TEST
YOUR VOCABULARY 3
46. Phrasal
verbs 2
Complete each
sentence with a phrasal verb in the correct tense. Sometimes you will have to
separate the verb from the particle.
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break
up
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call
off
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drop
out
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get
by
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get
out of
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go
off
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go
on
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hold
up
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take
up
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turn
down
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work
out
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1
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Diane phoned and asked if we could __put__
her __up___
for the night (give her a bed)
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2
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Ed and Liz have ____________. Liz is
going out with Colin now. (separated)
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3
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He says he’s sick of photography and he’s
going to ____________ painting now instead. (start)
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4
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He was doing a degree at Harvard but he
____________ after failing one of his exams. (gave up and left)
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5
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I didn’t want to go to dinner with them
but there was no way I could ____________ it. (find an excuse not to go to)
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6
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I’m not very good at Spanish but I ____________
when I was in Chile last year. (managed
to communicate)
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7
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Marina was offered an amazing job in
New York but she ____________ it ____________ because she wanted to stay in
Boston. (didn’t accept)
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8
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Our flight was ____________ for three
hours by bad weather. (delayed)
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9
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She ____________ asking me questions
until in the end I had to tell her the truth. (didn’t stop)
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10
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She used to
love scuba diving but she ____________ it after her boyfriend got attacked by
a shark. (lost her enthusiasm for)
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11
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The hotel staff had lost our booking
and we had to stay somewhere else. But in the end everything ____________ and
we had a great time. (came right)
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12
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They’ve decided to ____________ the
barbecue because the weather is so bad. (cancel)
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Answer key
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