CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE
24. Phrasal Verbs with Pick
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Choose the most suitable
definition for the phrasal verbs in the following sentences.
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1
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The manager is always picking on
me.
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A
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The manager always criticizes me.
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B
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The manager tells me all his secrets.
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C
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The manager always chooses me when there
is something important to do.
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2
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He picked out all the
best fruit.
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A
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He threw all the best fruit in the bin.
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B
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He chose all the best fruit.
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C
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He gave the best fruit to other people.
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3
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She's a girl he picked up in
a bar.
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A
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She's a girl he started a fight with in
a bar.
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B
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She's a girl he criticized in a bar.
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C
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She's a girl he met by chance in a bar.
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4
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Business is picking up after
the Christmas holiday.
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A
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Business is getting worse.
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B
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Business is continuing as normal.
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C
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Business is improving.
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5
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The car will pick you up
at the hotel at 7 o'clock.
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A
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The car will collect you from the
hotel.
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B
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The car will take you to the hotel.
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C
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The car will deliver something to you
at the hotel.
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6
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He picked up some German
when he was working in Berlin.
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A
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He met some German people
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B
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He learnt some German without being
taught.
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C
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He went to German lessons.
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