's quite common to be cut / shut / run off in the middle of a conversation. (to be disconnected while talking on the telephone)

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